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Schalke: Ozan Kabak and 5 key players to watch against Augsburg

By Kevin Parvizi

Schalke's German midfielder Suat Serdar celebrates with mascot Erwin scoring the opening goal 1-0 during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Schalke 04 vs FC Cologne in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany, on October 5, 2019. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
Schalke's German midfielder Suat Serdar celebrates with mascot Erwin scoring the opening goal 1-0 during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Schalke 04 vs FC Cologne in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany, on October 5, 2019. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Schalke CM Suat Serdar
GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY – OCTOBER 26: Suat Serdar of FC Schalke 04 looks on during the Bundesliga match between FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund at Veltins-Arena on October 26, 2019 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /

CM Suat Serdar

Suat Serdar has been one of the big breakout stars for Schalke this season, and he’s a huge reason why the Royal Blues are favorites to grab a Europa League spot in this bounce-back campaign.

In all honesty, Serdar has been just as big of a standout as fellow midfielders Amine Harit and Omar Mascarell, and with Weston McKennie in the mix, Schalke have one of the Bundesliga’s best and most well-rounded midfielders.

And Serdar is the most well-rounded of the four men. He has been one of the Bundesliga’s top players in terms of WhoScored.com ratings, filling up the stat sheet in just about every way imaginable. He is second on the team behind Harit with three goals, is second on the team behind Benjamin Stambouli with three tackles per game, is second behind Harit in dribbles completed per contest, and completes over 82% of his passes.

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Augsburg’s midfield looks ripe for domination by Serdar, who is blossoming into one of Germany’s best box-to-box midfielders. Serdar is untouchable when he’s in form, and he has the technical quality to score key goals for Schalke. Don’t be surprised if he finds the back of the net for the fourth time this season on Sunday, as even Daniel Baier and Rani Khedira will have their hands full against the 22-year-old.

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