Another quick turnaround brings us a COLOSSAL Week 8 of MLS Fantasy, with all 26 teams playing twice. Be sure to set your squad before Wednesday night as ALL players will lock midweek this round and salary constraints could render multiple teams over budget. With that said, letās get into the top fantasy plays at each position this week!
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Goalkeepers
Sean Johnson leads all goalkeepers with 55 fantasy points and heās one of a handful of ākeepers with two home games this week. The league-leading shot stopper could be put to the test against Toronto FC on Wednesday, but he rounds the week out with a good shot at clean sheet points against a sputtering FC Cincinnati attack on Saturday.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Sean Johnson |
NYC |
vs. TOR, vs. CIN |
$10.9 |
2 |
William Yarbrough |
COL |
vs. SJ, vs. SKC |
$6.7 |
3 |
Andre Blake |
PHI |
at CIN, vs. MIA |
$8.4 |
4 |
Matt Turner |
NE |
vs. MTL, at DC |
$8.1 |
5 |
Eloy Room |
CLB |
vs. MIN, at TOR |
$10.0 |
Value Goalkeepers
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Pablo Sisniega |
LAFC |
vs. VAN, vs. SJ |
$4.3 |
2 |
Steve Clark |
POR |
vs. SEA, at VAN |
$4.8 |
3 |
Joe Willis |
NSH |
vs. DC, vs. HOU |
$5.4 |
Defenders
FC Dallas' Reto Ziegler (right) is a strong choice for both his defense and set-piece skills. | Denny Medley-USA Today Sports Images
Reto Ziegler rewarded his faithful fantasy managers with an assist off a corner kick in Week 7, underscoring his upside as a defender with a big role on set pieces. The addition of Andres Ricuarte could eat into Zieglerās share of corner kicks, but on a double game week itās back to the well with the FC Dallas captain until itās clear that heās off of set pieces and penalty kicks.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Reto Ziegler |
DAL |
at ATL, vs. ORL |
$10.7 |
2 |
Lalas Abubakar |
COL |
vs. SJ, vs. SKC |
$7.2 |
3 |
Anton Tinnerholm |
NYC |
vs. TOR, vs. CIN |
$9.0 |
4 |
Jonathan Mensah |
CLB |
vs. MIN, at TOR |
$11.6 |
5 |
Kelvin Leerdam |
SEA |
at POR, at LA |
$11.1 |
6 |
Alexander Buttner |
NE |
vs. MTL, at DC |
$8.5 |
7 |
Aaron Long |
RBNY |
at MIA, vs. MTL |
$9.5 |
8 |
Keegan Rosenberry |
COL |
vs. SJ, vs. SKC |
$7.3 |
9 |
Joevin Jones |
SEA |
at POR, at LA |
$8.9 |
10 |
Walker Zimmerman |
NSH |
vs. DC, vs. HOU |
$8.1 |
Value Defenders
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Eddie Segura |
LAFC |
vs. VAN, vs. SJ |
$6.0 |
2 |
Diego Palacios |
LAFC |
vs. VAN, vs. SJ |
$5.4 |
3 |
Sam Vines |
COL |
vs. SJ, vs. SKC |
$6.0 |
Midfielders
Diego Valeri ran roughshod over San Jose in Week 7, turning in a vintage performance to lead all players with 19 fantasy points. With the potential for two swipes at another big score in Round 8, including a juicy matchup with Vancouver on Sunday, look for Valeri to be a popular fixture across multiple fantasy lineups this week.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Diego Valeri |
POR |
vs. SEA, at VAN |
$12.4 |
2 |
Nicolas Lodeiro |
SEA |
at POR, at LAG |
$13.7 |
3 |
Alejandro Pozuelo |
TOR |
at NYC, vs. CLB |
$14.5 |
4 |
Pedro Santos |
CLB |
vs. MIN, at TOR |
$9.2 |
5 |
Johnny Russell |
SKC |
vs. ORL, at COL |
$9.4 |
6 |
Darwin Quintero |
HOU |
at CHI, at NSH |
$8.2 |
7 |
Kevin Molino |
MIN |
at CLB, vs. RSL |
$11.6 |
8 |
Alvaro Medran |
CHI |
vs. HOU, vs. ATL |
$10.3 |
9 |
Jamiro Monteiro |
PHI |
at CIN, vs. MIA |
$8.4 |
10 |
Chris Mueller |
ORL |
at SKC, at DAL |
$9.7 |
11 |
Lewis Morgan |
MIA |
vs. RBNY, at PHI |
$10.5 |
12 |
Pablo Piatti |
TOR |
at NYC, vs. CLB |
$10.4 |
13 |
Jack Price |
COL |
vs. SJ, vs. SKC |
$9.6 |
14 |
Joao Paulo |
SEA |
at POR, at LA |
$10.7 |
15 |
Gadi Kinda |
SKC |
vs. ORL, at COL |
$8.6 |
16 |
Rodolfo Pizarro |
MIA |
vs. RBNY, at PHI |
$9.4 |
17 |
Albert Rusnak |
RSL |
vs. LA, at MIN |
$8.1 |
18 |
Kaku |
RBNY |
at MIA, vs. MTL |
$9.0 |
19 |
Nani |
ORL |
at SKC, at DAL |
$8.5 |
20 |
Cole Bassett |
COL |
vs. SJ, vs. SKC |
$9.0 |
Value Midfielders
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Jose Cifuentes |
LAFC |
vs. VAN, vs. SJ |
$6.7 |
2 |
Emanuel Reynoso |
MIN |
at CLB, vs. RSL |
$7.4 |
3 |
Alexandru Mitrita |
NYC |
vs. TOR, vs. CIN |
$5.0 |
Forwards
Diego Rossi and Brian Rodriguez are both strong choices in the forward department ā as well as for your captaincy. | Kirby Leefant-USA Today Sports Images
Golden Boot frontrunner Diego Rossi gets pair of favorable home matchups in Week 8. Heāll look to add to his league-leading goal haul against an overmatched Vancouver side before facing a San Jose defense thatās shipped a whopping 14 goals over their last four matches.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Diego Rossi |
LAFC |
vs. VAN, vs. SJ |
$9.1 |
2 |
Brian Rodriguez |
LAFC |
vs. VAN, vs. SJ |
$9.2 |
3 |
Kacper Przybylko |
PHI |
at CIN, vs. MIA |
$12.0 |
4 |
Franco Jara |
DAL |
at ATL, vs. ORL |
$9.8 |
5 |
Raul Ruidiaz |
SEA |
at POR, vs. LA |
$14.0 |
6 |
Robert Beric |
CHI |
vs. HOU, vs. ATL |
$9.4 |
7 |
Gyasi Zardes |
CLB |
vs. MIN, at TOR |
$11.4 |
8 |
Gustavo Bou |
NE |
vs. MTL, at DC |
$8.9 |
9 |
Bradley Wright-Phillips |
LAFC |
vs. VAN, vs. SJ |
$7.6 |
10 |
Cristian Pavon |
LA |
at RSL, vs. SEA |
$11.3 |
Value Forwards
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Heber |
NYC |
vs.TOR, vs. CIN |
$5.2 |
2 |
Dominique Badji |
NSH |
vs. DC, vs. HOU |
$5.4 |
3 |
Fredy Montero |
VAN |
at LAFC, vs. POR |
$5.0 |
Captain
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Diego Rossi |
LAFC |
vs. VAN, vs. SJ |
$9.1 |
2 |
Brian Rodriguez |
LAFC |
vs. VAN, vs. SJ |
$9.2 |
3 |
Diego Valeri |
POR |
vs. SEA, at VAN |
$12.4 |