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Bundesliga Fantasy Manager scout: 5 gems for Matchday 16

10.01.2025

Not too sure what to do next with your Fantasy team? bundesliga.com is here with some top tips for the coming weekend...

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The Bundesliga campaign resumes in 2025 with Matchday 16. You have unlimited transfers until the weekend's action kicks off, so here are five helpful tips to set you on your way.

Edmond Tapsoba (DF, Bayer Leverkusen), 12M

We kick things off with Friday's big Bundesliga-resuming game between Borussia Dortmund and defending champions Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz and Alejandro Grimaldo might be the more obvious picks, but they're also very pricey. This is where Tapsoba comes in handy. Averaging 193 points per game - the fourth-highest tally at Leverkusen - he has gained the vast majority of his points for duels won, so the upcoming tussle with BVB forward Serhou Guirassy promises plenty more on that front. And at just four percent ownership, the chances are good that you'll get one over the rest of the competitors in your league.

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Joshua Kimmich (MF, Bayern Munich), 15M

From one heavy hitter to another, it's astonishing to us at Bundesliga towers that only one in every 10 Fantasy managers has Kimmich in their squad. The 29-year-old only has one goal and four assists this season but is still the fourth-highest scoring midfielder in Fantasy – meaning he’s picking up serious points for his in-game play rather than goal contributions. Consistently good and a guaranteed starter, he’s a January transfer to pick and keep for the long term.

Michael Gregoritsch (FW, Freiburg), 10M

Gregoritsch lost his place in the side to Junior Adamu at the beginning of the season but has now won his spot back and started each of Freiburg’s last four games, scoring one and providing one assist. The Black Forest club are strong at home, winning five of seven on their own patch so far in 2024/25, and, in Holstein Kiel, they are hosting the worst defence in the league on Saturday. Zero percent (yep 0%!) ownership means the striker is an undervalued asset that could prove to be a great differential.

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Budu Zivzivadze (FW, Heidenheim), 8M

Arguably the most exciting signing of the January window so far, Heidenheim appear to have pulled off a huge coup in recruiting Zivzivadze, who registered a league-leading 12 goals and three assists in 17 Bundesliga 2 outings for Karlsruhe before Christmas. He should have no trouble making the up to the top flight as he’s already a full Georgia international and featured at UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany last summer. Hard working and muscular, he’ll pick up plenty of points for winning duels in addition to his goal contributions.

Anthony Caci (DF, Mainz), 10M

High-flying Mainz won five of their six Bundesliga games immediately before winter break, including victories over Dortmund and Bayern. On Saturday they’re facing a Bochum side that’s bottom of the table and with the worst away record in the division this term, having lost seven, drawn one and conceded 21 across their eight games on the road. Teammate Jonathan Burkardt also a decent bet for this match but as yet it’s uncertain if he’ll recover from injury in time. At any rate, Caci is Mainz’s highest Fantasy points scorer this term, averaging 194 per game, and with just six percent ownership he’s a relatively undiscovered gem.