Fantasy Bundesliga: Scout squads for Matchday 23
Bulinews' Fantasy Bundesliga writers have each put together a squad of 10 outfield players for the upcoming matchday.
Managers have full freedom with formations, but squads can’t exceed 110M, can only include up to three players from the same club and must be built around low-ownership picks (under 20%).
On top of that, every manager can choose one captain, whose points will be doubled.
With the rules set, let’s take a look at the squads our writers have assembled for Matchday 23:
Rune Gjerulff (price, ownership):
Ozan Kabak, Hoffenheim (6.68M, 4%)
Alphonso Davies, FC Bayern (13.49M, 4%)
Maximilian Mittelstädt, Stuttgart (19.48M, 17%)
Yuito Suzuki, Freiburg (3.4M, 1%)
Bilal El Khannouss, Stuttgart (12.81M, 6%) ©
Brajan Gruda, RB Leipzig (13.44M, 2%)
Romano Schmid, Werder Bremen (15.71M, 13%)
Igor Matanovic, Freiburg 2.85M, 1%)
Ermedin Demirovic, Stuttgart (5.38M, 1%)
Mohamed Amoura, Wolfsburg (13.79M, 5%)
IN TOTAL: 107.03M
Ultán Corcoran:
Maximilian Mittelstädt, Stuttgart (19.48M, 17%) ©
Ozan Kabak, Hoffenheim (6.68M, 4%)
Philipp Treu, Freiburg (4.35M, 1%)
David Raum, RB Leipzig (18.54M, 11%)
Chris Führich, Stuttgart (2.67M, 2%)
Mert Kömür, FC Augsburg (1.4M, 2%)
Joshua Kimmich, FC Bayern (18.4M, 12%)
Brajan Gruda, RB Leipzig (13.44M, 2%)
Romano Schmid, Werder Bremen (15.71M, 13%)
Jamie Leweling, VfB Stuttgart (8.4M, 11%)
IN TOTAL: 109.07M
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