Reid, Mike and Blayne sit down to go over all the strange and unexpected events from Round 5 and preview a very unpredictable Round 6. Which teams are going to get a clean sheet, will road teams see continued success, how does Mike really feel about the score tracking system, and how long will it take Reid to realize he wrote down the wrong away team? Itās our usual combination of fantasy analysis and community discussion.
A wild Week 5 introduced some new MLS Fantasy weapons to consider. Letās take a look at the top options at each position for Week 6.
Goalkeepers
Heās pricey, but Philadelphia's Andre Blake has kept a clean sheet in both home appearances this season and heās back at Talen Energy Stadium against a San Jose squad that have lost two straight on the road (7 pm ET; TV & streaming info).
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Andre Blake |
PHI |
vs. SJ |
$7.5 |
2 |
Jimmy Maurer |
DAL |
vs. COL |
$5.5 |
3 |
Matt Turner |
NE |
vs. MTL |
$5.7 |
4 |
Nick Rimando |
RSL |
vs. VAN |
$6.5 |
5 |
Joe Bendik |
ORL |
vs. POR |
$5.0 |
6 |
David Bingham |
LA |
vs. SKC |
$6.0 |
7 |
Richard Sanchez |
CHI |
vs. CLB |
$4.5 |
8 |
Evan Bush |
MTL |
at NE |
$5.9 |
9 |
Brad Guzan |
ATL |
vs. LAFC |
$5.7 |
10 |
Tim Howard |
COL |
at DAL |
$5.8 |
Defenders
In a week where there arenāt many clear cut defensive options, seeking out players that can contribute points regardless of clean sheet or attacking points is a warranted strategy.
Impact center back Victor Cabrera has been a bonus point magnet over the last two weeks, racking up 16 bonus points through a combination of multiple defensive contributions. He did all of that on the road, so Iām confident that he can continue to churn out serviceable numbers at New England on Friday (7:30 pm ET; TSN1/4, TVAS ā full TV & streaming info).
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Victor Cabrera |
MTL |
at NE |
$6.7 |
2 |
Reto Ziegler |
DAL |
vs. COL |
$6.3 |
3 |
Graham Zusi |
SKC |
at LA |
$7.5 |
4 |
Mohamed El-Munir |
ORL |
vs. POR |
$6.4 |
5 |
Jack Elliott |
PHI |
vs. SJ |
$7.0 |
6 |
Matt Hedges |
DAL |
vs. COL |
$6.3 |
7 |
Gabriel Somi |
NE |
vs. MTL |
$4.5 |
8 |
Brandon Vincent |
CHI |
vs. CLB |
$6.3 |
9 |
Steven Beitashour |
LAFC |
at ATL |
$6.5 |
10 |
Justen Glad |
RSL |
vs. VAN |
$5.6 |
11 |
Keegan Rosenberry |
PHI |
vs. SJ |
$6.0 |
12 |
Reggie Cannon |
DAL |
vs. COL |
$6.4 |
13 |
Jonathan Mensah |
CLB |
at CHI |
$8.0 |
14 |
Lamine Sane |
ORL |
vs. POR |
$4.8 |
15 |
Rolf Feltscher |
LA |
vs. SKC |
$6.5 |
16 |
Milton Valenzuela |
CLB |
at CHI |
$7.5 |
17 |
Daniel Steres |
LA |
vs. SKC |
$5.7 |
18 |
Rod Fanni |
MTL |
at NE |
$6.0 |
19 |
Kendall Waston |
VAN |
at RSL |
$5.4 |
20 |
Ryan Hollingshead |
DAL |
vs. COL |
$4.4 |
Midfielders
Miguel Almiron has a combined 30 fantasy points over his last three appearances, and heās back at home where heās hit double digit points in each appearance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Donāt overthink this one against an LAFC defense that conceded four goals in Week 5 (5 pm ET; ESPN ā full TV & streaming info).
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Miguel Almiron |
ATL |
vs. LAFC |
$11.3 |
2 |
Joao Plata |
RSL |
vs. VAN |
$10.4 |
3 |
Mauro Diaz |
DAL |
vs. COL |
$10.3 |
4 |
Albert Rusnak |
RSL |
vs. VAN |
$10.4 |
5 |
Ignacio Piatti |
MTL |
at NE |
$11.7 |
6 |
Federico Higuain |
CLB |
at CHI |
$11.3 |
7 |
Sacha Kljestan |
ORL |
vs. POR |
$9.9 |
8 |
Diego Valeri |
POR |
at ORL |
$9.0 |
9 |
Vako |
SJ |
at PHI |
$10.5 |
10 |
Justin Meram |
ORL |
vs. POR |
$8.1 |
11 |
David Accam |
PHI |
vs. SJ |
$8.8 |
12 |
Diego Fagundez |
NE |
vs. MTL |
$8.4 |
13 |
Borek Dockal |
PHI |
vs. SJ |
$7.8 |
14 |
Julian Gressel |
ATL |
vs. LAFC |
$8.0 |
15 |
Jeisson Vargas |
MTL |
at NE |
$7.7 |
16 |
Sebastian Blanco |
POR |
at ORL |
$9.4 |
17 |
Yoshi Yotun |
ORL |
vs. POR |
$8.2 |
18 |
Bastian Schweinsteiger |
CHI |
vs. CLB |
$10.6 |
19 |
Luis Caicedo |
NE |
vs. MTL |
$6.8 |
20 |
Benny Feilhaber |
LAFC |
at ATL |
$9.6 |
21 |
Chris Pontius |
LA |
vs. SKC |
$6.0 |
22 |
Roland Lamah |
DAL |
vs. COL |
$8.5 |
23 |
Haris Medunjanin |
PHI |
vs. SJ |
$8.6 |
24 |
Johnny Russell |
SKC |
at LA |
$8.8 |
25 |
Teal Bunbury |
NE |
vs. MTL |
$5.7 |
26 |
Sebastian Lletget |
LA |
vs. SKC |
$7.0 |
27 |
Michael Barrios |
DAL |
vs. COL |
$8.2 |
28 |
Pedro Santos |
CLB |
at CHI |
$8.6 |
29 |
Emmanuel Boateng |
LA |
vs. SKC |
$6.4 |
30 |
Magnus Eriksson |
SJ |
at PHI |
$8.9 |
Forwards
Fireworks are expected when Atlanta United host LAFC on Saturday. Josef Martinez already has four goals in two home games and heās in prime position to add to that total. A case can be made for Zlatan Ibrahimovic after he showcased his goalscoring exploits in Week 5, but heās no guarantee to start which makes rostering him a risky venture considering the Galaxy play in the last game of the week against Sporting KC (Sunday, 9 pm ET; FS1 ā full TV & streaming info).
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Josef Martinez |
ATL |
vs. LAFC |
$11.5 |
2 |
Carlos Vela |
LAFC |
at ATL |
$11.0 |
3 |
Nemanja Nikolic |
CHI |
vs. CLB |
$11.3 |
4 |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
LA |
vs. SKC |
$10.4 |
5 |
Maxi Urruti |
DAL |
vs. COL |
$8.7 |
6 |
Dom Dwyer |
ORL |
vs. POR |
$9.5 |
7 |
Hector Villalba |
ATL |
vs. LAFC |
$9.9 |
8 |
Diego Rossi |
LAFC |
at ATL |
$10.7 |
9 |
Ola Kamara |
LA |
vs. SKC |
$8.8 |
10 |
CJ Sapong |
PHI |
vs. SJ |
$9.9 |
11 |
Cristian Penilla |
NE |
vs. MTL |
$8.3 |
12 |
Jefferson Savarino |
RSL |
vs. VAN |
$8.2 |
13 |
Gyasi Zardes |
CLB |
at CHI |
$9.3 |
14 |
Dominique Badji |
COL |
at DAL |
$8.1 |
15 |
Kei Kamara |
VAN |
at RSL |
$10.0 |
16 |
Luis Silva |
RSL |
vs. VAN |
$6.3 |
17 |
Marco Ureña |
LAFC |
at ATL |
$8.2 |
18 |
Chris Wondolowski |
SJ |
at PHI |
$8.7 |
19 |
Fanendo Adi |
POR |
at ORL |
$7.9 |
20 |
Khiry Shelton |
SKC |
at LA |
$6.1 |
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