A thrilling matchday of European football comes to an end where all the Bundesliga teams except RB Leipzig registered victories in the UCL and Europa League. Now we take a look at the best players in Bundesliga Fantasy this week as we are faced with another week which has an abundance of attacking options but not so many defensive ones. Here are our player rankings for matchday 9:
Forwards
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Lewandowski | FCB | @VFB | 20.3M | Lewandowski thrives against a team that gives up lots of shots. But then he does so against every other team. |
| 2 | Erling Braut Håland | BVB | Vs KOE | 18.8M | Despite his recent heroics, he ranks second for me due to Koln's strong defensive record away this season where teams have failed to score more than one goal against them + the small possibility of him being rested. |
| 3 | Andrej Kramarić | TSG | @M05 | 15.3M | Kramaric's goal against Stuttgart in MD8 and Liberec in the Europa League means that he has now scored in 8 games in a row for Hoffenheim. This streak started last season. |
| 4 | Lucas Alario | B04 | Vs BSC | 11.5M | His rare blank against Arminia doesn't concern me much as goes up against a shaky Hertha defense this week. |
| 5 | Alassane Pléa | BMG | Vs S04 | 15.4M | Opposition strikers have scored in each of Schalke's last four games. |
| 6 | Thomas Muller | FCB | @VFB | 18.4M | |
| 7 | Yussuf Poulsen | RBL | Vs DSC | 11.5M | |
| 8 | Matheus Cunha | BSC | @B04 | 14.4M | Cunha has been one of the best forward assets in fantasy assets and has scored double digits in six out of his eight games this season. So him playing against a strong defensive team does not concern me anymore. |
| 9 | Wout Weghorst | WOB | Vs SVW | 15.5M | Bremen might have held Bayern and Lewandowski back last week but this could quickly turn into a header fest if Wolfsburg get their set-pieces right. |
| 10 | Max Kruse | FCU | Vs SGE | 12.3M |
Midfielders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Nkunku | RBL | Vs DSC | 14.9M | He hasn't been anything special as his form would suggest but it is fair to hopeful of some bonus and possibly a goal/assist in this game. |
| 2 | Lars Stindl | BMG | Vs S04 | 13.1M | Stindl is the best midfielder to get from Borussia in fantasy and has been thriving in the absence of Hofmann. |
| 3 | Jadon Sancho | BVB | Vs KOE | 17.6M | A good shout in a game where Dortmund are expected to score a few goals but you should be wary of the rotation risk here since he played the entire game against Club Brugge in the UCL. |
| 4 | Leroy Sane | FCB | @VFB | 17.2M | |
| 5 | Filip Kostić | SGE | @FCU | 14.7M | |
| 6 | Josip Brekalo | WOB | Vs SVW | 10.3M | I expect him to be a popular pick this week because of his floor and the star flexibility since he plays first. But you have to be patient with him if you expect a goal or assist. |
| 7 | Giovanni Reyna | BVB | Vs KOE | 7.9M | |
| 8 | Florian Wirtz | B04 | Vs BSC | 7M | |
| 9 | Christoph Baumgartner | TSG | @M05 | 10.6M | |
| 10 | Daniel Caligiuri | FCA | Vs SCF | 10.3M | Caligiuri's strong performance against Borussia warrants a spot in the rankings against a Freiburg team that has conceded the second highest shots and also gave Mainz their first win last week. |
Defenders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angeliño | RBL | Vs DSC | 14.9M | Arminia have scored just once in the last three games and that was a Hradecky own goal. They have conceded nine goals in the same period. |
| 2 | Raphaël Guerreiro | BVB | Vs KOE | 15.3M | Guerreiro is an easy recommendation but it is still a doubt whether he starts or not due to problems in his thigh. |
| 3 | Oscar Wendt | BMG | Vs S04 | 6.4M | One advantage that Wendt has over Lainer is that he is on corner kicks and free kicks now. He even scored a stunning free kick in the midweek UCL game against Shakhtar and he is going to be a real threat against a Schalke side that has conceded a league-high nine goals from set-pieces. |
| 4 | Nordi Mukiele | RBL | Vs DSC | 10.6M | Not as attacking as Angeliño but he is a duels won monster and Arminia is too good to pass up. |
| 5 | Stefan Lainer | BMG | Vs S04 | 10.4M | |
| 6 | Lucas Hernandez | FCB | @VFB | 12M | |
| 7 | Ludwig Augustinsson | SVW | @WOB | 9.5M | |
| 8 | Maxence Lacroix | WOB | Vs SVW | 4.6M | |
| 9 | Christopher Trimmel | FCU | Vs SGE | 9.7M | |
| 10 | Christian Günter | SCF | @FCA | 11.5M |
Goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederik Rønnow | S04 | @BMG | 2.2M | I think we should just get used to him being #1 now irrespective of who he plays. |
| 2 | Rafał Gikiewicz | FCA | Vs SCF | 7.4M | |
| 3 | Robin Zentner | M05 | Vs TSG | 4.7M | |
| 4 | Andreas Luthe | FCU | Vs SGE | 4.8M | |
| 5 | Koen Casteels | WOB | Vs SVW | 9.6M |
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