While Robert Lewandowski is an easy play in Bundesliga Fantasy this week, Thomas Müller is just as much of a lock in our player rankings for matchday 20.
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| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Lewandowski | FCB | @BSC | 21.9M | |
| 2 | Patrick Schick | B04 | vs FCA | 16.2M | Schick is averaging an incredible five shots per game in his last four matches to go along with his four goals, setting his floor really high and he has great upside against an injury-hit Augsburg team this week. |
| 3 | Thomas Müller | FCB | @BSC | 19.4M | Müller is having the best ever season of his career, and if you don't have him yet, you are missing out. |
| 4 | Erling Haaland | BVB | @TSG | 19M | Haaland keeps breaking Bundesliga scoring records, and you would back him to score in this game, but the fact that Hoffenheim are unbeaten in their last seven home games while conceding just five goals makes me feel a bit sceptical especially when you consider Hoffenheim's tendency to turn up against big teams at home. |
| 5 | Rafael Santos Borré | SGE | vs DSC | 9.4M | Despite having a goal involvement in his last six games (4G, 4A, 10.1PPG), Borré has been overlooked and could be a good differential with 2% ownership in the early game against DSC, who conceded two goals against Fürth who hadn't scored in their last three games. That being said, he is only worth considering over the template forward line of Lewandowski-Haaland-Müller if Kostić starts. |
| 6 | Leroy Sané | FCB | @BSC | 16.3M | |
| 7 | André Silva | RBL | vs WOB | 16.9M | Silva has certainly found his wings under Tedesco with five goals in the same number of games, and he could certainly score against the team in the worst form in the league (Wolfsburg) but he is just another transfer waiting to happen as he plays Bayern next week. |
| 8 | Jonathan Burkardt | M05 | @SGF | 8.1M | |
| 9 | Andrej Kramarić | TSG | vs BVB | 15.9M | Most forwards tend to have their best goal-scoring records against relegation fodders but not Kramarić. He boasts the best record of his Bundesliga career against BVB with seven goals and an assist in just nine games against them. |
| 10 | Anthony Modeste | KOE | @BOC | 9.5M | Just shots are enough to give Modeste a good score, but Bochum at home and away are two completely different teams. At home, Bochum have conceded the least goals with six behind Mainz's five. Away from home, they've conceded 21 goals which is the most after Fürth (36) and Hertha (26). There is no bigger example of their dominance at home than the fact that they lost 1-0 away against Mainz but managed to beat them 3-1 at home just three days later. |
| Bonus | Max Kruse | FCU | @BMG | 12.8M | A one-week punt against a team that concedes shots by the bucket loads? |
Midfielders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filip Kostić | SGE | vs DSC | 17.4M | The one player you have to have from the early game. |
| 2 | Christopher Nkunku | RBL | vs WOB | 17.5M | Wolfsburg have gone from being a top three defence in the league to punching bags in just a few months, and Nkunku should thrive in this game. |
| 3 | Jesper Lindstrøm | SGE | vs DSC | 8.5M | Lindstrøm is the best sub-10M midfielder by far right now, and don't be afraid to double up on him and Kostić with games against Arminia, Stuttgart and Wolfsburg coming up. |
| 4 | Florian Wirtz | B04 | vs FCA | 13.9M | |
| 5 | Patrick Wimmer | DSC | @SGE | 5.4M | Wimmer has scores of 10 and 13 in his last two games without any returns. That is what most midfielders manage after scoring. |
| 6 | Grischa Prömel | FCU | @BMG | 6.8M | The head coach's instructions to attack the opposition box is certainly working, and if you ever had a doubt about his goal-scoring credentials, he has now scored in three consecutive games and now faces BMG, who have conceded 20 shots on average in their last six games while being in the top five for most shots conceded in 5/6 of those matchdays. |
| 7 | Vincenzo Grifo | SCF | vs VFB | 15M | With Jeong and Sallai possibly not starting, Grifo might have to shoulder even more responsibility to create chances for the team. |
| 8 | Julian Brandt | BVB | @TSG | 12.2M | |
| 9 | Amine Adli | B04 | vs FCA | 8.1M | |
| 10 | Jude Bellingham | BVB | @TSG | 13.7M | Bellingham isn't your conventional Bundesliga Fantasy pick but has been highly active in the box for Dortmund: scoring goals, creating them, taking shots, etc. This season, he is the team's highest-scoring midfielder in fantasy and is averaging 11.2 points in his last five starts. |
Defenders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Günter | SCF | vs VFB | 13M | |
| 2 | Mitchel Bakker | B04 | vs FCA | 6.4M | On a yellow card warning, but he could be a solid play with cleansheet + attacking upside in this game. I selected him over Frimpong because @FPLShy pointed out that he has a better Expected Goal Involvement (xGI) over the last three games. |
| 3 | Nico Schlotterbeck | SCF | vs VFB | 9.2M | Last week's thrashing made it clear that Nico is essential to SCF's defence, and with a game against Stuttgart, who haven't scored in four games, I think he could continue his good run of 11.6 points per game in his last five starts before injury. |
| 4 | Joško Gvardiol | RBL | vs WOB | 10.7M | I was pretty confident of Leipzig's cleansheet last week, but after watching them get dominated by Stuttgart and Gulácsi having to make eight saves to bail them out, I am a bit more sceptical this week. |
| 5 | Aarón Martín | M05 | @SGF | 3.5M | His set-pieces and overall involvement in the attack give him a slight edge over Widmer. That and the fact that he is half the price too. |
| 6 | Raphaël Guerreiro | BVB | @TSG | 13.9M | Guerreiro has been less than impressive in the last few games, and with Brandt and Bellingham taking over most of the set-pieces, it might be better to spend the money on your midfield and defence. |
| 7 | Armel Bella Kotchap | BOC | vs KOE | 3.6M | Kotchap does a bit of everything on the pitch for Bochum, which is why he racks up so many bonus points and has scores of nine and eight in his last two games without keeping a cleansheet. Given Bochum's defensive record at home, he could finally get one this week against FC Köln. |
| 8 | Benjamin Pavard | FCB | @BSC | 12.5M | Pavard has been putting a solid shift for the champions, keeping three cleansheets in his last five games while averaging 10 points. With a match against Hertha, who haven't scored in their last two encounters against the Bavarians, he could add another cleansheet to his name. |
| 9 | Evan Ndicka | SGE | vs DSC | 10.5M | |
| 10 | Bastian Oczipka | FCU | @BMG | 2.3M | Gießelmann is the defender with the most goal involvements this season (6) but Oczipka has been incredible in his absence and could hold on to his spot for the next two games against Borussia and Augsburg. |
Goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken | SCF | vs VFB | 7.6M | Fun fact: Flekken has the highest save percentage of any keeper this season (80.3%), with Gulácsi coming in second at 73.8%. |
| 2 | Manuel Riemann | BOC | vs KOE | 6.2M | This game feels like 1-0 either way. |
| 3 | Yann Sommer | BMG | vs FCU | 9.6M | Sommer saved 12 shots last week and two penalties to break the all-time Bundesliga Fantasy record for the highest score by a keeper with 24 points. He is now averaging 15 points in his last three games. Is this what a purple patch for a goalkeeper looks like? |
| 4 | Robin Zentner | M05 | @SGF | 6.5M | |
| 5 | Sascha Burchert | SGF | vs M05 | 4.2M | It might come as a surprise to some, but since he won his spot in the starting XI back, Burchert has been the team's best player. |
Value Rankings
| Rank | Name | Position | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Richards | DEF | FCB | @BSCC | 7.1M | Hernandez could steal a start, but Richards still has a better chance to start. |
| 2 | Marvin Schwäbe | GKP | KOE | @BOC | 1.2M | The good news for Schwäbe owners is that he is the undisputed #1 for FC Köln now. |
| 3 | Masaya Okugawa | MID | DSC | @SGE | 7.3M | Few might've noticed, but Okugawa has scored in each of his last four games just like a certain Robert Lewandowski. |
| 4 | Benjamin Henrichs | DEF | RBL | @WOB | 7.3M | |
| 5 | Ermedin Demirović | FWD | SCF | vs VFB | 8.9M | One of Freiburg's most highly-rated talents, and I am excited to see how well he does now that he finally gets a start. Certainly one to watch. |
| 6 | Miloš Pantović | FWD | BOC | vs KOE | 3.9M | He only seems to score extra-ordinary goals but is still Bochum's most dangerous player. |
| 7 | Andreas Voglsammer | FWD | FCU | @BMG | 6.5M | |
| 8 | Joe Scally | DEF | BMG | vs FCU | 2.2M | The best enabler in the game is back, but Borussia have been far from good. |
| 9 | Branimir Hrgota | FWD | SGF | vs M05 | 7.6M | |
| 10 | Florian Kainz | MID | KOE | @BOC | 8.9M |
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