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Bundesliga Fantasy Player Rankings for Matchday 5

September 22, 2023 Trevor Baretto 1 Comment

Which are the best players to consider in Bundesliga Fantasy for matchday 5? We take a look in our player rankings for the week.

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Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Victor Boniface	B04	vs FCH	13.3M	If he keeps shooting at the same rate, he might outscore the other plays mentioned on this list with just bonus points.
2	Serhou Guirassy	VFB	vs SVD	12.1M	The top goal-scorer in the league for the team that has scored the most goals plays against the team that has conceded the most goals at home. This can only end one way.
3	Harry Kane	FCB	vs BOC	16.1M	Ranking Guirassy over Kane because him and Sane playing 87 minutes against United is worrying and also the fact that they don't seem as lethal as the Bayern under Nagelsmann that beat Bochum 7-0 TWICE.
4	Leroy Sané	FCB	vs BOC	13.7M	Sane looked more dangerous than Kane against United and I just have a hunch that he gets a similar score to Kane at the very least while also netting you a nice 1.5M as he is on sale.
5	Kingsley Coman	FCB	vs BOC	13.1M	Considering that Bayern have scored 19 goals in their four games against Bochum since they were promoted, I think any of their forwards could be good picks.
6	Lois Openda	RBL	@BMG	14.5M	It isn't often that you see a player get Kicker's worse possible rating of six but Borussia had three of them in the last game (Friedrich, Ngoumou, Scally) and might field all of them again while taking Honorat out who was one of their better players against Darmstadt. If so many forwards didn't have a good game at once, Openda could've been ranked a lot higher.
7	Niclas Füllkrug	BVB	vs WOB	14.1M	Fun fact: Dortmund have scored six goals in each of their last two Bundesliga home games against Wolfsburg. I still doubt that I will be getting any of their players.
8	Ermedin Demirović	FCA	vs M05	8.9M	If you haven't considered Demirović before, maybe it is time that you should only if you need a budget forward. He has just nine points less than Kane, is averaging 10 points a game, has a goal and three assists and is also on sale this week.
9	Jonas Wind	WOB	@BVB	11.2M
10	Marvin Ducksch	SVW	vs KOE	10.9M

Midfielders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Jonas Hofmann	B04	vs FCH	16M	Didn't start midweek so he shouldn't be a minutes risk like Wirtz.
2	Xavi Simons	RBL	@BMG	15.2M
3	Florian Wirtz	B04	vs FCH	15.1M
4	Chris Führich	VFB	vs SVD	9.8M
5	Jamal Musiala	FCB	vs BOC	15M	High ceiling but still doesn't seem essential for some reason.
6	Marco Reus	BVB	vs WOB	12.9M	Based on previous trends, Reus seems to almost always do better than Brandt when both of them start.
7	Julian Brandt	BVB	vs WOB	16.2M	Brandt had a hattrick of assists in BVB's 6-0 win against Wolfsburg at home and two assists in the 6-1 win at home before that so those are good signs.
8	Vincenzo Grifo	SCF	@SGE	15.8M
9	Enzo Millot	VFB	vs SVD	8.1M
10	Granit Xhaka	B04	vs FCH	10.9M

Defenders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Jeremie Frimpong	B04	vs FCH	15M	Projected to get 13 points this week, five more than Stenzel in second according to @Bundesliga_BP.
2	Alphonso Davies	FCB	vs BOC	15.8M	Just have a hunch that Davies might be better than Frimpong this week but every stat, odd, expert opinion, etcetera seems to say otherwise so I am ranking him second.
3	Alejandro Grimaldo	B04	vs FCH	10.6M
4	David Raum	RBL	@BMG	12M	Giving him the edge over Henrichs this week as Borussia have conceded the most goals from set-pieces with five goals conceded from just four games.
5	Pascal Stenzel	VFB	vs SVD	4M	WIll either get a big haul of three points. There is no in between.
6	Benjamin Henrichs	RBL	@BMG	12.1M
7	Mitchell Weiser	SVW	vs KOE	10.8M	If you can, I would hold him as he also plays Darmstadt next week.
8	Jérôme Roussillon	FCU	vs TSG	8M
9	Lukas Kübler	SCF	@SGE	5.7M
10	Philipp Mwene	M05	@FCA	5.7M	Yes, Mainz has been bottle of the table worse but Augsburg have been just as bad and although he Mwene has not done anything of note lately, I still prefer him over other budget options (except Stenzel of course)/

Goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Sven Ulreich	FCB	vs BOC	4.9M	The focus is all on Leverkusen but I think Bayern are more likely to keep a cleansheet this week.
2	Alexander Nübel	VFB	vs SVD	7.3M
3	Moritz Nicolas	BMG	vs RBL	1.1M
4	Oliver Baumann	TSG	@FCU	8.8M
5	Marcel Schuhen	SVD	@VFB	5.1M	Two points from his first two games and 19 points from the last two.

Value Rankings

Rank	Name	Position	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Silas Katompa Mvumpa	FWD	VFB	vs SVD	9.4M	Closest thing to Guirassy for those on a budget.
2	Manuel Gulde	DEF	SCF	@SGE	2.5M
3	Karim Onisiwo	FWD	M05	@FCA	10.2M
4	Kevin Müller	GKP	FCH	@B04	5.4M
5	Jan Niklas-Beste	MID	FCH	@B04	7.8M	Beste is the top name on the sale list of Bundesliga Fantasy managers but what if I told you that Leverkusen is the second-worst team when it comes to defending from set-pieces with four goals conceded so far. They have conceded five goals in total so Beste's set-pieces will come in handy.
6	Yannick Gerhardt	MID	WOB	@BVB	7.8M
7	Linton Maina	MID	KOE	@SVW	6.1M	If you are getting a Koln attacker just for them to blank, you might as well get Maina who is on sale.
8	Kevin Mbabu	DEF	FCA	vs M05	5.9M
9	Rocco Reitz	MID	BMG	vs RBL	1.9M
10	Omar Traoré	DEF	FCH	@B04	1M

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Bundesliga Fantasy Player Rankings for Matchday 4

September 15, 2023 Trevor Baretto Leave a comment

Which are the best players to consider in Bundesliga Fantasy for matchday 4? We take a look in our player rankings for the week.

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Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Harry Kane	FCB	vs B04	15.9M	The opinion of the majority and goal-scoring odds indicate that Kane is the best forward this week. I am not entirely sure but I also don't have any counter arguments because Kane is definitely a big game player.
2	Lois Openda	RBL	vs FCA	14.5M	If you want to go differential this week, I think Leipzig forwards could be a good option. Augsburg have the second-worst defence in the league and this could be the game with the most goals even though I expect only the home side to do all the scoring.
3	Victor Boniface	B04	@FCB	13M	The toughest game possible for Boniface but still fully expecting him to spam shots and possibly get a goal. With the form Leverkusen are in, they should be able to get points off Bayern.
4	Serhou Guirassy	VFB	@M05	13M	Reliable and will probably be a must-have next matchday against Darmstadt but I don't think his ceiling is that high away against Mainz.
5	Tomáš Čvančara	BMG	@SVD	12.3M	Won't surprise me a bit if this game ends up being another goal fest like the 4-4 match on MD1 between BMG and FCA.
6	Benjamin Šeško	RBL	vs FCA	10.9M	RB Leipzig might have a Haaland-esque player on their hands with Šeško and I might punt on him if he starts.
7	Leroy Sané	FCB	vs B04	15M	Sané has looked sharp lately so a double up of Bayern forwards is back on the cards again if you have the budget.
8	Marvin Ducksch	SVW	@FCH	10.9M
9	Andrej Kramarić	TSG	@KOE	12.8M
10	Kevin Behrens	FCU	@WOB	9.3M
Bonus	Thomas Müller	FCB	vs B04	13.1M	Not many people will consider Thomas Müller and it makes sense since he is a possible minutes risk if Musiala is fit but I had to mention him because his recent record against Leverkusen is incredible. Three goals and seven assists in his last nine games against them despite mostly playing only around 60 minutes in each match.

Midfielders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Xavi Simons	RBL	vs FCA	14.8M	With Olmo out, he will have even more responsibility in attack and facing the worst team he will play against so far, I think he has another big score in him.
2	Jan-Niklas Beste	FCH	vs SVW	7.4M	There are more managers expecting a Weiser haul than a Beste one but I am not buying it because I can't imagine Heidenheim not fighting for three points in a six-pointer and their first home win in the Bundesliga.
3	Jonas Hofmann	B04	@FCB	16.1M	The "Bayern Killer," how many players can gloat that the best record of their careers is against Bayern Munich? Hofmann almost single-handedly would win games for Borussia against Bayern and the numbers say it all. He has four goals and seven assists against them in just 15 games. With pretty much the best team he has ever played for, I think he can do even better.
4	Julian Brandt	BVB	@SCF	15.9M
5	Chris Führich	VFB	@M05	9.6M	There aren't too many viable options in midfield this week so I am happy to roll with Führich during his purple patch. He has two goals and two assists from four games so far.
6	Kevin Stöger	BOC	vs SGE	8.6M	Bochum is another team that I think has the potential to create an upset at home. The only problem with Stöger is that he plays Bayern and Leipzig in the next four matches.
7	Vincenzo Grifo	SCF	vs BVB	15.4M
8	Florian Wirtz	B04	@FCB	15.1M
9	Franck Honorat	BMG	@SVD	11.2M	Finally predicted to play on the wing instead of wing-back so I prefer him over Ngoumou if you have the budget to spare.
10	Florian Kainz	KOE	vs TSG	11M

Defenders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Benjamin Henrichs	RBL	vs FCA	12M	If you haven't realized yet, Henrichs has been almost as good as Davies and Frimpong despite not being involved in goals as often. With games against Augsburg, Borussia and Bochum before the next set of unlimited transfers, he is a must-have according to me.
2	Alphonso Davies	FCB	vs B04	15.9M	Giving him the slight edge over Frimpong because of the home game.
3	David Raum	RBL	vs FCA	11.6M	Although they are missing Orban, I think Henrichs+Raum could be a good double up at least for this week.
4	Jeremie Frimpong	B04	@FCB	15.1M
5	Mitchell Weiser	SVW	@FCH	9.5M	Not expecting a cleansheet but he could certainly do some damage with bonus points. Also on sale this week.
6	Robin Gosens	FCU	@WOB	11.2M
7	Rasmus Carstensen	KOE	vs TSG	5.1M	According to Bundesliga BP on Twitter, Carstensen surprisingly has the highest predicted points among defenders this week at 9.32. Raum and Henrichs are behind him.
8	Pascal Stenzel	VFB	@M05	4.1M
9	Ramy Bensebaini	BVB	@SCF	13.4M
10	Ko Itakura	BMG	@SVD	7.9M

Goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Oliver Baumann	TSG	@KOE	8.7M	Most in-form keeper in the league currently with an average of six shots saved per game.
2	Kevin Müller	FCH	vs SVW	5.2M
3	Janis Blaswich	RBL	vs FCA	5M
4	Moritz Nicolas	BMG	@SVD	1.1M
5	Marcel Schuhen	SVD	vs BMG	4.8M	Will have plenty of shots to save because Borussia are toothless.

Value Rankings

Rank	Name	Position	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Nathan Ngoumou	MID	BMG	@SVD	6.2M
2	Pavel Kadeřábek	DEF	TSG	@KOE	8.2M	FC Köln have only scored two goals so far.
3	Emil Forsberg	FWD	RBL	vs FCA	9M
4	Enzo Millot	MID	VFB	@M05	8M
5	Omar Marmoush	FWD	SGE	@BOC	10.2M
6	Phillipp Mwene	DEF	M05	@VFB	6M	Could end up with a big score if Mainz pull a surprise when you least expect it as always.
7	Omar Traoré	DEF	FCH	@BVB	1M	Cheapest defender predicted to start this week.
8	Oscar Vilhelmsson	FWD	SVD	vs BMG	1.9M	Cheapest forward predicted to start this week.
9	Niels Nkounkou	DEF	SGE	@BOC	9M
10	Dawid Kownacki	FWD	SVW	@FCH	7.1M	Passed the eye test last matchday but don't even consider him unless you expect Werder Bremen to score at least 2-3 goals.

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Bundesliga Fantasy: Template Team for Matchday 4

September 15, 2023 Trevor Baretto 1 Comment

What is the Bundesliga Template team after the first International Break of the season? We take a look in this article.

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Victor Boniface

🦁 Club: Bayer Leverkusen

💰 Price: €13M

📅 Next four fixtures: FCB (A), FCH (H), M05 (A), KOE (H)

Yes, he plays against Bayern Munich next, but after seeing how Leverkusen have started the season, there is little doubt that they will score away and also possibly get some points off the champions. And if you expect them to score goals then the obvious choice is Boniface. Many managers are already considering him as a fixture-proof asset for the rest of the season with scores of 10, 23 and 25 thanks to four goals and two assists already. You really can’t go wrong with a player averaging seven shots a game so far. Plus, he is also 7th for duels won with 36 despite being a striker.

Harry Kane

🔴 Club: Bayern Munich

💰 Price: €15.9M

📅 Next four fixtures: B04 (H), BOC (H), RBL (A), SCF (H)

After three games, the general consensus is that Harry Kane is as good as we all thought he was. Three goals and an assist to start the season so he has been responsible for 44% of Bayern’s nine goals. That will be a continuing trend and not having him in your team is just asking for a red arrow.

Midfielders

Nathan Ngoumou

🐎 Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach

💰 Price: €6.2M

📅 Next four fixtures: SVD (A), RBL (H), BOC (A), M05 (H)

Ngoumou fills up one of the budget spots in midfield. Besides the first match against Augsburg, he hasn’t been any special and the same can be said for the entire team but it looks like he will be a popular pick again since he plays Darmstadt on MD4 and Bochum on MD6.

Julian Brandt

🐝 Club: Borussia Dortmund

💰 Price: €15.9M

📅 Next four fixtures: SCF (A), WOB (H), TSG (A), FCU (H)

He might only have one goal and one assist so far but after watching Dortmund play, it seems obvious that the attack will revolve a lot around Brandt because he seems to be one of the few BVB players who care and give it their all on the pitch. Team morale is at its lowest in a long time and it looks like Dortmund’s title challenge might already be falling apart. Füllkrug being injured doesn’t help but for now, it seems Brandt will have to do most of the heavy lifting for the team. It isn’t a convincing side but they should still win most of their games with Brandt playing a big part. Still considering him as a placeholder till Musiala is back.

Xavi Simons

🐂 Club: RB Leipzig

💰 Price: €14.8M

📅 Next four fixtures: FCA (H), BMG (A), FCB (H), BOC (H)

Leipzig have one of the best schedules till the next International Break playing Augsburg, Borussia, Bayern and Bochum in their next four. Besides Bayern, they are playing the joint second-worst defences (Augsburg, Borussia) and fourth-worst defence (Bochum). Olmo could’ve been the template pick here but since he is injured, Simons will be the most popular choice since he is nailed in the starting XI now. He isn’t half bad either with two goals and three assists in just his last two games for 22 and 20 points.

Chris Führich

🐊 Club: VfB Stuttgart

💰 Price: €9.6M

📅 Next four fixtures: M05 (A), SVD (H), KOE (A), WOB (H)

Stuttgart is another team that has been highly impressive. Their team is far from the best, and some would say worse than last season, but besides a 5-1 thrashing by Leipzig, they have won both of their games against Freiburg and Bochum 5-0 and sit in third place currently. Guirassy is the obvious option from Stuttgart’s attack as he is the top goal-scorer right now with five goals, but he isn’t necessarily template, and if you have a midfield spot to spare, Führich might be a great bargain at 9.6M. He already has two goals and two assists from three games and 18 points in each of Stuttgart’s wins, so it makes you wonder if this could finally be his breakout season. Führich has the form and the confidence, and games against Mainz and Darmstadt after the break should certainly help if he wants to keep his good streak running.

Defenders

Alphonso Davies

🔴 Club: Bayern Munich

💰 Price: €15.9M

📅 Next four fixtures: B04 (H), BOC (H), RBL (A), SCF (H)

Davies surprisingly only had 39% ownership at the start of the IB despite having almost the same number of assists (3) as he had last season (4) in just three matches. He is the highest-scoring player in the game (55) after Boniface (58) and has been more dominant than Coman on the same wing while attacking. Mazraoui is much cheaper but I am also almost certain that Davies will outscore him by a lot so he is a must-have for me alongside Kane from Bayern.

Benjamin Henrichs

🐂 Club: RB Leipzig

💰 Price: €12M

📅 Next four fixtures: FCA (H), BMG (A), FCB (H), BOC (H)

Henrichs is one of those players that went under the radar at the start but I am sure will be very popular after the first wildcard. He has double-digit scores in each of his first three games and has games against Augsburg, Borussia, Bayern and Bochum next so there is a very good chance that he will keep three cleansheets before the next International Break. Although rotation is possible thanks to the UCL games.

Jeremie Frimpong

🦁 Club: Bayer Leverkusen

💰 Price: €15.1M

📅 Next four fixtures: FCB (A), FCH (H), M05 (A), KOE (H)

Frimpong is another one of those options where it is just better to pay up and stick to the proven player instead of going for budget alternatives. Grimaldo is good and doubling up on both Leverkusen full-backs is even better but alone he can’t compete with Frimpong who has a goal and three assists and is also third for total points after Boniface and Davies with 51. Probably the most fixture-proof defender in the league.

Pascal Stenzel

🐊 Club: VfB Stuttgart

💰 Price: €4.1M

📅 Next four fixtures: M05 (A), SVD (H), KOE (A), WOB (H)

With Omar Traoré not being fully nailed, I expect Stenzel to be a popular budget option in defence. He won’t get 25-pointers very often but for 4.1M he is a fine pick from one of the in-form teams in the league.

Goalkeeper

Moritz Nicolas

🐎 Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach

💰 Price: €1.1M

📅 Next four fixtures: SVD (A), RBL (H), BOC (A), M05 (H)

It is not often that you see a nailed keeper costing 1.1M in Bundesliga Fantasy so Nicolas is without any doubt a must-have in any team. With Omlin being out for a long time, it is his spot to lose and you won’t have to worry about him being replaced immediately unlike Blaswich and Ulreich.

Fantasy Bundesliga Template Team

Bench

Loïs Openda

🐂 Club: RB Leipzig

💰 Price: €14.5M

📅 Next four fixtures: FCA (H), BMG (A), FCB (H), BOC (H)

If you want to take advantage of Leipzig’s fixtures post-IB, Openda is a good third-choice forward to have. Šeško has been shining for NT and even scored two goals in the last match against Union Berlin but is more risky since he still isn’t nailed.

Possible alternatives: Serhou Guirassy, Jonas Wind, Tomáš Čvančara and Andrej Kramarić.

Jan-Niklas Beste

🐻 Club: FC Heidenheim

💰 Price: €7.4M

📅 Next four fixtures: SVW (H), B04 (A), FCU (H), SGE (A)

Originally this spot was for Jeong but it seems like he won’t start this week because of NT commitments so the second-best option is Beste. He showed a small glimpse of what he could do against Hoffenheim with a goal, assist and penalty missed for 18 points and he seems like the best option from Heidenheim going forward, especially in home games.

Possible alternatives: Jonas Hofmann, Vincenzo Grifo, Enzo Millot.

Omar Traoré

🐻 Club: FC Heidenheim

💰 Price: €1M

📅 Next four fixtures: SVW (H), B04 (A), FCU (H), SGE (A)

If you want to fit in all the premium outfield players in your team, you will need budget enablers like Traoré.

Possible alternatives: Alex Grimaldo, Mitchell Weiser, Robin Gosens.

Kevin Müller

🐻 Club: FC Heidenheim

💰 Price: €5.2M

📅 Next four fixtures: SVW (H), B04 (A), FCU (H), SGE (A)

The highest-scoring sub-6M goalkeeper so far.

Possible alternatives: Marcel Schuhen, Alexander Nübel and Frederik Rønnow.

Fantasy Bundesliga Template Team Bench

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Bundesliga Fantasy Player Rankings for Matchday 3

September 1, 2023 Trevor Baretto 2 Comments

Read on to find out the top 10 players in each position in our Bundesliga Fantasy player rankings for matchday 3.

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Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Victor Boniface	B04	vs SVD	12.6M	Yes, Kane is more safe but have you seen a player have 11 shots in a game before? I think this is a good week to go differential star because Boniface has a great ceiling this week against a team that lost 1-4 to 10 men at home last week.
2	Harry Kane	FCB	@BMG	15.8M	Borussia is Bayern's bogey team so is it a bad idea to get Bayern's forwards? I think the opposite. This is the worst Borussia team in a long time so much so that they have conceded the most goals from the first two games with 7 (tied with Augsburg). Now with Omlin out and his replacement being someone who has played in just one Bundesliga match in his whole career, I am even less convinced that they can hold Bayern back.
3	Leroy Sané	FCB	@BMG	14.6M	If Boniface getting 11 shots and Wirtz getting 10 key passes away to Borussia in a derby match last week seems outrageous to you, imagine what Bayern's frontline could do.
4	Donyell Malen	BVB	vs FCH	14.4M
5	Jonas Wind	WOB	@TSG	10.8M	Tempted to rank him at 3 but I feel that would be too much recency bias after games against Heidenheim and Koln.
6	Serge Gnabry	FCB	@BMG	14.1M
7	Sébastien Haller	BVB	vs FCH	14.2M	Even with a good fixture I don't think it might be so rewarding holding him even if he does score.
8	Andrej Kramarić	TSG	vs WOB	12.6M
9	Karim Onisiwo	M05	@SVW	9.9M	Werder Bremen have conceded 48 shots from their two games already so don't count Onisiwo out. I think he good be a good differential for the bench.
10	Marvin Ducksch	SVW	vs M05	10.9M	He should be the focal point of the attack now that Füllkrug is gone.

Midfielders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Jonas Hofmann	B04	vs SVD	15.7M	Heart says Grifo but mind and logical reasoning says Hofmann. Leverkusen are playing with full steam so it is almost impossible that they don't score atleast three goals.
2	Vincenzo Grifo	SCF	@VFB	15.6M
3	Julian Brandt	BVB	vs FCH	14.1M	Even if Dortmund put on a horror show you can expect him to get points like last week. On sale too if you don't have him yet.
4	Florian Wirtz	B04	vs SVD	14.7M	I love both Wirtz and Hofmann but the fact that he managed to match the latter's score last week despite getting 10 key passes says a lot.
5	Rolland Sallai	SCF	@VFB	9.4M	I still recommend spending the extra to get Grifo but Sallai isn't a bad choice since he always loves scoring against bottom teams.
6	Kevin Stöger	BOC	@FCA	8.2M	Augsburg have a 33% chance to keep a cleansheet but I don't believe it and Stöger still remains Bochum's biggest threat in attack.
7	Joshua Kimmich	FCB	@BMG	15.3M
8	Mattias Svanberg	WOB	@TSG	8.6M	Plays deeper and more centrally compared to Wolfsburg's wingers but there isn't much of an argument against a player averaging 13 points in the first two games and who is also on sale.
9	Jae-Sung Lee	M05	@SVW	8.1M
10	Dani Olmo	RBL	@FCU	14.5M

Defenders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Jeremie Frimpong	B04	@B04	14.7M	Best cleansheet odds + 30% chance to score. You can't ask for more and his spot as #1 isn't even up for debate.
2	Alphonso Davies	FCB	@BMG	15.7M
3	Alex Grimaldo	B04	vs SVD	10.1M
4	Philipp Mwene	M05	@SVW	6.2M	If you have played Bundesliga Fantasy before, you will know Mwene and the time he was a must-have. A bit like Sosa. He already got nine points last week without a return and I think he will return to his old form soon so I will try to sneak him as a budget pick this week.
5	Josip Juranović	FCU	vs RBL	10.3M
6	Philipp Max	SGE	vs KOE	10.4M
7	Benjamin Henrichs	RBL	@FCU	11.6M	Union Berlin have won their last five Bundesliga games against Leipzig but I still like Henrichs' floor.
8	Ramy Bensebaini	BVB	vs FCH	13.3M	I already had a bad feeling about Dortmund's defence but even less now after seeing the starting XI.
9	Rasmus Carstensen	KOE	@SGE	5.1M	5+8 points in the first two games and will play OOP on the wing again.
10	Kiliann Sildillia	SCF	@VFB	5.1M

Goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Lukas Hradecky	B04	vs SVD	9.3M	Fully confident of a Leverkusen cleansheet but I won't be surprised if he finds a way to ruin it.
2	Jiri Pavlenka	SVW	vs M05	6.2M
3	Frederik Rønnow	FCU	vs RBL	9.5M
4	Noah Atubolu	SCF	@VFB	7.2M
5	Manuel Riemann	BOC	@FCA	7.7M

Value Rankings

Rank	Name	Position	Team	Opponent	Value
1	Moritz Nicolas	GKP	BMG	vs FCB	1M
2	Sven Ulreich	GKP	FCB	@BMG	5M
3	Jan-Niklas Beste	MID	FCH	@BVB	7.3M
4	Rubén Vargas	MID	FCA	vs BOC	7.4M
5	Nelson Weiper	FWD	M05	@SVW	6.1M
6	Philipp Hofmann	FWD	BOC	@FCA	8M
7	Paul Jaeckel	DEF	FCU	vs RBL	2.8M
8	Omar Traoré	DEF	FCH	@BVB	1M
9	Rogério	DEF	WOB	@TSG	6.8M
10	Pascal Stenzel	DEF	VFB	vs SCF	4.1M

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Bundesliga Fantasy Player Rankings for Matchday 2

August 25, 2023 Trevor Baretto Leave a comment

Read on to find out the top 10 players in each position in our Bundesliga Fantasy player rankings for matchday 2.

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Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Harry Kane	FCB	vs FCA	15.4M	A goal, an assist and six shots. A debut can't get any better and if there was still some doubt that Augsburg might make it tough for Bayern to score in the derby, they have scored an average of 3.2 goals over the last seven home games in the Bundesliga against the Fuggerstädter. If you are still worried, don't forget that they conceded four goals at home against a new look Borussia team.
2	Loïs Openda	RBL	vs VFB	14.2M	Yes, Stuttgart kept a cleansheet against Bochum but I think it was more about Bochum being awful (they lost to third division Arminia a few days ago) than Stuttgart's defence being good. This is still one of the worst backlines on paper and I think Leipzig will expose them. A good ceiling game for Openda and I think he is the best alternate forward star for the week.
3	Sébastien Haller	BVB	@BOC	14M	Easy hold against Bochum.
4	Leroy Sané	FCB	@FCA	14.4M	I preferred Gnabry initially but he might come off the bench again and Sané in Musiala's playmaking role is even more tempting. Seriously considering doubling up with him and Kane.
5	Donyell Malen	BVB	@BOC	14.2M	Fun fact: Both Haller and Malen have never scored in their two games against Bochum across the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal but I think that changes this week.
6	Andrej Kramarić	TSG	@FCH	12.3M	Hoffenheim added some interesting new names to their front line but MD1 was enough proof that their attack still relies heavily on Kramarić. Even more so now that Baumgartner is gone.
7	Kevin Behrens	FCU	@SVD	9.4M	I am not fully convinced of Behrens even though he got a hattrick last week but adding him because it is a great game on paper. He had four shots against Mainz and he won't be so accurate everytime.
8	Victor Boniface	B04	@BMG	12.2M
9	Michael Gregoritsch	SCF	vs SVW	12.3M	Spammed eight shots against Hoffenheim so the goals will come eventually.
10	Jonas Wind	WOB	@M05	10.4M

Midfielders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Julian Brandt	BVB	@BOC	15.3M	Brandt had a hand in almost everything BVB did right last week with two shots and six key passes. If Bochum managed to conceded five goals against Stuttgart who are considered as one of the relegation contenders, I can't imagine how they can turn their performance around in a week against title contenders.
2	Dani Olmo	RBL	vs VFB	14.1M	A matchup against Stenzel must be every winger in the Bundesliga's dream.
3	Jonas Hofmann	B04	@BMG	15.3M	I was leaning Wirtz last week but it looks like Hofmann might be an even more important player for Leverkusen in attack this season.
4	Florian Wirtz	B04	@BMG	14.3M	Yes, there are no midfielders under 14M in the top 5 for me this week. The midfield options are just that bad.
5	Vincenzo Grifo	SCF	vs SVW	15.2M
6	Rolland Sallai	SCF	vs SVW	9.4M	Worth a shout against weaker teams but I still prefer Grifo.
7	Xavi Simons	RBL	vs VFB	12.6M	Simons wasn't at his best last week but one bad game isn't enough to define him and you can pick him at a great discount this week.
8	Joshua Kimmich	FCB	vs FCA	15.2M	Hard to see him justify his price unless Bayern manage to score four or more goals and he gets a goal involvement. Not that I am ruling it out.
9	Florian Kainz	KOE	vs WOB	11M
10	Brenden Aaronson	FCU	@SVD	8.9M	The only attacking midfielder that Union Berlin have if you want one. Unfortunately, the team still relies on their full-backs to build the attack so he might not be able to make a big contribution.

Defenders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Alphonso Davies	FCB	vs FCA	15.4M	As much as I hate to admit it, Davies might be worth the extra money over Mazraoui. He won't get 32 points every week which was his career best but Bayern seemed to almost always attack from the left side.
2	Josip Juranović	FCU	@SVD	9.9M	Arguably the best defence in the league against the worst attack = Easy cleansheet?
3	Benjamin Henrichs	RBL	vs VFB	11.2M	Raum has his set-pieces but Henrichs more than makes up for it with the bonus points he gets. He had 10 points without a return last week.
4	Jeremie Frimpong	B04	@BMG	14.4M	Grimaldo will come good eventually but I would still give Frimpong a higher chance to score or assist every week.
5	Ramy Bensebaini	BVB	@BOC	11.9M	Bochum only managed four shots in total in a six-pointer. last week
6	Noussair Mazraoui	FCB	vs FCA	11.3M
7	Pavel Kadeřábek	TSG	@FCH	8.2M	Showed some of his old form last week with two shots and three key passes for 10 points in a losing cause.
8	Anthony Caci	M05	vs SGE	7.1M	Considering that Frankfurt managed less shots than Darmstadt at home, I won't be surprised if Mainz manage to keep a cleansheet against a worn out Eagles team that played a UECL game midweek that might be without Kolo Muani by Sunday.
9	Joakim Mæhle	WOB	@KOE	7.3M
10	Philipp Max	SGE	@M05	10.3M

Goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Frederik Rønnow	FCU	@SVD	9.4M	A cleansheet shouldn't be a problem unless he concedes a penalty or two.
2	Kevin Müller	FCH	vs TSG	5.1M	Saved six shots last week and now faces a team that loves to shoot but struggles to convert their chances.
3	Gregor Kobel	BVB	@BOC	11.3M
4	Noah Atubolu	SCF	vs SVW	6.4M	Atubolu looks like he is one to watch for the future and this is probably the cheapest you can buy him this season as he is on sale.
5	Janis Blaswich	RBL	vs VFB	4.9M

Value Rankings

Rank	Name	Position	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Rasmus Carstensen	DEF	KOE	vs WOB	5M	Predicted to play OOP as a winger.
2	Mats Hummels	DEF	BVB	@BOC	9.4M
3	Robin Knoche	DEF	FCU	@SVD	6.9M
4	David Datro Fofana	FWD	FCU	@SVD	8.2M	He had more shots than Behrens last week but is overlooked because he hasn't scored yet.
5	Kiliann Sildillia	DEF	SCF	vs SVW	5M
6	Nathan Ngoumou	FWD	BMG	vs B04	6.3M
7	Tim Kleindienst	FWD	FCH	vs TSG	7.9M	Outside chance for scoring this week.
8	Sven Ulreich	GKP	FCB	vs FCA	5M
9	Omar Traoré	DEF	FCH	vs TSG	1M	Cheapest player predicted to start this week.
10	Fraser Hornby	FWD	SVD	vs FCU	2.9M

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Bundesliga Fantasy Player Rankings for Matchday 1

August 18, 2023 Trevor Baretto Leave a comment

Bundesliga Fantasy is back and so are our player rankings. Which players rank in the top 10 in each position? Find out in this article.

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Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Randal Kolo Muani	SGE	vs SVD	15M	Controversial but I think Kolo Muani against the worst defence in the league might do better than an Englishman in his first ever Bundesliga game under a struggling coach who has won only five out of 18 games for Bayern while losing 11. Just keep an eye on whether he starts or not because he is both ill and wants to get as far away from the club as soon as possible.
2	Harry Kane	FCB	@SVW	13.5M	Kane needs no introduction but it is worth mentioning that he has by far the highest odds to win the golden boot this season (63.6% compared to Haller at 9.1% in second) and highest odds to score this week at 71% ahead of Kolo Muani at 54%. This is the biggest chance he has to make a good impression and set the tone for the rest of the season/
3	Sébastien Haller	BVB	vs KOE	14M	Slightly split between him and Malen as he probably won't be on penalties anymore but the odds are in his favour and he has done better than Malen under Terzic so I prefer him.
4	Serge Gnabry	FCB	@SVW	14M	It is a known fact that he loves playing against his old teams and scoring against them. Werder Bremen is no exception as he has seven goals and two assists in 10 games and has scored in each of the last three games against them. Fully expecting Gnabry to wreak havoc against Jung. Update: He is ill and might not start.
5	Loïs Openda	RBL	@B04	12.6M	Already shining in pre season but this is one game that could go either way and if I had to pick the most likely goal-scorer from it, I would still select Openda. Even if he doesn't score, he should have a decent score from shots and pass to shots plus he is also on sale.
6	Donyell Malen	BVB	vs KOE	14M
7	Serhou Guirassy	VFB	vs BOC	12M	Guirassy is one of the most underrated players in the league scoring 11 goals in 22 matches last season and could easily be vaulted higher as he has a 49% chance to score against Bochum in a fully sold out game but the lack of Sosa and Vagnoman as full-backs does hurt him a bit.
8	Tomáš Čvančara	BMG	@FCA	10.8M	There are many better options around but he is on sale as well as set-pieces so he isn't the worst shout as a differential. That being said, I am a little skeptical of this Borussia squad because they only won one away game last year despite having Hofmann, Thuram and Stindl so I think an upset might be brewing.
9	Jonas Wind	WOB	vs FCH	10M	Tomas and Wind have both stood out in pre-season but Wind is more nailed and has looked good even against decent opposition. Wolfsburg have good fixtures to start with and this could be an open game with points for attackers on both sides.
10	Andrej Kramarić	TSG	vs SCF	12M	I have always been a Kramarić believer and I think he might be an even better option this season as he if the sole playmaker for the team that isn't a wing-back and actually has competent strikers with experience in front of him (Weghorst and Bülter). Another option I considered for this spot was Victor Boniface.

Midfielders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Jamal Musiala	FCB	@SVW	15M	If you're squeezing in a 15M player here in matchday 1, it should probably me Musiala. His numbers are going to get better from his 22 G/A last season and the position change is going to work wonders in fantasy.
2	Julian Brandt	BVB	vs KOE	15M
3	Vincenzo Grifo	SCF	@TSG	15M	He is expensive and being overlooked by many managers but I can't ignore him with fixtures against TSG (A), SVW (H) and VFB (A) who all finished in the bottom last season. Not to mention how terrible Hoffenheim were at defending set-pieces although signing Szalai should help. Grifo just had his best season with 15 goals and 5 assists, is on every set-piece for Freiburg and is virtually a lock for a top-5 midfielder in fantasy.
4	Florian Wirtz	B04	vs RBL	14M	Choosing Wirtz over Hofmann because Leverkusen won't be as reliant on the latter as Borussia did and Wirtz won't
5	Jesper Lindstrøm	SGE	vs SVD	13M	The easiest matchup you could ask for this week and predicted to play OOP as a striker.
6	Dani Olmo	RBL	@B04	14M
7	Jonas Hofmann	B04	vs RBL	15M
8	Václav Černý	WOB	vs FCH	7.2M	I think Wolfsburg can surprise a few people with the team they are building under Kovac and Černý is easily the best sub-10M midfielder for MD1.
9	Marco Reus	BVB	vs KOE	13M	A bigger minutes risk than Brandt with the club signing new midfielders but no attackers.
10	Nathan Ngoumou	BMG	@FCA	6M	Ngoumou might be unknown but he has five goals and three assists in pre-season so this might be his breakout season. One of the best budget midfielder for the long run.

Defenders

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Ramy Bensebaini	BVB	vs KOE	13M	Excellent cleansheet odds+Best run of fixtures till the IB+Should have the same attacking freedom as Guerreiro did. There is a good chance that Dortmund keep at least two cleansheets before the IB.
2	Philipp Max	SGE	vs SVD	10M	One week punt against the worst attack in the league.
3	Alphonso Davies	FCB	@SVW	15M	He was far from impressive last season and I am not expecting things to improve much as he is predicted to play as a full-back but I can't imagine myself not getting a Bayern defender. Just hoping that Mazraoui starts so that I don't have to spend 15M on davies.
4	Josip Juranović	FCU	vs M05	10M	On the best defence in the league and won't have to share set-pieces with Trimmel anymore.
5	Joakim Mæhle	WOB	vs FCH	8M	Offensively he is as good if not better than wing-back Baku.
6	Álex Grimaldo	B04	vs RBL	10M	Frimpong but with set-pieces and a 4M cheaper price tag.
7	Christian Günter	SCF	@TSG	12M
8	Benjamin Pavard	FCB	@SVW	12M	Looks like he is almost guaranteed to leave so you will immediately have to spend a transfer on him.
9	Luca Netz	BMG	@FCA	7M	One of the brightest talents that Borussia have and if he gets consistent game time, he could have a breakout season. 7M is a bargain for an attacking wing-back.
10	Benjamin Henrichs	RBL	@B04	8M

Goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Gregor Kobel	BVB	vs KOE	11M	I like his cleansheet and saves potential but too expensive to be viable so early in the season.
2	Marcel Schuhen	SVD	@SGE	5M	If save percentage (78.6%) is anything should go by, he might quickly become the go-to keeper in fantasy like Ortega was. I like him even better if Kolo Muani is out because Frankfurt will struggle to finish their chances which means more saves for Schuhen.
3	Frederik Rønnow	FCU	vs M05	9M
4	Alexander Nübel	VFB	vs BOC	6.3M
5	Sven Ulreich	FCB	@SVW	5M	Bayern are signing his replacement and Neuer will be back soon as well but I think he should be safe for the first three matchdays at least.

Value Rankings

Rank	Name	Position	Team	Opponent	Value	Comments
1	Marvin Pieringer	FWD	FCH	@WOB	5M	One of the standouts of last season, Pieringer had 10 goals and eight assists in just 23 matches for Paderborn. A great third option for the bench.
2	Julian Justvan	MID	TSG	vs SCF	4M	Five goals and six assists for Paderborn last season but predicted to play as a wing-back. Still the best midfielder under 5M.
3	Mats Hummels	DEF	BVB	vs KOE	9M	The cheapest starting defender from Dortmund. Ryerson costs the same but I prefer Hummels' threat from corners and his ability to win more duels.
4	Robin Knoche	DEF	FCU	vs M05	7M	Duel-winning center-back that is also on penalties.
5	Silas Katompa Mvumpa	FWD	VFB	vs BOC	9M	I believe a fully fit Silas can be just as good as Guirassy.
6	Janis Blaswich	GKP	RBL	@B04	5M	The cheapest keeper predicted to start alongside Schuhen, Ulreich and Kevin Müller.
7	Fraser Hornby	FWD	SVD	@SGE	2.7M	The cheapest forward predicted to start this week. Other option at 3M is Eren Dinkçi.
8	Frederik Winther	DEF	FCA	vs BMG	2M	The cheapest defender that doesn't play for Darmstadt predicted to start this week
9	Leart Paqarada	DEF	KOE	@BVB	6M	Terrible run of fixtures and FC Köln won't keep too many cleansheets but he did have 13 G/A in the 2. Bundesliga last season and is great at winning duels so he should have a decent floor.
10	Adrian Beck	MID	FCH	@WOB	3M	The cheapest midfielder predicted to start this week alongside Freiburg's Merlin Röhl. I would just pay the extra 1M for Justvan.

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