For all those players who plan to build a FIFA 18 Bundesliga squad, we’ve conducted an extensive analysis on the best players.
Here is our guide to the top German league in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team.
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Introduction
Bundesliga
Goalkeepers
Centre Backs
Right Backs
Left Backs
Central Defensive Midfielders
Central Midfielders
Central Attacking Midfielders
Right Midfielders
Left Midfielders
Forwards
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Introduction to the FIFA 18 Bundesliga Squad Guide
Building a team is the biggest challenge in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team. It doesn’t need to be the best team, this is because the budget may not allow it, but it needs to be the player’s stature for him to obtain success.
When choosing which players to play with, you will have to look carefully at their attributes. Choosing a team based on ratings is one of the most common mistakes on FUT 18. It’s precisely this aspect that this guide focuses on. For each position, and focusing on the truly important attributes, we’ll show you who are the best athletes to choose.
It’s also important that the player checks to see if the player he chooses fits the formations he likes to play in. For example, a good full back will be useless if the player only uses a formation with three defenders. According to these formations, the player must be cautious and look at the work rate. Try to relate them with the ones we advise in our Formations Guide.
Last but not least, it’s mandatory that you tune all of your team so that the individual and team chemistry will be as high possible. For this last step to be easier, the majority of the players start to define the type of team they’re building. Some choose to gather players of the same nationality, while others decide to form a team of players from the same league. There are also more experienced players that can form hybrid teams without damaging team chemistry a lot.
All of these steps are necessary to have; or it could mean that the team is not always well built as it could be. This article aims to help those that want to form a FIFA 18 Bundesliga squad. Even the players that already have a team based in this league, could take out some valuable conclusions from this guide that could help you make your team even better.
We received thousands of comments about similar guides that we have published in previous years. Most of them have asked us to help improve their teams and the players they had. It’s important that the readers understand that this guide is simply guidance. It’s a theme too vast and the player combinations are almost infinite. Besides, there are various factors that influence the choices, like one’s style of play, the formations used, the available budget, the preferences or even the time spent playing. There’s still one uncertain component: a good player for someone might not be for another. If there was a better team everyone would fight to get it. Part of the fun of FIFA 18 Ultimate Team is this: everyone has their personal club and players.
Another important point and that must stay very clear is that whoever is reading this guide, it’s about some criteria we chose and should be of everyone’s knowledge:
✔️ Only Gold Players
In this guide we didn’t consider silver or bronze player. Most players don’t assume them to be a better option than gold players, so to simplify the guide’s analysis we didn’t include them. In the future we may come to publish guides exclusively talking about these qualities.
✔️ Only Regular Players
In this guide, we didn’t consider In Forms (IF). They’re extremely expensive and in most cases are not considered good value for money. They should only be used by players with generous budgets, that already have the best team possible and that want small upgrades.
✔️ Only Normal Players
In this guide, we didn’t consider players that have been transferred to other clubs or that have been reviewed (UP). Only players that started their season in the Bundesliga and with their original attributes were considered.
✔️ Only Original Attributes
In this guide, we didn’t consider changes made on a players performance such happens when applying training or chemistry styles cards.
✔️ Position Analysis
To make the comprehension of this guide easier we divided the players in ten distinct groups in order of their original position: Goalkeeper (GK), central backs (CB), right backs (RB and RWB), left backs (LB and LWB), central defensive midfielders (CDM), central midfielders (CM), central attacking midfielders (CAM), right midfielders (RM, RW and RF), left midfielders (LM, LW and LF) and forwards (CF and ST).
✔️ Fluctuation of Prices
In the chapter where FIFA 18 Bundesliga squads are suggested, we added a link where you can check anytime the updated prices.
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga lives in the shadow of Premier League and La Liga but the truth is that it has many quality players.
The qualification of the champion is made through the made points system. Whichever team gathers the most points wins the league. The first four classified gain access to the champions league of the next year, while the fifth and sixth qualify to the Europa League and the last three trade places with the first two qualified of the 2. Bundesliga and with the play-off winner. Every season starts in August and finishes in May, having 34 game weeks with nine matches each, being a total of 306 matches per season.
The Bundesliga is the most watched sports league in the world and the third best league classified in the UEFA league coefficients.
Started in 1962, the Bundesliga has been conquered by twelve clubs. The dominant club is Bayern Munich, with a total of 27 titles. Borussia Dortmund (5), Borussia Mönchengladbach (5), Werder Bremen (4), Hamburger SV (3), VfB Stuttgart (3), FC Köln (2) and FC Kaiserslautern (2) were the other teams that won more than once.
Bundesliga is a good choice to who is looking for quality players, but doesn’t want to spend so much coins as happens in Premier League and La Liga based squads.
BUNDESLIGA
Total Players: 440
Gold Players: 266
Average Rating (Global): 73
Best New Cards:
James Rodríguez
Corentin Tolisso
Highest Upgrades:
Kai Havertz (+16)
Chadrac Akolo (+14)
Highest Downgrades:
Yevhen Konoplyanka (-4)
Tony Jantschke (-3)
Christian Träsch (-3)
Mario Götze (-3)
Best FIFA 18 Bundesliga Goalkeepers
GK
Goalkeepers are the players that are used least on the field. Because of this they are also first ignored when building a team. Most players start their purchases with a forward, later they strengthen the midfield, the defence and only later the goal. The truth is a good goalkeeper may be worth a lot of goals. They are a good investment because they are normally the most economically accessible players.
Manuel Neuer is the most popular goalkeeper in the world.
| Manuel Neuer | 92 | FC Bayern München | GER |
| Bernd Leno | 85 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER |
| Timo Horn | 84 | 1. FC Köln | GER |
| Roman Bürki | 84 | Borussia Dortmund | SUI |
| Ralf Fährmann | 84 | FC Schalke 04 | GER |
| Yann Sommer | 83 | Mönchengladbach | SUI |
| Oliver Baumann | 82 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER |
| Rune Almenning Jarstein | 82 | Hertha BSC | NOR |
| Lukáš Hrádecký | 81 | Eintracht Frankfurt | FIN |
| René Adler | 79 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | GER |
| Marwin Hitz | 79 | FC Augsburg | SUI |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | 79 | VfB Stuttgart | GER |
| Koen Casteels | 78 | VfL Wolfsburg | BEL |
| Roman Weidenfeller | 77 | Borussia Dortmund | GER |
| Sven Ulreich | 76 | FC Bayern München | GER |
When choosing a good goalkeeper it’s not only down to his rating. There are two fundamental attributes for choosing a good goalkeeper: reflexes and diving.
The first measures a goalkeeper’s agility when making a save. The best on this aspect are Neuer and Fährmann .
| Manuel Neuer | FC Bayern München | GER | 89 |
| Ralf Fährmann | FC Schalke 04 | GER | 87 |
| Timo Horn | 1. FC Köln | GER | 86 |
| Roman Bürki | Borussia Dortmund | SUI | 85 |
| Rune Almenning Jarstein | Hertha BSC | NOR | 85 |
| Lukáš Hrádecký | Eintracht Frankfurt | FIN | 85 |
| Oliver Baumann | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 84 |
| Thomas Kraft | Hertha BSC | GER | 84 |
| Bernd Leno | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 83 |
| Yann Sommer | Mönchengladbach | SUI | 83 |
| Marwin Hitz | FC Augsburg | SUI | 82 |
| Koen Casteels | VfL Wolfsburg | BEL | 82 |
| René Adler | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | GER | 80 |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | VfB Stuttgart | GER | 79 |
| Péter Gulácsi | RB Leipzig | HUN | 79 |
Diving is a fundamental attribute when choosing a goalkeeper. It measures the capacity for a goalkeeper to make a save when jumping.
In this attribute, it is Neuer the best one. Again…
| Manuel Neuer | FC Bayern München | GER | 91 |
| Ralf Fährmann | FC Schalke 04 | GER | 83 |
| Timo Horn | 1. FC Köln | GER | 83 |
| Roman Bürki | Borussia Dortmund | SUI | 84 |
| Rune Almenning Jarstein | Hertha BSC | NOR | 78 |
| Lukáš Hrádecký | Eintracht Frankfurt | FIN | 79 |
| Oliver Baumann | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 82 |
| Thomas Kraft | Hertha BSC | GER | 80 |
| Bernd Leno | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 85 |
| Yann Sommer | Mönchengladbach | SUI | 81 |
| Marwin Hitz | FC Augsburg | SUI | 82 |
| Koen Casteels | VfL Wolfsburg | BEL | 80 |
| René Adler | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | GER | 78 |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | VfB Stuttgart | GER | 79 |
| Péter Gulácsi | RB Leipzig | HUN | 74 |
The most experienced Ultimate Team players know that another leaning factor on a goalkeeper’s performance without considering the remaining four attributes: height. The more tall a goalkeeper is, better his chances of having a clean sheet.
The Bundesliga goalkeepers are very tall. From the 22 goalies, fourteen have at least 190cm. Michael Esser is the tallest one, 15 cm taller than Yann Sommer.p>
| Michael Esser | Hannover 96 | GER | 198 / 6′6″ |
| Koen Casteels | VfL Wolfsburg | BEL | 197 / 6′6″ |
| Ralf Fährmann | FC Schalke 04 | GER | 196 / 6′5″ |
| Manuel Neuer | FC Bayern München | GER | 193 / 6′4″ |
| Timo Horn | 1. FC Köln | GER | 192 / 6′4″ |
| Marwin Hitz | FC Augsburg | SUI | 192 / 6′4″ |
| Sven Ulreich | FC Bayern München | GER | 192 / 6′4″ |
| René Adler | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | GER | 191 / 6′3″ |
| Bernd Leno | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 190 / 6′3″ |
| Rune Almenning Jarstein | Hertha BSC | NOR | 190 / 6′3″ |
| Lukáš Hrádecký | Eintracht Frankfurt | FIN | 190 / 6′3″ |
| Roman Weidenfeller | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 190 / 6′3″ |
| Péter Gulácsi | RB Leipzig | HUN | 190 / 6′3″ |
| Yvon Mvogo | RB Leipzig | SUI | 190 / 6′3″ |
| Christian Mathenia | Hamburger SV | GER | 189 / 6′2″ |
The choice for the best Bundesliga goalkeeper on FIFA 18 Ultimate Team is really easy.
Besides being the best Bundesliga goalkeeper in the two most important attributes, Manuel Neuer is also the one, excepting ICONS, with best positioning, diving and kicking in the entire game.
Bernd Leno and Ralf Fährmann are very similar in the most important attributes. However, Leno is faster ans much better with the ball in the feet and for these reasons he is our second choice.
GOALKEEPERS
Best Players
1 Manuel Neuer
2 Bernd Leno
3 Ralf Fährmann
4 Timo Horn
5 Roman Bürki
Economic Choice
Ralf Fährmann
Best FIFA 18 Bundesliga GoalkeeperBest FIFA 18 Bundesliga Centre Backs
CB
A goalkeeper task is made easier if in front of him are quality central backs. Their function is to stop the opponent from getting dangerously close to your team’s goal.
Jérôme Boateng sofreu em FIFA 18 um downgrade mas, ainda assim, continua a ser o central mais bem cotado da Bundesliga.
| Jérôme Boateng | 88 | FC Bayern München | GER |
| Mats Hummels | 88 | FC Bayern München | GER |
| Javi Martinez | 86 | FC Bayern München | ESP |
| Sokratis | 86 | Borussia Dortmund | GRE |
| Niklas Süle | 83 | FC Bayern München | GER |
| Ömer Toprak | 83 | Borussia Dortmund | TUR |
| Jonathan Tah | 82 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER |
| Naldo | 82 | FC Schalke 04 | BRA |
| Bartra | 81 | Borussia Dortmund | ESP |
| Matija Nastasić | 80 | FC Schalke 04 | SRB |
| John Brooks | 80 | VfL Wolfsburg | USA |
| Kevin Vogt | 80 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER |
| Sven Bender | 80 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER |
| Salif Sané | 79 | Hannover 96 | SEN |
| Jeffrey Bruma | 79 | VfL Wolfsburg | NED |
On a centre back, two attributes assume particular importance on their performance: defending and physical, which represents strength, stamina, aggression and jumping.
A player with good at defending will have an easier chance of dispossessing the opponent and avoid him reaching your box.
It’s the case of the two best rated players, Boateng and Hummels. It’s really hard to get past them. The most experienced players are normally those who have a higher rating with this attribute.
| Mats Hummels | FC Bayern München | GER | 89 |
| Jérôme Boateng | FC Bayern München | GER | 88 |
| Sokratis | Borussia Dortmund | GRE | 87 |
| Javi Martinez | FC Bayern München | ESP | 86 |
| Ömer Toprak | Borussia Dortmund | TUR | 85 |
| Naldo | FC Schalke 04 | BRA | 84 |
| Niklas Süle | FC Bayern München | GER | 83 |
| Jonathan Tah | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 82 |
| Bartra | Borussia Dortmund | ESP | 82 |
| Matija Nastasić | FC Schalke 04 | SRB | 82 |
| Sven Bender | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 82 |
| Benjamin Hübner | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 82 |
| John Brooks | VfL Wolfsburg | USA | 81 |
| Jorge Meré | 1. FC Köln | ESP | 80 |
| Sebastian Langkamp | Hertha BSC | GER | 80 |
The physical attribute shows the old heading capability but also how likely the players are to win game with their body. This is a crucial attribute when looking for the best centre back.
In this chapter, Simon Falette is who stand out.
| Simon Falette | Eintracht Frankfurt | FRA | 86 |
| Jérôme Boateng | FC Bayern München | GER | 84 |
| Sokratis | Borussia Dortmund | GRE | 84 |
| Kyriakos Papadopoulos | Hamburger SV | GRE | 83 |
| Jeffrey Bruma | VfL Wolfsburg | NED | 82 |
| Niklas Süle | FC Bayern München | GER | 81 |
| Jannik Vestergaard | Mönchengladbach | DEN | 81 |
| Salif Sané | Hannover 96 | SEN | 81 |
| Martin Hinteregger | FC Augsburg | AT | 81 |
| Javi Martinez | FC Bayern München | ESP | 80 |
| Sven Bender | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 80 |
| Kevin Vogt | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 80 |
| Håvard Nordtveit | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | NOR | 79 |
| Leon Balogun | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | NIG | 79 |
| Jonathan Tah | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 78 |
Defending and heading may be useless against fast opponents. It’s necessary to fight fire with fire. No one likes feeling impotent when seeing you get overrun by extremely fast players. Even though, in a way, centre backs aren’t that fast, every team needs one of these players with a high pace attribute.
David Abraham and Sokratis are the fastest centre back playing in the Bundesliga.
| David Abraham | Eintracht Frankfurt | ARG | 80 |
| Sokratis | Borussia Dortmund | GRE | 78 |
| Bartra | Borussia Dortmund | ESP | 77 |
| Niklas Stark | Hertha BSC | GER | 77 |
| Ömer Toprak | Borussia Dortmund | TUR | 76 |
| Kevin Vogt | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 76 |
| Jérôme Boateng | FC Bayern München | GER | 75 |
| John Brooks | VfL Wolfsburg | USA | 74 |
| Jeffrey Gouweleeuw | FC Augsburg | NED | 73 |
| Jonathan Tah | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 72 |
| Tin Jedvaj | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | CRO | 72 |
| Sven Bender | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 70 |
| Matija Nastasić | FC Schalke 04 | SRB | 70 |
| Jorge Meré | 1. FC Köln | ESP | 70 |
| Leon Balogun | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | NIG | 70 |
Jérôme Boateng is our number one choice for this position. Fast and with good defending and attacking attributes, he is for that reason the most expensive of all central backs playing on the Bundesliga.
The big question is: who will partner with Boateng? Hummels is usually the most used but, in our opinion, he’s not fast enough. Sokratis is better than him. He is much faster, has better physical stats and also better work rates. Javi Martinez is a good player too but should only be used on formations with three centre backs.
CENTRE BACKS
Best Players
1 Jérôme Boateng
2 Sokratis
3 Mats Hummels
4 Javi Martinez
5 Ömer Toprak
Economic Choice
Ömer Toprak
Best FIFA 18 Bundesliga Centre BacksBest FIFA 18 Bundesliga Right Backs
RB | RWB
Full backs have the role of troubling the job of wingers. In addition, good full backs also support their team mates on offensive manoeuvres.
Now that Philipp Lahm is not playing anymore, Łukasz Piszczek is the most popular Bundesliga right back.
| Łukasz Piszczek | 83 | Borussia Dortmund | POL |
| Joshua Kimmich | 81 | FC Bayern München | GER |
| Coke | 80 | FC Schalke 04 | ESP |
| Mitchell Weiser | 78 | Hertha BSC | GER |
| Pavel Kadeřábek | 78 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | CZ |
| Rafinha | 78 | FC Bayern München | BRA |
| Paul Verhaegh | 77 | VfL Wolfsburg | NED |
| Tony Jantschke | 76 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
| Benjamin Henrichs | 76 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER |
| Julian Korb | 76 | Hannover 96 | GER |
| Timmy Chandler | 76 | Eintracht Frankfurt | USA |
| Peter Pekarík | 76 | Hertha BSC | SVK |
| Jeremy Toljan | 75 | Borussia Dortmund | GER |
| Giulio Donati | 75 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ITA |
| Sebastian Jung | 75 | VfL Wolfsburg | GER |
There are very important attributes for any right back: defending and pace.
Since they’re defenders they should have good defending capacities. This reduces a team’s risk of conceding.
In Germany, no other right back defends as well as Łukasz Piszczek and Tony Jantschke.
| Łukasz Piszczek | Borussia Dortmund | POL | 81 |
| Tony Jantschke | Mönchengladbach | GER | 81 |
| Coke | FC Schalke 04 | ESP | 79 |
| Joshua Kimmich | FC Bayern München | GER | 77 |
| Rafinha | FC Bayern München | BRA | 76 |
| Paul Verhaegh | VfL Wolfsburg | NED | 76 |
| Giulio Donati | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ITA | 76 |
| Andreas Beck | VfB Stuttgart | GER | 75 |
| Benjamin Henrichs | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 74 |
| Julian Korb | Hannover 96 | GER | 74 |
| Timmy Chandler | Eintracht Frankfurt | USA | 74 |
| Pavel Kadeřábek | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | CZ | 73 |
| Peter Pekarík | Hertha BSC | SVK | 73 |
| Sebastian Jung | VfL Wolfsburg | GER | 73 |
| Mitchell Weiser | Hertha BSC | GER | 72 |
A flanked game tends to be faster than a game based in the middle of the field. The players that fill these spaces are obligated to be fast, both penetrating defensive and attacking moves of the team. Pace is one of the most important requirements for a good full back. Even in FIFA 18.
Mitchell Weiser and Jeremy Toljan are the fastest Bundesliga right-backs in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team. Besides them, only Kadeřábek may be considered reasonably fast.
| Mitchell Weiser | Hertha BSC | GER | 84 |
| Jeremy Toljan | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 84 |
| Pavel Kadeřábek | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | CZ | 81 |
| Łukasz Piszczek | Borussia Dortmund | POL | 79 |
| Benjamin Henrichs | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 79 |
| Timmy Chandler | Eintracht Frankfurt | USA | 77 |
| Theodor Gebre Selassie | SV Werder Bremen | CZ | 77 |
| Coke | FC Schalke 04 | ESP | 75 |
| Peter Pekarík | Hertha BSC | SVK | 74 |
| Sebastian Jung | VfL Wolfsburg | GER | 74 |
| Julian Korb | Hannover 96 | GER | 73 |
| Giulio Donati | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ITA | 73 |
| Rafinha | FC Bayern München | BRA | 72 |
| Andreas Beck | VfB Stuttgart | GER | 71 |
| Joshua Kimmich | FC Bayern München | GER | 70 |
There are no great right-backs in this league. The exception is Piszczek, who has the best defending and shooting stats.
If it wasn’t their pace, Kimmich and Coke would be great alternatives. That’s why our preference goest to Weiser. It’s true that he is a poor defender but at least he is fast and attacks well.
RIGHT BACKS
Best Players
1 Łukasz Piszczek
2 Mitchell Weiser
3 Joshua Kimmich
4 Coke
5 Pavel Kadeřábek
Economic Choice
Mitchell Weiser
Best FIFA 18 Bundesliga Right BacksBest FIFA 18 Bundesliga Left Backs
LB | LWB
Left backs have exactly the same role of their team mates on the other flank. In other words, they try to make a winger’s job hard and participate in the team’s offensive manoeuvres.
On Bundesliga, there is a left back that stand out more than the other ones: David Alaba.
| David Alaba | 86 | FC Bayern München | AT |
| Marcel Schmelzer | 80 | Borussia Dortmund | GER |
| Bernat | 79 | FC Bayern München | ESP |
| Marvin Plattenhardt | 78 | Hertha BSC | GER |
| Oscar Wendt | 78 | Mönchengladbach | SWE |
| Wendell | 77 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | BRA |
| Jetro Willems | 77 | Eintracht Frankfurt | NED |
| Erik Durm | 77 | Borussia Dortmund | GER |
| Bastian Oczipka | 77 | FC Schalke 04 | GER |
| Daniel Brosinski | 76 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | GER |
| Emiliano Insúa | 76 | VfB Stuttgart | ARG |
| Konstantinos Stafylidis | 75 | FC Augsburg | GRE |
| Robert Bauer | 75 | SV Werder Bremen | GER |
| Yannick Gerhardt | 75 | VfL Wolfsburg | GER |
| Douglas Santos | 75 | Hamburger SV | BRA |
If you need someone to defend, you need to pick Alaba.
| David Alaba | FC Bayern München | AT | 82 |
| Marcel Schmelzer | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 79 |
| Gaëtan Bussmann | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | FRA | 77 |
| Bernat | FC Bayern München | ESP | 76 |
| Oscar Wendt | Mönchengladbach | SWE | 76 |
| Bastian Oczipka | FC Schalke 04 | GER | 76 |
| Emiliano Insúa | VfB Stuttgart | ARG | 76 |
| Robert Bauer | SV Werder Bremen | GER | 75 |
| Marvin Plattenhardt | Hertha BSC | GER | 74 |
| Erik Durm | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 73 |
| Jetro Willems | Eintracht Frankfurt | NED | 72 |
| Daniel Brosinski | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | GER | 72 |
| Konstantinos Stafylidis | FC Augsburg | GRE | 72 |
| Marcel Halstenberg | RB Leipzig | GER | 72 |
| Wendell | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | BRA | 71 |
Alaba and Wendell are faster than any other left back..
| David Alaba | FC Bayern München | AT | 86 |
| Wendell | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | BRA | 86 |
| Daniel Brosinski | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | GER | 85 |
| Erik Durm | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 83 |
| Marcel Schmelzer | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 80 |
| Jetro Willems | Eintracht Frankfurt | NED | 79 |
| Steven Zuber | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | SUI | 79 |
| Bernat | FC Bayern München | ESP | 78 |
| Oscar Wendt | Mönchengladbach | SWE | 78 |
| Konstantinos Stafylidis | FC Augsburg | GRE | 78 |
| Douglas Santos | Hamburger SV | BRA | 78 |
| Marvin Plattenhardt | Hertha BSC | GER | 77 |
| Robert Bauer | SV Werder Bremen | GER | 72 |
| Bastian Oczipka | FC Schalke 04 | GER | 71 |
| Gaëtan Bussmann | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | FRA | 71 |
David Alaba is, in our opinion (and probably almost everyone’s opinion), the best left back playing in Bundesliga. He is one of the best left backs of FIFA 18, and that’s why he is widely used in hybrids squads.
Marcel Schmelzer is our second choice. He’s far from the Alaba quality but he costs several times less.
LEFT BACKS
Best Players
1 David Alaba
2 Marcel Schmelzer
3 Wendell
4 Daniel Brosinski
5 Bernat
Economic Choice
Marcel Schmelzer
Best FIFA 18 Bundesliga Left BacksBest FIFA 18 Bundesliga Defensive Midfielder
CDM
Many of the FIFA 18 Ultimate Team formations require some midfielders that have a natural aptitude to defend. Central defensive midfielders distinguish themselves for being especially aimed to help the more retreated line of their teams. According to their attributes and their work rates, they can also be useful for starting attacks. They are players that occupy a very strategic position in the field.
Arturo Vidal is by far the most popular defensive midfielder in this league.
| Arturo Vidal | 87 | FC Bayern München | CHI |
| Lars Bender | 82 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER |
| Julian Weigl | 81 | Borussia Dortmund | GER |
| Camacho | 81 | VfL Wolfsburg | ESP |
| Jonas Hector | 80 | 1. FC Köln | GER |
| Josuha Guilavogui | 80 | VfL Wolfsburg | FRA |
| Nuri Şahin | 79 | Borussia Dortmund | TUR |
| Christoph Kramer | 79 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
| Daniel Baier | 79 | FC Augsburg | GER |
| Julian Baumgartlinger | 78 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | AT |
| Diego Demme | 78 | RB Leipzig | GER |
| Sebastian Rode | 78 | Borussia Dortmund | GER |
| Per Ciljan Skjelbred | 78 | Hertha BSC | NOR |
| Benjamin Stambouli | 77 | FC Schalke 04 | FRA |
| Makoto Hasebe | 77 | Eintracht Frankfurt | JAP |
There are a variety of attributes in a central defensive midfielder that you have to give attention: defending, so that the first defender of team works; strength, so that you win all brawls in a prone area of the field; heading, to win possession in aerial moves like goal kicks; pace, so that you cover the most terrain on the field as possible; stamina, so they can equally participate in offensive and defensive moves (especially useful for players with high/high work rates); passing and possession so that he can properly start attacks. In our opinion the two first are the most important.
Normally using a central defensive midfielder is associated with having a deficit of elements in your defence. So, it makes sense that when you search for a player to occupy this position you’d want players that can defend.
The two highest rated CDMs are the ones who defend better.
| Arturo Vidal | FC Bayern München | CHI | 83 |
| Lars Bender | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 82 |
| Josuha Guilavogui | VfL Wolfsburg | FRA | 81 |
| Camacho | VfL Wolfsburg | ESP | 80 |
| Fabian Lustenberger | Hertha BSC | SUI | 80 |
| Jonas Hector | 1. FC Köln | GER | 79 |
| Sebastian Rode | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 77 |
| Tobias Strobl | Mönchengladbach | GER | 77 |
| Julian Weigl | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 76 |
| Christoph Kramer | Mönchengladbach | GER | 76 |
| Julian Baumgartlinger | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | AT | 76 |
| Benjamin Stambouli | FC Schalke 04 | FRA | 76 |
| Makoto Hasebe | Eintracht Frankfurt | JAP | 76 |
| Stefan Ilsanker | RB Leipzig | AT | 76 |
| Eugen Polański | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | POL | 75 |
The area of the field occupied by the central defensive midfielders is the one where most ball disputes happen. Strong players will have a higher probability of winning the ball.
Arturo Vidal is the best on this side.
| Arturo Vidal | FC Bayern München | CHI | 84 |
| Julian Baumgartlinger | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | AT | 83 |
| Stefan Ilsanker | RB Leipzig | AT | 83 |
| Camacho | VfL Wolfsburg | ESP | 81 |
| Josuha Guilavogui | VfL Wolfsburg | FRA | 81 |
| Gelson Fernandes | Eintracht Frankfurt | SUI | 81 |
| Sebastian Rode | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 80 |
| Lars Bender | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 79 |
| Tobias Strobl | Mönchengladbach | GER | 79 |
| Eugen Polański | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | POL | 79 |
| Jean-Philippe Gbamin | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | IVC | 78 |
| Jonas Hector | 1. FC Köln | GER | 77 |
| Benjamin Stambouli | FC Schalke 04 | FRA | 77 |
| Dominik Kohr | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 77 |
| Christoph Kramer | Mönchengladbach | GER | 76 |
Arturo Vidal is undoubtedly the best player for this position. He is strong, fast and with great stats for all other attributes, including amazing stamina and work rate. He can play as CAM, CM or even CDM.
If you need someone cheaper and still focused in the attack, we suggest you Bender.
CENTRE DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS
Best Players
1 Arturo Vidal
2 Lars Bender
3 Josuha Guilavogui
4 Camacho
5 Julian Baumgartlinger
Economic Choice
Lars Bender
Best FIFA 18 Bundesliga Central Defensive MidfieldersBest FIFA 18 Bundesliga Centre Midfielders
CM
A lot of games are decided in the midfield and not close to the goals. The players that play in these zones are the ones that should create the game and define its rhythm.
Thiago is the most informed centre midfielder playing in Germany.
| Thiago | 88 | FC Bayern München | ESP |
| Naby Keïta | 83 | RB Leipzig | GUI |
| Corentin Tolisso | 82 | FC Bayern München | FRA |
| Leon Goretzka | 82 | FC Schalke 04 | GER |
| Gonzalo Castro | 82 | Borussia Dortmund | GER |
| Kevin Kampl | 81 | RB Leipzig | SVN |
| Mario Götze | 81 | Borussia Dortmund | GER |
| Sebastian Rudy | 81 | FC Bayern München | GER |
| Nabil Bentaleb | 80 | FC Schalke 04 | ALG |
| Maximilian Arnold | 79 | VfL Wolfsburg | GER |
| Zlatko Junuzović | 79 | SV Werder Bremen | AT |
| Mahmoud Dahoud | 79 | Borussia Dortmund | GER |
| Vladimír Darida | 79 | Hertha BSC | CZ |
| Marco Höger | 78 | 1. FC Köln | GER |
| Thomas Delaney | 78 | SV Werder Bremen | DEN |
Centre midfielders are responsible for discovering lines that break the opponents defence. Their passing quality has to be really good so they can assist forwards.
Thiago has a great passing stat.
| Thiago | FC Bayern München | ESP | 85 |
| Gonzalo Castro | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 83 |
| Mario Götze | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 81 |
| Sebastian Rudy | FC Bayern München | GER | 80 |
| Zlatko Junuzović | SV Werder Bremen | AT | 80 |
| Charles Aránguiz | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | CHI | 80 |
| Leon Goretzka | FC Schalke 04 | GER | 79 |
| Corentin Tolisso | FC Bayern München | FRA | 78 |
| Vladimír Darida | Hertha BSC | CZ | 78 |
| Naby Keïta | RB Leipzig | GUI | 77 |
| Kevin Kampl | RB Leipzig | SVN | 77 |
| Nabil Bentaleb | FC Schalke 04 | ALG | 77 |
| Mahmoud Dahoud | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 77 |
| Miloš Jojić | 1. FC Köln | SRB | 77 |
| Marco Höger | 1. FC Köln | GER | 76 |
A Centre midfielder usually needs creativity. Good dribbling allows the team to move forward, creating potential disequilibrium’s.
Thiago is the best dribbler on the Bundesliga.
| Thiago | FC Bayern München | ESP | 90 |
| Naby Keïta | RB Leipzig | GUI | 89 |
| Mario Götze | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 88 |
| Kevin Kampl | RB Leipzig | SVN | 84 |
| Zlatko Junuzović | SV Werder Bremen | AT | 81 |
| Gonzalo Castro | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 81 |
| Nabil Bentaleb | FC Schalke 04 | ALG | 81 |
| Leon Goretzka | FC Schalke 04 | GER | 80 |
| Sebastian Rudy | FC Bayern München | GER | 80 |
| Vladimír Darida | Hertha BSC | CZ | 80 |
| Mahmoud Dahoud | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 80 |
| Corentin Tolisso | FC Bayern München | FRA | 78 |
| Lukas Rupp | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 78 |
| Maximilian Arnold | VfL Wolfsburg | GER | 77 |
| Charles Aránguiz | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | CHI | 77 |
Thiago had na amazing evolution this year, and for that reason he is now the best CM playing on this league. His dribbling and passing stats are simply incredible.
Goretzka and Tolisso are both good alternatives, but not everyone can pay their price. At a slightly lower qualitative level, you also have Keita and Gonzalo Castro. They are much cheaper and still decent players.
CENTRE MIDFIELDERS
Best Players
1 Thiago
2 Leon Goretzka
3 Corentin Tolisso
4 Naby Keïta
5 Gonzalo Castro
Economic Choice
Naby Keïta
Best FIFA 18 Bundesliga Centre MidfieldersBest FIFA 18 Bundesliga Central Attacking Midfielders
CAM
An attacking centre midfielder is responsible for creating chances to score. He should have a good dribbling, a decent passing, a high long shot stat and a great vision.
James Rodriguez was a great addition to this league
| James Rodríguez | 86 | FC Bayern München | COL |
| Emil Forsberg | 83 | RB Leipzig | SWE |
| Shinji Kagawa | 83 | Borussia Dortmund | JAP |
| Daniel Didavi | 80 | VfL Wolfsburg | GER |
| Kerem Demirbay | 80 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER |
| Max Meyer | 79 | FC Schalke 04 | GER |
| Marco Fabián | 79 | Eintracht Frankfurt | MEX |
| Yunus Mallı | 79 | VfL Wolfsburg | TUR |
| Marcel Sabitzer | 78 | RB Leipzig | AT |
| Nadiem Amiri | 77 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER |
| Lewis Holtby | 77 | Hamburger SV | GER |
| Jonathan De Guzmán | 77 | Eintracht Frankfurt | NED |
| Marc Stendera | 76 | Eintracht Frankfurt | GER |
| Valentin Stocker | 76 | Hertha BSC | SUI |
| Koo Ja Cheol | 76 | FC Augsburg | KOR |
How we explained, the central attacking midfielders need to have good passing stats, so they can assist forwards.
James is the CAM with best passing stat in Germany.
| James Rodríguez | FC Bayern München | COL | 85 |
| Emil Forsberg | RB Leipzig | SWE | 83 |
| Kerem Demirbay | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 79 |
| Yunus Mallı | VfL Wolfsburg | TUR | 78 |
| Lewis Holtby | Hamburger SV | GER | 78 |
| Max Meyer | FC Schalke 04 | GER | 77 |
| Marco Fabián | Eintracht Frankfurt | MEX | 77 |
| Shinji Kagawa | Borussia Dortmund | JAP | 76 |
| Daniel Didavi | VfL Wolfsburg | GER | 76 |
| Nadiem Amiri | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 76 |
| Jonathan De Guzmán | Eintracht Frankfurt | NED | 76 |
| Alexandru Maxim | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ROM | 75 |
| Marc Stendera | Eintracht Frankfurt | GER | 74 |
| Valentin Stocker | Hertha BSC | SUI | 74 |
| Aaron Hunt | Hamburger SV | GER | 74 |
If a CAM is a good dribbler, he can make all the difference when the team is attacking.
James has a good dribbling but Shinji Kagawa is better than him.
| Shinji Kagawa | Borussia Dortmund | JAP | 86 |
| Max Meyer | FC Schalke 04 | GER | 84 |
| James Rodríguez | FC Bayern München | COL | 83 |
| Emil Forsberg | RB Leipzig | SWE | 83 |
| Kerem Demirbay | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 82 |
| Yunus Mallı | VfL Wolfsburg | TUR | 82 |
| Marco Fabián | Eintracht Frankfurt | MEX | 81 |
| Nadiem Amiri | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 81 |
| Daniel Didavi | VfL Wolfsburg | GER | 80 |
| Jonathan De Guzmán | Eintracht Frankfurt | NED | 80 |
| Lewis Holtby | Hamburger SV | GER | 79 |
| Marcel Sabitzer | RB Leipzig | AT | 78 |
| Valentin Stocker | Hertha BSC | SUI | 78 |
| Koo Ja Cheol | FC Augsburg | KOR | 78 |
| Alexandru Maxim | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ROM | 78 |
James Rodriguez is the only centre attacking midfield who can be compared to the quality CMs of this league. He is the one with best shooting and passing stats.
Forsberg and Kagawa are both decent cheap alternatives to James.
CENTRAL ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS
Best Players
1 James Rodríguez
2 Emil Forsberg
3 Shinji Kagawa
4 Daniel Didavi
5 Kerem Demirbay
Economic Choice
Emil Forsberg
Best FIFA 18 Bundesliga Central Attacking MidfieldersBest FIFA 18 Bundesliga Right Wingers
RM | RW | RF
The wingers are responsible for giving game width in the attack. They’re normally very explosive players.
Arjen Robben is the most popular right winger playing in the Bundesliga.
| Arjen Robben | 88 | FC Bayern München | NED |
| Karim Bellarabi | 82 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER |
| Andriy Yarmolenko | 81 | Borussia Dortmund | UKR |
| Thorgan Hazard | 80 | Mönchengladbach | BEL |
| Ibrahima Traoré | 80 | Mönchengladbach | GUI |
| Kingsley Coman | 79 | FC Bayern München | FRA |
| Patrick Herrmann | 79 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
| Christian Pulisic | 78 | Borussia Dortmund | USA |
| Daniel Caligiuri | 78 | FC Schalke 04 | ITA |
| Nicolai Müller | 78 | Hamburger SV | GER |
| Alessandro Schöpf | 77 | FC Schalke 04 | AT |
| Jonas Hofmann | 77 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
| Marcel Risse | 77 | 1. FC Köln | GER |
| Carlos Mané | 76 | VfB Stuttgart | POR |
| Levin Öztunali | 76 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | GER |
There are three fundamental attributes for a winger: pace, dribbling and passing.
Pace is probably the biggest weapon of these players. They use it to evade opponents and getting to the other side, many times via sprints on the side lines.
The Bundesliga is well served in this chapter. Three gold players have pace 90 or higher.
| Karim Bellarabi | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 92 |
| Kingsley Coman | FC Bayern München | FRA | 92 |
| Christian Pulisic | Borussia Dortmund | USA | 91 |
| Ibrahima Traoré | Mönchengladbach | GUI | 88 |
| Patrick Herrmann | Mönchengladbach | GER | 87 |
| Nicolai Müller | Hamburger SV | GER | 87 |
| Carlos Mané | VfB Stuttgart | POR | 87 |
| Arjen Robben | FC Bayern München | NED | 86 |
| Levin Öztunali | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | GER | 85 |
| Yoric Ravet | Sport-Club Freiburg | FRA | 85 |
| Genki Haraguchi | Hertha BSC | JAP | 85 |
| Andriy Yarmolenko | Borussia Dortmund | UKR | 81 |
| Thorgan Hazard | Mönchengladbach | BEL | 81 |
| Christian Clemens | 1. FC Köln | GER | 81 |
| Marcel Risse | 1. FC Köln | GER | 80 |
Just being fast doesn’t cut it to reach the opponents box, having good dribbling to surpass the opponents’ players that appear on the way.
There are a lot of players gifted in dribbling, but in Bundesliga no one can be compared to Robben.
| Arjen Robben | FC Bayern München | NED | 90 |
| Karim Bellarabi | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 84 |
| Ibrahima Traoré | Mönchengladbach | GUI | 84 |
| Thorgan Hazard | Mönchengladbach | BEL | 84 |
| Christian Pulisic | Borussia Dortmund | USA | 83 |
| Andriy Yarmolenko | Borussia Dortmund | UKR | 82 |
| Kingsley Coman | FC Bayern München | FRA | 82 |
| Patrick Herrmann | Mönchengladbach | GER | 81 |
| Nicolai Müller | Hamburger SV | GER | 81 |
| Genki Haraguchi | Hertha BSC | JAP | 80 |
| Daniel Caligiuri | FC Schalke 04 | ITA | 79 |
| Alessandro Schöpf | FC Schalke 04 | AT | 79 |
| Carlos Mané | VfB Stuttgart | POR | 79 |
| Levin Öztunali | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | GER | 79 |
| Jonas Hofmann | Mönchengladbach | GER | 78 |
When reaching the opponents box the winger has to decide what to do. Normally, they choose to cross to the forwards. That is why it’s important for them to have good passing.
Once again, Robben is the best one.
| Arjen Robben | FC Bayern München | NED | 81 |
| Andriy Yarmolenko | Borussia Dortmund | UKR | 80 |
| Thorgan Hazard | Mönchengladbach | BEL | 80 |
| Ibrahima Traoré | Mönchengladbach | GUI | 77 |
| Jonas Hofmann | Mönchengladbach | GER | 75 |
| Karim Bellarabi | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 74 |
| Patrick Herrmann | Mönchengladbach | GER | 74 |
| Daniel Caligiuri | FC Schalke 04 | ITA | 74 |
| Marcel Risse | 1. FC Köln | GER | 74 |
| Jakub Błaszczykowski | VfL Wolfsburg | POL | 74 |
| Yoric Ravet | Sport-Club Freiburg | FRA | 74 |
| Kingsley Coman | FC Bayern München | FRA | 72 |
| Christian Clemens | 1. FC Köln | GER | 72 |
| Christian Pulisic | Borussia Dortmund | USA | 70 |
| Nicolai Müller | Hamburger SV | GER | 70 |
Robben is clearly the most indicated players to occupy this position in a team without budget restraints. He is the right winger with best passing, shooting and dribbling in this league. The only problem is his price.
For those that can’t pay so many coins, Bellarabi is the best alternative. He is really fast and has a great dribbling stat.
RIGHT MIDFIELDERS
Best Players
1 Arjen Robben
2 Karim Bellarabi
3 Andriy Yarmolenko
4 Kingsley Coman
5 Ibrahima Traoré
Economic Choice
Karim Bellarabi
Best FIFA 18 Bundesliga Right WingersBest FIFA 18 Bundesliga Left Wingers
LM | LW | LF
The left wingers have exactly the same role as their team mates from the other side.
Reus and Ribéry are the two most popular left wingers playing in Bundesliga.
| Marco Reus | 86 | Borussia Dortmund | GER |
| Franck Ribéry | 86 | FC Bayern München | FRA |
| Bruma | 81 | RB Leipzig | POR |
| Raphaël Guerreiro | 81 | Borussia Dortmund | POR |
| Julian Brandt | 80 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER |
| André Schürrle | 80 | Borussia Dortmund | GER |
| Salomon Kalou | 80 | Hertha BSC | IVC |
| Serge Gnabry | 79 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER |
| Paul-Georges Ntep | 79 | VfL Wolfsburg | FRA |
| Yevhen Konoplyanka | 79 | FC Schalke 04 | UKR |
| Fabian Johnson | 79 | Mönchengladbach | USA |
| Filip Kostić | 78 | Hamburger SV | SRB |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | 78 | 1. FC Köln | GER |
| Vincenzo Grifo | 77 | Mönchengladbach | ITA |
| Pablo De Blasis | 77 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ARG |
The left wingers of the Bundesliga are even faster than the ones of the right side.
| Bruma | RB Leipzig | POR | 93 |
| Leon Bailey | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | JAM | 92 |
| Serge Gnabry | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 90 |
| Paul-Georges Ntep | VfL Wolfsburg | FRA | 89 |
| Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 88 |
| Filip Kostić | Hamburger SV | SRB | 88 |
| Fabian Johnson | Mönchengladbach | USA | 87 |
| Yevhen Konoplyanka | FC Schalke 04 | UKR | 86 |
| Jairo | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ESP | 86 |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | 1. FC Köln | GER | 84 |
| André Schürrle | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 83 |
| Caiuby | FC Augsburg | BRA | 83 |
| Franck Ribéry | FC Bayern München | FRA | 82 |
| Julian Brandt | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 82 |
| Pablo De Blasis | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ARG | 80 |
Ribéry is clearly the most highlighted left winger of Bundesliga in this chapter.
| Franck Ribéry | FC Bayern München | FRA | 89 |
| Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 85 |
| Bruma | RB Leipzig | POR | 85 |
| Salomon Kalou | Hertha BSC | IVC | 84 |
| Raphaël Guerreiro | Borussia Dortmund | POR | 83 |
| Julian Brandt | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 83 |
| Pablo De Blasis | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ARG | 83 |
| Vincenzo Grifo | Mönchengladbach | ITA | 83 |
| Serge Gnabry | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 82 |
| Paul-Georges Ntep | VfL Wolfsburg | FRA | 82 |
| Yevhen Konoplyanka | FC Schalke 04 | UKR | 81 |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | 1. FC Köln | GER | 81 |
| Filip Kostić | Hamburger SV | SRB | 80 |
| André Schürrle | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 79 |
| Leon Bailey | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | JAM | 79 |
Franck Ribéry and Marco Reus have passing stats very similar.
| Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 84 |
| Franck Ribéry | FC Bayern München | FRA | 83 |
| Raphaël Guerreiro | Borussia Dortmund | POR | 81 |
| Julian Brandt | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 76 |
| Yevhen Konoplyanka | FC Schalke 04 | UKR | 76 |
| Fabian Johnson | Mönchengladbach | USA | 76 |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | 1. FC Köln | GER | 75 |
| André Schürrle | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 74 |
| Bruma | RB Leipzig | POR | 73 |
| Salomon Kalou | Hertha BSC | IVC | 73 |
| Paul-Georges Ntep | VfL Wolfsburg | FRA | 73 |
| Vincenzo Grifo | Mönchengladbach | ITA | 73 |
| Filip Kostić | Hamburger SV | SRB | 72 |
| Viktor Fischer | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | DEN | 72 |
| Serge Gnabry | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 71 |
As usual, Reus is the best Bundesliga left winger. He has the best shooting and passing stats. Besides that, he is fast, has great dribbling skills and he is 4 stars for both skills and weak foot. However, he is not perfect. You can sprint too much with him because his stamina is low.
For those who can’t pay as many coins for the Borussia winger, the alternative is Ribéry. The Bayern’s winger is a good player but may also be too expensive for your wallet. In that case, try Bruma. He’s much cheaper and only a bit worse.
LEFT MIDFIELDERS
Best Players
1 Marco Reus
2 Franck Ribéry
3 Bruma
4 Paul-Georges Ntep
5 André Schürrle
Economic Choice
Bruma
Best FIFA 18 Bundesliga Left WingersBest FIFA 18 Bundesliga Forwards
CF | ST
The forwards are the players on which fall the most responsibility of scoring goals.
Lewandowski is in his career’s top-form.
| Robert Lewandowski | 91 | FC Bayern München | POL |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 88 | Borussia Dortmund | GAB |
| Thomas Müller | 86 | FC Bayern München | GER |
| Timo Werner | 82 | RB Leipzig | GER |
| Lars Stindl | 82 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
| Max Kruse | 82 | SV Werder Bremen | GER |
| Mario Gómez | 82 | VfL Wolfsburg | GER |
| Raffael | 82 | Mönchengladbach | BRA |
| Andrej Kramarić | 81 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | CRO |
| Kevin Volland | 80 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER |
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | 80 | Eintracht Frankfurt | GHA |
| Vedad Ibišević | 80 | Hertha BSC | BOS |
| Sandro Wagner | 79 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER |
| Jonathas | 79 | Hannover 96 | BRA |
| Divock Origi | 78 | VfL Wolfsburg | BEL |
| Fin Bartels | 78 | SV Werder Bremen | GER |
| Raúl Bobadilla | 78 | Mönchengladbach | PAR |
| Guido Burgstaller | 78 | FC Schalke 04 | AT |
| Jhon Córdoba | 77 | 1. FC Köln | COL |
To score goals shooting is necessary. If either by foot or head, the most important attribute for a forward are: shooting, heading and pace.
Most goals are scored with the foot so good shooting is a necessary attribute for a forward.
The most rated forwards are the ones that best shooting: Lewandowski and Aubameyang.
| Robert Lewandowski | FC Bayern München | POL | 88 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Borussia Dortmund | GAB | 84 |
| Lars Stindl | Mönchengladbach | GER | 84 |
| Max Kruse | SV Werder Bremen | GER | 84 |
| Thomas Müller | FC Bayern München | GER | 82 |
| Mario Gómez | VfL Wolfsburg | GER | 82 |
| Andrej Kramarić | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | CRO | 81 |
| Kevin Volland | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 81 |
| Alexander Meier | Eintracht Frankfurt | GER | 81 |
| Vedad Ibišević | Hertha BSC | BOS | 80 |
| Sandro Wagner | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 80 |
| Raffael | Mönchengladbach | BRA | 79 |
| Timo Werner | RB Leipzig | GER | 79 |
| Jonathas | Hannover 96 | BRA | 79 |
| Mark Uth | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 79 |
| Alfreð Finnbogason | FC Augsburg | ICE | 79 |
| Guido Burgstaller | FC Schalke 04 | AT | 78 |
| Simon Terodde | VfB Stuttgart | GER | 78 |
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | Eintracht Frankfurt | GHA | 77 |
| Raúl Bobadilla | Mönchengladbach | PAR | 77 |
Jump, strength and stamina are the ingredients to the new physical attribute, very important when we are analysing the best forwards: jump to score with the head; strength to dispute the ball with the opponents; and stamina to sprint in direction of goal at any time of the game.
Most of the best Bundesliga strikers don’t have good physical. It’s not the case of Raúl Bobadilla.
| Raúl Bobadilla | Mönchengladbach | PAR | 86 |
| Jhon Córdoba | 1. FC Köln | COL | 84 |
| Sandro Wagner | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 83 |
| Guido Burgstaller | FC Schalke 04 | AT | 83 |
| Robert Lewandowski | FC Bayern München | POL | 82 |
| Kevin Volland | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 82 |
| André Hahn | Hamburger SV | GER | 82 |
| Yussuf Poulsen | RB Leipzig | DEN | 81 |
| Ishak Belfodil | SV Werder Bremen | ALG | 81 |
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | Eintracht Frankfurt | GHA | 80 |
| Jonathas | Hannover 96 | BRA | 80 |
| Florian Niederlechner | Sport-Club Freiburg | GER | 80 |
| Daniel Ginczek | VfB Stuttgart | GER | 79 |
| Mario Gómez | VfL Wolfsburg | GER | 78 |
| Martin Harnik | Hannover 96 | AT | 78 |
| Ádám Szalai | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | HUN | 78 |
| Divock Origi | VfL Wolfsburg | BEL | 77 |
| Simon Terodde | VfB Stuttgart | GER | 77 |
| Stefan Kießling | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 77 |
| Breel Embolo | FC Schalke 04 | SUI | 77 |
Depending on the style of play and formation, having good shooting and heading may not be enough for a striker. Especially in games that privilege counter-attack, pace is a very important attribute.
Aubameyang is the fastest player in the game.
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Borussia Dortmund | GAB | 96 |
| Timo Werner | RB Leipzig | GER | 91 |
| Fin Bartels | SV Werder Bremen | GER | 86 |
| Yussuf Poulsen | RB Leipzig | DEN | 86 |
| Bobby Wood | Hamburger SV | USA | 85 |
| Divock Origi | VfL Wolfsburg | BEL | 83 |
| Robert Lewandowski | FC Bayern München | POL | 81 |
| Breel Embolo | FC Schalke 04 | SUI | 81 |
| Maximilian Philipp | Borussia Dortmund | GER | 80 |
| Jhon Córdoba | 1. FC Köln | COL | 80 |
| Yoshinori Mutō | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | JAP | 78 |
| Martin Harnik | Hannover 96 | AT | 78 |
| Thomas Müller | FC Bayern München | GER | 77 |
| Kevin Volland | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | GER | 77 |
| Sébastien Haller | Eintracht Frankfurt | FRA | 76 |
| Yūya Ōsako | 1. FC Köln | JAP | 76 |
| Admir Mehmedi | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | SUI | 76 |
| Jonathas | Hannover 96 | BRA | 75 |
| Mark Uth | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | GER | 75 |
| André Hahn | Hamburger SV | GER | 75 |
Having Lewandowski and Aubameyang together in the same team is so hype! The Bayern’s striker is better in almost everything, including work rates, but who doesn’t want to try the fastest player of the game? Aubameyang is even better this year!
Very far of the quality of these two, you have Thomas Müller and… Kevin Volland. There’s absolutely no reason to pay several times more for the Bayern’s forwards, when you can use Volland and save a good amount of coins. There are no many differences between them: the Leverkusen’s striker is stronger and more aggressive, while Müller scores more goals with the head and has a better positioning.
FORWARDS
Best Players
1 Robert Lewandowski
2 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
3 Thomas Müller
4 Kevin Volland
5 Timo Werner
Economic Choice
Kevin Volland
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Ideas to help you building your FIFA 18 Bundesliga Squad
A lot of people think that this is the most important part of the guide. It’s not. The thing that is really important to know is how to choose players based on their role and style of play that fits each player. The team suggestions that follow are simple graphic indicators of what we wrote previously. They should serve merely as orientation because it’s impossible to build a team that fits everyone. They depend on various factors we don’t know such as budget, formation, style of play and player preferences.
To try and explore the needs of the maximum player as possible we suggest three teams with different budgets and formations: 4-1-2-1-2 with unlimited budget, 4-3-3 with medium budget and 4-4-2 with a low budget.
FIFA 18 Bundesliga Squad with Unlimited Budget
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?? GK: Manuel Neuer
?? RB: Łukasz Piszczek
?? CBR: Jérôme Boateng
?? CBL: Sokratis
?? LB: David Alaba
?? CDM: Arturo Vidal
?? RM: Arjen Robben
?? LM: Marco Reus
?? CAM: James Rodríguez
?? STR: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
??STL: Robert Lewandowski
SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
?? GK: Bernd Leno
?? RB: Mitchell Weiser
?? CB: Mats Hummels
?? CB: Javi Martinez
?? LB: Marcel Schmelzer
?? CDM: Thiago
?? RM: Karim Bellarabi
?? LM: Franck Ribéry
?? CAM: Leon Goretzka
?? ST: Thomas Müller
?? ST: Kevin Volland
? BUDGET
October 2017
Playstation 4
1,835,000 coins (starting eleven)
2,090,000 coins (starting eleven + subs)
Xbox One
1,655,000 coins (starting eleven)
1,885,000 coins (starting eleven + subs)
PC
2,450,000 coins (starting eleven)
2,775,000 coins (starting eleven + subs)
? UPDATED PRICES
If you want to know the current prices of any player or of the full squad, please click here.
? SUMMARY
The choice for this team’s players was based on the analysis made previously.
If there are undoubted players in this team, Neuer is certainly one of them. It is clear his superiority.
Boateng, Piszczek and Alaba are untouchables in any defence of any league. In our opinion, the other spot of the defence should be filled by Sokratis. He is much faster, has better physical stats and also better work rates than Hummels.
This league has always a top quality player for each position, who is much better than all the other ones. The exception is the midfield where you can use Vidal, Thiago and James Rodríguez. Vidal is the most solid one, a player with high/high work rate and with an amazing stamina. It means that you may have to choose between Thiago and James, according to your play-style, preferences and formation. If you think they are too good to not be used on your starting eleven, you may need to try a new formation. Who builds an unlimited budget Bundesliga squad usually chooses a formation with wingers, to take advantage of the high quality of Robben and Reus.
Aubameyang and Lewandowski are the perfect pair to the attack. They complement each other very well.
Once all the players reach maximum individual chemistry via loyalty (achieved by each player after 10 matches for your club or by being pack pulled) you can go without a manager for your squad. They’ll be of no use while wasting contracts.
FIFA 18 Bundesliga Squad with Medium Budget
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?? GK: Bernd Leno
?? RB: Łukasz Piszczek
?? CBR: Ömer Toprak
?? CBL: David Abraham
?? LB: Marcel Schmelzer
?? CMR: Corentin Tolisso
?? CMC: Lars Bender
?? CML: Naby Keita
?? RW: Karim Bellarabi
?? LW: Bruma
?? ST: Kevin Volland
SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
?? GK: Ralf Fährmann
?? RB: Mitchell Weiser
?? CB: Naldo
?? CB: Jonathan Tah
?? LB: Wendell
?? CM: Shinji Kagawa
?? CM: Joshua Guilavogui
?? CM: Emil Forsberg
?? RW: Andriy Yarmolenko
?? LW: Paul-Georges Ntep
?? ST: Timo Werner
? BUDGET
October 2017
Playstation 4
45,000 coins (starting eleven)
80,000 coins (starting eleven + subs)
Xbox One
40,000 coins (starting eleven)
70,000 coins (starting eleven + subs)
PC
60,000 coins (starting eleven)
140,000 coins (starting eleven + subs)
? UPDATED PRICES
If you want to know the current prices of any player or of the full squad, please click here.
? SUMMARY
The choices for this more affordable team players was based on analysis made previously.
Most of the cards of the previous team are too expensive to be used in the medium budget squad. In fact, only Łukasz Piszczek is still in the starting eleven. Leno, Toprak, Abraham and Schmelzer don’t have the same quality but they allow you to save many coins.
The central midfield position of this team has to be of Lars Bender. He builds up the first barrier between your goal line and the opponent, making his physicality attributes count. Tolisso and Keita complete the midfield.
In the attack, Bellarabi and Bruma have the mission to assist Kevin Volland.
If you still have some room in your budget, Sokratis and Goretzka are players that would improve this squad a lot.
FIFA 18 Bundesliga Squad with Low Budget
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?? GK: Oliver Baumann
?? RB: Mitchell Weiser
?? CBR: Ömer Toprak
?? CBL: David Abraham
?? LB: Marcel Schmelzer
?? CMR: Lars Bender
?? CML: Naby Keita
?? RM: Ibrahima Traoré
?? LM: Bruma
?? STR: Jhon Córdoba
?? STL: Kevin Volland
SUBSTITUTES AND RESERVES
?? GK: Yan Sommer
?? RB: Joshua Kimmich
?? CB: Kevin Vogt
?? CB: Sven Bender
?? LB: Wendell
?? CM: Emil Forsberg
?? CM: Gonzalo Castro
?? RW: Thorgan Hazard
?? LW: Paul-Georges Ntep
?? ST: Divock Origi
?? ST: Mario Gómez
? BUDGET
October 2017
Playstation 4
12,000 coins (starting eleven)
19,000 coins (starting eleven + subs)
Xbox One
11,000 coins (starting eleven)
18,000 coins (starting eleven + subs)
PC
16,000 coins (starting eleven)
25,000 coins (starting eleven + subs)
? UPDATED PRICES
If you want to know the current prices of any player or of the full squad, please click here.
? SUMMARY
The choice for this budget team was based on analysis made previously.
In the goal, Sommer is a decent very cheap goalkeeper. Weiser, Toprak, Abraham and Schmelzer are the four other defenders. Any of them is a great value for money.
On the midfield, Bender and Keita complement each other well. The first one is strong, quick and aggressive, the second is a player that usually pushes forward to assist his colleagues. Traoré and Bruma fill the wings in order to assist Córdoba and Volland.
Follow our tips and you’ll become more successful on FIFA 18 Ultimate Team with your Bundesliga Team.