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The best Fantasy Bundesliga players for Matchday 19

GOALKEEPERS

MARVIN SCHWABE (1.3m), STEFAN ORTEGA (8.1m)

Arminia Bielefeld will feature far more heavily in this squad than normal because they host bottom of the table Greuther Fürth in a must-win game. Stefan Ortega has not hit the heights of his 2020/21 season so far but, despite being in 17th place, Bielefeld come into this tie in surprisingly good form – unbeaten in their last three, with clean sheets against Bochum and Leipzig. That bodes well for the visit of Die Kleeblätter, who are without a goal in their last three games.

Köln’s Marvin Schwäbe may be lining up against Bayern Munich on Matchday 19 (MD19) but that doesn’t necessarily mean minus points. There will be a lot of saves to be made and, with Ortega playing after him in the week, there’s not too far wrong this pick can go.

DEFENDERS

SILVAN WIDMER (7.6m), ALPHONSO DAVIES (15.5m), RAPHAEL GUERREIRO (14.1m), MAXIMILIAN MITTELSTADT (7.1m), CEDRIC BRUNNER (5.3m)

Mainz are a much better side at home – unbeaten in five – as are VfL Bochum, who have lost seven of their nine games on the road. Silvan Widmer has starred for Mainz from right wing-back since signing and is the sixth-highest scoring defender in the game. He scored 25 points in his last home game (the 4-0 win over Hertha Berlin) and will look to repeat that in MD19.

Alphonso Davies is back for Bayern. The only defender to average ten points per game this season, the Roadrunner has been electric for Julian Nagelsmann’s side and visits a Köln side who can be very inconsistent. Steffen Baumgart’s gung-ho tactics may come back to bite him against Bayern and Davies will be at the heart of that.

Having been an injury doubt throughout the week, Raphael Guerreiro looks to be back in training and will hopefully start ahead of the visit of Freiburg. Dortmund have been terrible at the back this season but that doesn’t seem to affect Guerreiro, who has three goals and two assists in just nine starts this season. The Portuguese is on a lot of set-pieces and his attacking threat makes him a nailed-on pick when fit.

Maximilian Mittelstädt has struggled for consistent starts this season but has played 90 minutes in the last pair of games and has three assists from just nine starts. Hertha visit a truly terrible Wolfsburg side who don’t look capable of beating anyone at the moment, which should give Mittelstädt a chance to get his best score of the season.

Cedric Brunner may not have great attacking threat but he is an important part of the Bielefeld defence ahead of their game against Fürth. Brunner has 18 points from his last two home games and hit ten points in both Matchday 16 and 17.

MIDFIELDERS

PATRICK WIMMER (5.4m), CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU (17.2m), DOMINIK SZOBOZSLAI (12.5m), FILIP KOSTIC (17.5m), JAMAL MUSIALA (13.0m)

Lots would pick Masaya Okugawa in this spot, with three goals in his last three games, but Patrick Wimmer’s output looks a lot more sustainable. He’s got 42 points from his last three games ahead of Greuther Fürth’s visit. Wimmer should’ve got a goal last week and took up threatening positions throughout. It’s hard to see Fürth’s porous defence coping with him.

Christopher Nkunku is the first half of the Leipzig double act making up the heart of this team. He came off the bench to score and get two assists on Matchday 18, his fifth haul of more than 20 points this season. Leipzig have been markedly better at home than on the road all season but we don’t have enough data to know if that’ll continue under Domenico Tedesco. Leipzig are against Stuttgart, without a win or goal in three games.

Dominik Szoboszlai has been brilliant whenever he’s played this season, with four goals and five assists in just 11 starts. He looks to have secured a starting berth under Tedesco, especially after his goal and assist against Mainz last time.

Filip Kostic scores points with an unerring consistency. He has double-digit scores in seven of his last nine games and will be against Augsburg, who can be terrible on their day. Three goals and seven assists is an impressive record alone but alongside 39 points for goal attempts and 40 for passes to a shot, you can see why he’s a staple of this squad.

Jamal Musiala disappointed owners last time out but a bit of faith in the young man should pay off. Three goals and four assists from six starts is still a brilliant record and he should start again against Köln. He’s been getting into great positions and Bayern will expect to sweep aside Baumgart’s men.

FORWARDS

KARIM ONISIWO (8.7m), RAFAEL SANTOS BORRE (9.3m), PATRIK SCHICK (15.9m)

Karim Onisiwo has been the darling of stats nerds all season, having taken the ninth-most shots of all players. However, he’s only managed three goals, alongside seven assists in his ‘Jonisiwo’ partnership with Jonathan Burkardt. Against poor travellers Bochum, Onisiwo could add to his tally.

Rafael Santos Borre is finally starting to find the form that was expected of him when he was brought in to replace Andre Silva. The Colombian has three goals and three assists in his last four games for Frankfurt, racking up 45 points in those games. Frankfurt, who’ve won six of their last eight, visit an inconsistent Augsburg and Borre is a man in form.

Talking about men in form, Patrik Schick more than fits that bill. 17 goals in 15 games gives him a league-high 1.29 goals per 90, along with a 39% goal conversion rate – one of the highest in the league. Visiting a Gladbach side who lurch from the sublime to the ridiculous on a weekly basis, it’s hard to predict what the Czech striker will do but, given Gladbach only have one clean sheet in their last 12, it looks like he’ll have plenty of chances to score.

445 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ninjaa
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Start 2

    1. Coufal
    2. Cancelo
    3. Martinelli
    4. Braja

    1. Cheeky Onion
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      1 & 2

    2. Ninjaa
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Sorry 3 to start

    3. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      1, 2, 3

      1. Cheeky Onion
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        This

  2. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    YAY or NAY? 🙂

    Son+Broja >> Bruno+Dennis (-4)? Leaving…

    DDG+
    TAA. Cancelo. Reguilón+
    Bruno+. Jota. Gray. Bowen
    Kane+(C). Antonio. Dennis+
    (Foster, Dalot+, Martinelli, Tierney)

    1. Cheeky Onion
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Looks good

  3. Cheeky Onion
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Is my bench correct?

    DDG
    TAA - Cancelo - Reguilon
    Foden - Jota - Bowen - Martinelli
    Ronaldo - Watkins - Dennis

    Bachmann - Silva - Coufal - White

    1. Apollo Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe move Coufal up incase Martinelli's game is cancelled.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Solid team GL

  4. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    DDG - Bachmann

    TAA - Cancelo - Dawson - White - Livramento

    Jota - Maddison - Gundogan - Bowen - Raphinha

    Ronaldo - Antonio - Broja

    4.0 ITB, would you -4 to bring anyone else in or leave it as it is??

  5. RamboRN
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Bench 1.
    A. Cancelo
    B. Foden
    C. Dalot

    1. Cheeky Onion
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      C, I think Dalot's place is under threat if it ever was his in the first place

    2. Apollo Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Dalot, dropped out the team

  6. JoeJitzu +42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Tough call…. 1 & 2

    1. JoeJitzu +42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Oooh reply fail to Ninjaa

  7. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Site choppy af!

    Captain:

    A. Dennis
    B. Bowen
    C. Jota

    Am on Bowen atm...

  8. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Start?
    A) Gallagher
    B) B Silva

  9. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    How does this FH team look? (Hopefully 8 doublers)

    DDG
    Rudiger Cucurela TAA
    Bruno Trossard Moura Jota Bowen
    Kane CR7

    Subs : Lamptey Williams

  10. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Ronaldo & Dennis owner, who are you captaining?

  11. Apollo Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Ramsdale to DDG and Livramento to Lamptey for -4 a stupid idea?

  12. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    1FT 4m ITB

    FH from this:

    FOSTER
    taa Cancelo Dawson
    Foden Jota Bernardo Bowen
    KING Antonio Watkins

    Guaita - White Livra* Son*

    Antonio, Livra and Son out for Ronaldo, Mount/Tross and Cucurella (-8) or FH?

    1. Apollo Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Keep Antonio imo

  13. winchester
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Hello lads, have 1ft and 5.6m itb. what do you think ?

    ddg
    taa - cancelo - reguilon - livra*
    bernardo - jota - bowen
    antonio - watkins - dennis

    (foster - saka - keane - son*)

    a) livra -> cucurella and GTG?
    b) son -> kdb or bruno or mount and GTG?

  14. scarlet
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Is this bench worth boosting this week?

    Ramsdale (tot), Gray (nor), Jansson (LIV, MUN), Keane (nor)

    Not sure when else I wil get the chance to play it!

  15. Disco Stu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Good to go with this FH squad?

    DDG
    TAA/Alonso/Royal
    Bowen/Mount/Moura/Jota
    CR7(C)/Kane(VC)/Dennis

    Trossard/Lamptey/Johnson

    Any better middies or Defenders I should opt for?

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Noice

  16. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Out: Son, Antonio, Watkins
    In: Mount, CR7, Dennis
    -8

    Gives me 5 DGW;

    Pickford
    Trent Emerson Coufal
    Mount(C?) Jota Bowen Maddison
    Ronaldo Kane Dennis

    (Guaita Gray Laporte Targett)

    Would get Watkins back in for their double, whenever that happens.
    Yay or nay?

  17. Drogba Legend
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Red arrow down to 58k OR last week. Think I've decided against the FH and will take -4/-8

    * = DGW but bench is a nightmare.

    DDG*
    TAA - Rudiger* - Cancelo
    Bowen - Raph - Saka - KDB
    Toney* - Antonio - Dennis*

    Foster* - James* - Son* - Livra

    A) Son + James > Bruno + Reg/Royal/Cucu (-4)
    B) Son + James + Antonio > Kane/Ronaldo + 7.7 mid (Mount) + 5.0 def (royal) or a combo of a defender and midfielde

  18. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    1) Salah > Bruno(c)
    2) Salah & Antonio > Mount & Ronaldo(c) (-4)

  19. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Arsenal in negotiations with Premier League to postpone the NLD.
    Might just play Coufal > E. Royal, and San(C)hez > (K)ane just feels better 😀

    https://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com/2022/1/14/22883739/tottenham-hotspur-news-arsenal-negotiations-premier-league-postpone-north-london-derby

    1. Bobby_Baggio
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Pathetic

      1. Bobby_Baggio
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        not your choices but the postponement

      2. Salarrivederci
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        More pathetic than Leicester postponement against Everton or Burnley postponement against Leicester?

    2. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Why would you do that if it is going to be postponed

  20. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Would you save FT or do Son to Mount? Can’t afford Bruno

    Sanchez
    TAA Dawson Cancelo
    Raph Bowen Gray Jota
    Antonio Ronaldo Dennis

    DDG Jansson Keane Son

    I have 1 FT & 0.3 itb.

  21. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    A) Kane & Mount (-4).
    B) King (or any Striker up to 8.2M) & KDB (-4) (already have Dennis).
    C) Antonio & KDB

    Cheers!

  22. Hitthewall
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Which option?
    A) Son -> Mount
    B) Son + Antonio -> Trossard + Ronaldo

    1. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      A

  23. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    De gea
    TAA, Cancelo, Duffy
    Gray, Raphinha, Jota, Bowen (c)
    Edouard, Antonio, king

    Ramsdale, Livramento, Salah, James

    1ft 3.9itb

    A Salah > Bruno (and captain)
    B Salah + Edouard > Ronaldo + Foden (captain Ronaldo) -4
    C bank transfer and captain Bowen/king

  24. A Moon Shaped Pool
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Hello friends. Maupay or Ronaldo?

    1. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      both

  25. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    who read the this article? just curious......

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      No one, who gives a F about euro football an hour before deadline.
      Better off researching if the NLD is on or off?

  26. Mane Mane Mane
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Chris wood or transfer to Ronaldo but makes it a bit more difficult next week?

  27. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Moura or Mount?

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      NLD in serious doubt, Mount the better player

  28. Agamenmon
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Have Bowen Jota Ralphina, Saka

    Who will I bring in for Son, money no object

  29. chelseabrad
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    How does my FH team look? Reguilon to Sanchez?

    De Gea
    Rudi Reguilon Lamptey
    Jota Mount Lucas Maddison
    CR7 Kane King

    (Foster Robbo Tsim Kovacic)

  30. jimmyharte
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Whoever picked the scout picks this week clearly do not watch spurs play. Emerson Royal lollll. He is donkey s**t one of the worst players ive seen play for spurs in a good while and its a low bar.

    1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      They put him on the watchlist too. Absolutely donkey, as an Arsenal fan he gives me so much joy, every night I pray thanks to God that we got Tommy instead of him