Bundesliga Fantasy Player Rankings: Matchday 12

It is a quick turnaround in Bundesliga fantasy as the penultimate week of the “Englische Woche” is upon us and fantasy managers will look to capitalize on the games as they come quickly one after the another. These are our Bundesliga fantasy player rankings for matchday 12:

Note: Christopher Nkunku has been ruled out for the game against Hoffenheim by RB Leipzig head coach Julian Nagelsmann due to ankle injury.

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Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Robert Lewandowski	FCB	@WOB	21M	There must be very few players if any who can boast a record as good as that of Lewandowski against his favorite opponents Wolfsburg. He has scored 21 goals and assisted eight in just 19 Bundesliga games against them. This includes a 10 game streak where he has scored or assisted against the wolves dating back to to his five goals in nine minutes game back in the 15/16 season.
2	Matheus Cunha	BSC	Vs M05	14.3M	Mainz might've got the double over Hertha last season but this blue-whites team is much better now (atleast on paper) and so is Cunha. This is one of the biggest shot spammers going up against the team that ranks second for both goals and shots conceded.
3	Leon Bailey	B04	@KOE	13.3M	Bailey has turned a new page this season and is in red-hot form scoring nine goals and assisting two in his last nine competitive games. Alario who returns from injury is also another option.
4	Nicolás González	VFB	Vs FCU	8.9M	Gets the nod for me above Silas because he is a forward that actually plays as one and not a wing-back. He also takes over the spot-kick duties from him.
5	Kingsley Coman	FCB	Vs WOB	14.4M
6	Silas Wamangituka	VFB	Vs FCU	8.8M	Even though he is a wing-back, he plays like a winger and isn't afraid of taking shots which explains his seven goals and three assists in 11 games this season. Including a brace in the last two. The reintroduction of González, however, should reduce some of his involvement. He is one yellow card away from suspension.
7	Andre Silva	SGE	Vs BMG	16M
8	Ermedin Demirović	SCF	@S04	6.9M	Streich hyped him up just to bench him against Arminia but that just makes it more difficult to believe that he will be benched again.
9	Alassane Pléa	BMG	@SGE	16M
10	Andrej Kramarić	TSG	Vs RBL	15.5M	Still featuring on this list because he is in the predicted lineups but Bebou isn't. He had eight goals in four games before they started in games together but make of it what you want.

Midfielders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Vincenzo Grifo	SCF	@S04	13.3M	Make that the third game in a row with 14+ points for Grifo but those matchups weren't even as good as this one.
2	Leroy Sané	FCB	Vs WOB	17.2M	In their last three H2Hs against each other, Bayern have scored an average of four goals every game. If goals are to be expected in the multiples of two again then Sané is my midfield pick of the week from Bayern.
3	Christopher Nkunku	RBL	@TSG	15M	The center back pairing of Vogt and Nordtveit against a offensively strong team might spell trouble for Hoffenheim again.
4	Giovanni Reyna	BVB	@SVW	8.5M	In much better form than Sancho and also seems more motivated.
5	Florian Wirtz	B04	@KOE	7.8M	It is a toss up between him and Amiri for who will get more points.
6	Daniel Caligiuri	FCA	@DSC	10.5M
7	Lars Stindl	BMG	@SGE	13.3M	Frankfurt simply can't stop conceding and M'gladbach's well rested attackers could make quickwork of them.
8	Ritsu Dōan	DSC	Vs FCA	7.9M	Looking at Augsburg's recent form, I feel like this game could go either way so you could interchange Doan and Caligiuri's rankings based on how you think this game goes.
9	Daichi Kamada	SGE	Vs BMG	13M
10	Jadon Sancho	BVB	@SVW	18M

Defenders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Christian Günter	SCF	@S04	11.9M
2	Angeliño	RBL	@TSG	15.3M	Leverkusen exposed Hoffenheim's defensive frailty and who else could be a better shout than Leipzig's top goal-scorer in the Bundesliga in... Angeliño?
3	Borna Sosa	VFB	Vs FCU	4.4M	Free kicks, corner kicks and plays for an attacking team that have scored the second most goals this season. Including five against Dortmund last week. Simply the best value for a defender at 4.4M. Even better this week with Union missing Kruse.
4	Raphaël Guerreiro	BVB	@SVW	15.3M	The caretaker manager saying he will play aggressive football is a good sign. I don't like the idea of Guerreiro possibly playing as a full-back though.
5	Christopher Trimmel	FCU	@VFB	10.3M	Union full-backs are suddenly getting attacking returns and bonus in the absence of Kruse. It is no coincidence. The team is getting their full-backs more involved in the attack again. He is also one yellow card away from suspension.
6	Lucas Hernandez	FCB	Vs WOB	11.8M	Wolfsburg have failed to score in their last three games against Bayern.
7	Maximilian Mittelstädt	BSC	Vs M05	8.1M
8	Lars Bender	B04	@KOE	10.2M	I love table-toppers Leverkusen's chance at a cleansheet in this game but Koln is a gritty team.
9	Iago	FCA	@DSC	5M
10	Kevin Mbabu	WOB	@FCB	10.3M	A good source of bonus points if you don't expect Bayern to thrash Wolfsburg again.

Goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Gregor Kobel	VFB	Vs FCU	5.2M
2	Rafał Gikiewicz	FCA	@DSC	7.3M	Arminia has the lowest number of shots at goal this season and least goals scored and while that might not generate much cheer, it gives Gikiewicz a fair chance at a cleansheet.
3	Stefan Ortega	DSC	Vs FCA	5.4M
4	Florian Müller	SCF	@S04	3.3M
5	Robin Zentner	M05	@BSC	4.6M