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Fantasy: Week 31 positional rankings

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Reid keeps it simple this week and is joined by co-hosts Mike and Blayne to go over all of the important results from Round 30 and preview the most promising games from Round 31. They keep things moving at a steady pace but Reid takes a moment during the NYCFC preview to pause and breakdown how to use Johnson in a Keeperoo in Round 31. They wrap everything up with a shout out to the top scores from the MLSFI Hosts league and their plugz. Itā€™s a quick show but covers everything you need to know before Round 31 games start on Wednesday.



New York City FC and Chicago Fire are the only teams that play twice in Week 31, with NYCFC boasting the more favorable schedule of the two. There are several players with just one game that have enticing matchups and strong fantasy appeal this week too, so letā€™s take a closer look at this weekā€™s MLS Fantasy positional rankings.


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Goalkeepers


Sean Johnson hasnā€™t kept a clean sheet since Week 22, but heā€™s in a good spot to get back on track with two favorable games in Week 31.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Sean Johnson
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$6.3
2 
Stefan Frei
SEA
vs. COL
$8.5
3
Zack Steffen
CLB
vs. PHI
$7.0
4 
Tim Melia
SKC
vs. RSL
$9.8
5 
Alex Bono
TOR
vs. NE
$5.9
6
Steve Clark
POR
vs. DAL
$5.9
7
Bill Hamid
DC
vs. MTL
$7.9
8
Joe Willis
HOU
vs. SJ
$6.6
9
David Bingham
LA
vs. VAN
$4.8
10
Richard Sanchez
CHI
at NYC, vs. LAFC
$5.4

Defenders

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NYCFC defender Anton Tinnerholm is a quality option with two games this week. | USA Today Sports Images


Anton Tinnerholm scored just six points in New York Cityā€™s last double-game week, but his 24-point haul in their Week 20 DGW is a good indicator of the fantasy upside he brings to the table. Matchups against Chicago Wednesday (7 pm ET | TV & streaming info) and Minnesota Saturday (8 pm ET | TV & streaming info) present a good opportunity for Tinnerholm to generate both attacking and defensive points this week.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Anton Tinnerholm
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$6.8
2
Ronald Matarrita
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$4.2
3
Maxime Chanot
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$7.8
4
Ben Sweat
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$4.9
5
Graham Zusi
SKC
vs. RSL
$11.3
6
Harrison Afful
CLB
vs. PHI
$9.5
7
Chad Marshall
SEA
vs. COL
$9.3
8
Ike Opara
SKC
vs. RSL
$10.5
9
Kim Kee-Hee
SEA
vs. COL
$8.5
10
Matt Besler
SKC
vs. RSL
$11.0
11
Johan Kappelhof
CHI
at NYC, vs. LAFC
$5.5
12
Jonathan Mensah
CLB
vs. PHI
$9.0
13
Kelvin Leerdam
SEA
vs. COL
$6.5
14
Milton Valenzuela
CLB
vs. PHI
$8.0
15
Nouhou Tolo
SEA
vs. COL
$6.2
16
Alejandro Fuenmayor
HOU
vs. SJ
$6.4
17
Sebastien Ibeagha
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$5.8
18
Alvas Powell
POR
vs. DAL
$5.7
19
Justin Morrow
TOR
vs. NE
$6.8
20
Roman Torres
SEA
vs. COL
$4.0

Midfielders


Maxi Moralez didnā€™t score or assist in NYCFCā€™s Week 28 DGW, but still came away with 12 fantasy points, highlighting his ability to pile up points regardless of if he makes his mark on the score sheet. Heā€™s the second highest scoring midfielder in MLS Fantasy and with a pair of enticing matchups, Moralez should be one of the first players in your lineup this week.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Maxi Moralez
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$10.3
2
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$9.5
3
Valentin Castellanos
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$5.5
4
Aleksandar Katai
CHI
at NYC, vs. LAFC
$7.0
5
Alexander Ring
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$6.5
6
Bastian Schweinsteiger
CHI
at NYC, vs. LAFC
$8.2
7
Ebenezer Ofori
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$5.8
8
Dax McCarty
CHI
at NYC, vs. LAFC
$7.4
9
Nicolas Lodeiro
SEA
vs. COL
$13.8
10
Miguel Almiron
ATL
at RBNY
$12.0
11
Romain Alessandrini
LA
vs. VAN
$11.7
12
Djordje Mihailovic
CHI
at NYC, vs. LAFC
$6.2
13
Ignacio Piatti
MTL
at DC
$10.8
14
Diego Valeri
POR
vs. DAL
$11.0
15
Luciano Acosta
DC
vs. MTL
$11.5
16
Federico Higuain
CLB
vs. PHI
$7.0
17
Yamil Asad
DC
vs. MTL
$9.2
18
Victor Vazquez
TOR
vs. NE
$8.4
19
Jonathan Osorio
TOR
vs. NE
$11.8
20
Johnny Russell
SKC
vs. RSL
$8.5
21
Kaku
RBNY
vs. ATL
$7.8
22
Felipe Gutierrez
SKC
vs. RSL
$8.3
23
Saphir Taider
MTL
at DC
$11.0
24
Eloi Amagat
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$5.0
25
Julian Gressel
ATL
at RBNY
$10.9
26
Tomas Martinez
HOU
vs. SJ
$8.5
27
Borek Dockal
PHI
at CLB
$11.1
28
Albert Rusnak
RSL
at SKC
$11.8
29
Lee Nguyen
LAFC
at CHI
$9.5
30
Michael Barrios
DAL
at POR
$10.5

Forwards

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NYCFC forward David Villa couid have a big week with games against Chicago and Minnesota on tap. | USA Today Sports Images


David Villa has topped double digit fantasy points in both DGWā€™s that heā€™s featured in this season, and heā€™s in prime position to deliver another strong score with two favorable games against Chicago and Minnesota. Just be mindful of potential roster rotation on Minnesotaā€™s turf field this weekend.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
David Villa
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$9.5
2
Jo Inge Berget
NYC
vs. CHI, at MIN
$6.2
3
Nemanja Nikolic
CHI
at NYC, vs. LAFC
$10.3
4
Sebastian Giovinco
TOR
vs. NE
$13.5
5
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
LA
vs. VAN
$13.1
6
Wayne Rooney
DC
vs. MTL
$11.8
7
Raul Ruidiaz
SEA
vs. COL
$9.7
8
Carlos Vela
LAFC
at CHI
$11.6
9
Josef Martinez
ATL
at RBNY
$13.6
10
Darwin Quintero
MIN
vs. NYC
$13.5
11
Alberth Elis
HOU
vs. SJ
$8.7
12
Mauro Manotas
HOU
vs. SJ
$8.4
13
Gyasi Zardes
CLB
vs. PHI
$7.6
14
Ola Kamara
LA
vs. VAN
$8.5
15
Romell Quioto
HOU
vs. SJ
$6.0
16
Maximiliano Urruti
DAL
at POR
$8.3
17
Kei Kamara
VAN
at LA
$10.8
18
Gerso Fernandes
SKC
vs. RSL
$8.4
19
Michael de Leeuw
CHI
at NYC, vs. LAFC
$7.0
20
Cristian Penilla
NE
at TOR
$7.3

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