Reid (via the traveling MLSFI studio) is joined by Mike and Blayne to review the important Fantasy takeaways from Round 18 and prep for the upcoming massive Round 19 DGW which start TUESDAY! Mike and Blayne get distracted by an early episode rant about the fantasy value of Minnesota players and everyone weighs in on what kind of future production we can expect from LAFC wonder forward Adama Diomande. They then break down Round 19 focusing on the DGW teams before wrapping up with a preview of the MLSFI H2H playoffs!
Week 19 of MLS Fantasy features 11 teams playing twice which means double the fantasy points just in time to make a run up the leaderboard. Here are the top players at each position, with an emphasis on players who play two games this week.
Goalkeepers
David Bingham | USA Today Sports Images
Despite a struggling defense, LA Galaxy 'keeper David Bingham has been posting strong fantasy scores and is one of three goalkeepers who have two home games this week.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
David Bingham |
LA |
vs. DC, vs. CLB |
$8.5 |
2 |
Joe Willis |
HOU |
vs. LAFC, vs. MIN |
$6.1 |
3 |
Nick Rimando |
RSL |
vs. SKC, vs. DAL |
$7.2 |
4 |
Tyler Miller |
LAFC |
at HOU, vs. ORL |
$6.6 |
5 |
Tim Melia |
SKC |
at RSL, vs. TOR |
$10.5 |
6 |
Tim Howard |
COL |
vs. SEA, at MTL |
$4.8 |
7 |
Jesse Gonzalez |
DAL |
vs. ATL, at RSL |
$8.0 |
8 |
Brad Guzan |
ATL |
at DAL, at PHI |
$7.4 |
9 |
Alex Bono |
TOR |
at MIN, at SKC |
$7.4 |
10 |
Stefan Frei |
SEA |
at COL, at NE |
$7.3 |
Defenders
Laurent Ciman is the only starting defender averaging over seven fantasy points per game and with LAFC hosting an Orlando City attack (Saturday, 4:30 pm ET | FOX ā Full TV & Streaming info) that have been shutout in three straight, thereās a good chance he continues to produce.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Laurent Ciman |
LAFC |
at HOU, vs. ORL |
$10.8 |
2 |
Graham Zusi |
SKC |
at RSL, vs. TOR |
$11.5 |
3 |
Matt Hedges |
DAL |
vs. ATL, at RSL |
$8.2 |
4 |
Justen Glad |
RSL |
vs. SKC, vs. DAL |
$7.9 |
5 |
Jorgen Skjelvik |
LA |
vs. DC, vs. CLB |
$7.4 |
6 |
Walker Zimmerman |
LAFC |
vs. HOU, vs. ORL |
$9.2 |
7 |
Tommy Smith |
COL |
vs. SEA, at MTL |
$6.2 |
8 |
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez |
ATL |
at DAL, at PHI |
$7.8 |
9 |
Edgar Castillo |
COL |
vs. SEA, at MTL |
$7.3 |
10 |
Steven Beitashour |
LAFC |
at HOU, vs. ORL |
$8.8 |
11 |
Justin Morrow |
TOR |
at MIN, at SKC |
$5.0 |
12 |
DaMarcus Beasley |
HOU |
vs. LAFC, vs. MIN |
$6.2 |
13 |
Chad Marshall |
SEA |
at COL, at NE |
$6.5 |
14 |
Matt Besler |
SKC |
at RSL, vs. TOR |
$10.0 |
15 |
Philippe Senderos |
HOU |
vs. LAFC, vs. MIN |
$7.0 |
16 |
Ashley Cole |
LA |
vs. DC, vs. CLB |
$6.7 |
17 |
Nicolas Hasler |
TOR |
at MIN, at SKC |
$5.8 |
18 |
Michael Ciani |
LA |
vs. DC, vs. CLB |
$6.8 |
19 |
Ike Opara |
SKC |
at RSL, at TOR |
$10.0 |
20 |
Joao Moutinho |
LAFC |
at HOU, vs. ORL |
$4.0 |
Midfielders
Romain Alessandrini returned to the Galaxy lineup in Week 18 with a goal and with two home games in Week 19 he jumps out as arguably the top midfielder to pick if we can avoid roster rotation.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Romain Alessandrini |
LA |
vs. DC, vs. CLB |
$9.4 |
2 |
Miguel Almiron |
ATL |
at DAL, at PHI |
$12.6 |
3 |
Nicolas Lodeiro |
SEA |
at COL, at NE |
$12.3 |
4 |
Tomas Martinez |
HOU |
vs. LAFC, vs. MIN |
$9.7 |
5 |
Albert Rusnak |
RSL |
vs. SKC, vs. DAL |
$10.4 |
6 |
Lee Nguyen |
LAFC |
at HOU, vs. ORL |
$7.0 |
7 |
Johnny Russell |
SKC |
at RSL, vs. TOR |
$9.4 |
8 |
Benny Feilhaber |
LAFC |
at HOU, vs. ORL |
$10.3 |
9 |
Daniel Salloi |
SKC |
at RSL, vs. TOR |
$11.0 |
10 |
Jonathan Osorio |
TOR |
at MIN, at SKC |
$10.2 |
11 |
Roland Lamah |
DAL |
vs. ATL, at RSL |
$7.9 |
12 |
Ezequiel Barco |
ATL |
at DAL, at PHI |
$8.9 |
13 |
Michael Bradley |
TOR |
at MIN, at SKC |
$9.5 |
14 |
Ilie |
SKC |
at RSL, vs. TOR |
$10.0 |
15 |
Boniek Garcia |
HOU |
vs. LAFC, vs. MIN |
$7.9 |
16 |
Damir Kreilach |
RSL |
vs. SKC, vs. DAL |
$7.6 |
17 |
Roger Espinoza |
SKC |
at RSL, vs. TOR |
$9.1 |
18 |
Sam Nicholson |
COL |
vs. SEA, at MTL |
$4.9 |
19 |
Chris Pontius |
LA |
vs. DC, vs. CLB |
$5.0 |
20 |
Mark-Anthony Kaye |
LAFC |
at HOU, vs. ORL |
$8.3 |
21 |
Rasmus Schuller |
MIN |
vs. TOR, at HOU |
$8.8 |
22 |
Joao Plata |
RSL |
vs. SKC, vs. DAL |
$8.9 |
23 |
Julian Gressel |
ATL |
at DAL, at PHI |
$9.5 |
24 |
Kyle Beckerman |
RSL |
vs. SKC, vs. DAL |
$7.2 |
25 |
Cristian Roldan |
SEA |
at COL, at NE |
$7.2 |
26 |
Sebastian Saucedo |
RSL |
vs. SKC, vs. DAL |
$6.4 |
27 |
Osvaldo Alonso |
SEA |
at COL, at MTL |
$6.4 |
28 |
Perry Kitchen |
LA |
vs. DC, vs. CLB |
$6.3 |
29 |
Victor Rodriguez |
SEA |
at COL, at NE |
$6.3 |
30 |
Alexi Gomez |
MIN |
vs. TOR, at HOU |
$5.3 |
Forwards
Adama Diomande is chased by Lalas Abubakar of Crew SC | USA Today Sports Images
LAFC's Adama Diomande has been red hot with seven goals over his last four games and he has a pair of matchups that could have goals in store, including a home game versus a reeling Orlando City squad on Saturday.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Adama Diomande |
LAFC |
at HOU, vs. ORL |
$8.8 |
2 |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
LA |
vs. DC, vs. CLB |
$9.2 |
3 |
Alberth Elis |
HOU |
vs. LAFC, vs. MIN |
$9.9 |
4 |
Sebastian Giovinco |
TOR |
at MIN, at SKC |
$10.9 |
5 |
Josef Martinez |
ATL |
at DAL, at PHI |
$11.7 |
6 |
Romell Quioto |
HOU |
vs. LAFC, vs. MIN |
$10.0 |
7 |
Mauro Manotas |
HOU |
vs. LAFC, vs. MIN |
$7.4 |
8 |
Darwin Quintero |
MIN |
vs. TOR, at HOU |
$8.2 |
9 |
Maxi Urruti |
DAL |
vs. ATL, at RSL |
$8.8 |
10 |
Ola Kamara |
LA |
vs. DC, vs. CLB |
$8.7 |
11 |
Clint Dempsey |
SEA |
at COL, at NE |
$5.5 |
12 |
Dominique Badji |
COL |
vs. SEA, at MTL |
$6.7 |
13 |
Jefferson Savarino |
RSL |
vs. SKC, vs. DAL |
$6.5 |
14 |
Will Bruin |
SEA |
at COL, at NE |
$7.1 |
15 |
Diego Rossi |
LAFC |
at HOU, vs. ORL |
$9.0 |
16 |
Corey Baird |
RSL |
vs. SKC, vs. DAL |
$6.2 |
17 |
Latif Blessing |
LAFC |
at HOU, vs. ORL |
$5.7 |
18 |
Christian Ramirez |
MIN |
vs. TOR, at HOU |
$6.5 |
19 |
Hector Villalba |
ATL |
at DAL, at PHI |
$5.9 |
20 |
Joe Mason |
COL |
vs. SEA, at MTL |
$4.0 |
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