Reid, Michael and Blayne are joined by special guest Abbie Mood from Burgundy Wave to review all the most important fantasy takeaways from Round 8 and preview the MASSIVE DGW in Round 9. Before giving a shutout to the Patreon supporters, Reid gives Blayne and Michael a chance to share their latest Twitter argument and then everyone moves into previewing the best DGW and maybe SGW options for Round 9.
A pivotal Week 9 of MLS Fantasy sees 10 teams playing twice, and with players from those teams eligible to earn fantasy points in both games, there will be plenty of opportunities to make some moves up the leader boards. As always with a double game week, be mindful of roster rotation and confirm starting lineups on Wednesday to give your team the best shot at getting the most minutes out of your players.
Goalkeepers
Sean Johnson | USA Today Sports Images
Sean Johnson has two clean sheets in his last three outings, and he has arguably the best schedule of all double-game week goalkeepers with home games vs. the Chicago Fire and Orlando City.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Sean Johnson |
NYC |
vs. CHI, vs. ORL |
$6.8 |
2 |
Stefan Frei |
SEA |
vs. SJ, vs. LAFC |
$7.7 |
3 |
Zack Steffen |
CLB |
vs. DC, at HOU |
$8.5 |
4 |
Vito Mannone |
MIN |
vs. LA, vs. DC |
$6.4 |
5 |
Evan Bush |
MTL |
at NE, vs. CHI |
$6.4 |
6 |
David Bingham |
LA |
at MIN, vs. RSL |
$6.5 |
7 |
Cody Cropper |
NE |
vs. MTL, at SKC |
$4.8 |
8 |
Bill Hamid |
DC |
at CLB, at MIN |
$8.1 |
9 |
David Ousted |
CHI |
at NYC, at MTL |
$5.4 |
10 |
Daniel Vega |
SJ |
at SEA, at DAL |
$5.0 |
Defenders
Ronald Matarrita (right) | USA Today Sports Images
Ronald Matarrita notched his first assist of the season and finished with 12 points in Week 8. He has six shots over his last three outings and his involvement in the New York City FC attack gives his fantasy upside a big boost with the possibility of earning both attacking and defensive points.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Ronald Matarrita |
NYC |
vs. CHI, vs. ORL |
$6.3 |
2 |
Kelvin Leerdam |
SEA |
vs. SJ, vs. LAFC |
$7.9 |
3 |
Anton Tinnerholm |
NYC |
vs. CHI, vs. ORL |
$7.1 |
4 |
Brad Smith |
SEA |
vs. SJ, vs. LAFC |
$7.8 |
5 |
Alexander Callens |
NYC |
vs. CHI, vs. ORL |
$7.3 |
6 |
Maxime Chanot |
NYC |
vs. CHI, vs. ORL |
$7.6 |
7 |
Chad Marshall |
SEA |
vs. SJ, vs. LAFC |
$8.0 |
8 |
Romain Metanire |
MIN |
vs. LA, vs. DC |
$7.4 |
9 |
Kim Kee-hee |
SEA |
vs. SJ, vs. LAFC |
$7.0 |
10 |
Diego Polenta |
LA |
at MIN, vs. RSL |
$6.7 |
11 |
Zakaria Diallo |
MTL |
at NE, vs. CHI |
$7.1 |
12 |
Jorgen Skjelvik |
LA |
at MIN, vs. RSL |
$6.4 |
13 |
Daniel Lovitz |
MTL |
at NE, vs. CHI |
$6.6 |
14 |
Andrew Farrell |
NE |
vs. MTL, at SKC |
$6.5 |
15 |
Daniel Steres |
LA |
at MIN, vs. RSL |
$6.6 |
16 |
Giancarlo Gonzalez |
LA |
at MIN, vs. RSL |
$5.2 |
17 |
Ike Opara |
MIN |
vs. LA, vs. DC |
$6.9 |
18 |
Edgar Castillo |
NE |
vs. MTL, at SKC |
$5.6 |
19 |
Jonathan Mensah |
CLB |
vs. DC, at HOU |
$8.3 |
20 |
Shea Salinas |
SJ |
at SEA, at DAL |
$5.4 |
Midfielders
Nico Lodeiro | USA Today Sports Images
Nicolas Lodeiroās dip in production recently is reason for hesitation considering his lofty price tag, but on a double game week we can look past that as heās historically been one of the top fantasy producers in the game. Heāll look to get back on track Wednesday (10:30 pm ET | TV & streaming info) vs. a San Jose Earthquakes unit that has allowed the most assists in the league before a high-profile rematch at home against LAFC on Sunday (3:30 pm ET | ESPN ā Full TV & streaming info).
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Nicolas Lodeiro |
SEA |
vs. SJ, vs. LAFC |
$11.5 |
2 |
Maxi Moralez |
NYC |
vs. CHI, vs. ORL |
$9.7 |
3 |
Jonathan dos Santos |
LA |
at MIN, vs. RSL |
$10.4 |
4 |
Carles Gil |
NE |
vs. MTL, at SKC |
$10.6 |
5 |
Victor Rodriguez |
SEA |
vs. SJ, vs. LAFC |
$8.9 |
6 |
Saphir Taider |
MTL |
at NE, vs. CHI |
$10.8 |
7 |
Luciano Acosta |
DC |
at CLB, at MIN |
$10.3 |
8 |
Cristian Roldan |
SEA |
vs. SJ, vs. LAFC |
$10.0 |
9 |
Osvaldo Alonso |
MIN |
vs LA, vs. DC |
$8.4 |
10 |
Nicolas Gaitan |
CHI |
at NYC, at MTL |
$9.2 |
11 |
Federico Higuain |
CLB |
vs. DC, at HOU |
$8.1 |
12 |
Alexander Ring |
NYC |
vs. CHI, vs. ORL |
$8.9 |
13 |
Aleksandar Katai |
CHI |
at NYC, at MTL |
$8.3 |
14 |
Wil Trapp |
CLB |
vs. DC, at HOU |
$7.7 |
15 |
Joe Corona |
LA |
at MIN, vs. RSL |
$7.2 |
16 |
Pedro Santos |
CLB |
vs. DC, at HOU |
$8.6 |
17 |
Artur |
CLB |
vs. DC, at HOU |
$8.1 |
18 |
Sebastian Lletget |
LA |
at MIN, vs. RSL |
$6.9 |
19 |
Alejandro Pozuelo |
TOR |
vs. POR |
$12.0 |
20 |
Gustav Svensson |
SEA |
vs. SJ, vs. LAFC |
$7.9 |
21 |
Junior Moreno |
DC |
at CLB, at MIN |
$8.0 |
22 |
Dax McCarty |
CHI |
at NYC, at MTL |
$8.5 |
23 |
Bastian Schweinsteiger |
CHI |
at NYC, at MTL |
$8.0 |
24 |
James Sands |
NYC |
vs. CHI, vs. ORL |
$6.9 |
25 |
Uriel Antuna |
LA |
at MIN, vs. RSL |
$5.6 |
26 |
Magnus Eriksson |
SJ |
at SEA, at DAL |
$7.2 |
27 |
Ebenezer Ofori |
NYC |
vs. CHI, vs. ORL |
$5.9 |
28 |
Ethan Finlay |
MIN |
vs. LA, vs. DC |
$5.0 |
29 |
Jackson Yueill |
SJ |
at SEA, at DAL |
$5.9 |
30 |
Emmanuel Boateng |
LA |
at MIN, vs. RSL |
$4.6 |
Forwards
Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Imagn Images
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has made his mark on the scoresheet in all five of his appearances this season, putting him in prime position for a massive fantasy point haul if he can avoid roster rotation. Up next is a depleted Minnesota United side on Wednesday (8:30 pm ET | TV & streaming info) who have conceded three or more goals in back-to-back games, before hosting Real Salt Lake on Sunday (8 pm ET | TV & streaming info), who are tied for the fifth-most goals conceded in MLS.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
LA |
at MIN, vs. RSL |
$13.2 |
2 |
Darwin Quintero |
MIN |
vs. LA, vs. DC |
$12.4 |
3 |
Wayne Rooney |
DC |
at CLB, at MIN |
$10.7 |
4 |
Heber |
NYC |
vs. CHI, vs. ORL |
$7.8 |
5 |
Angelo Rodriguez |
MIN |
vs. LA, vs. DC |
$8.2 |
6 |
Valentin Castellanos |
NYC |
vs. CHI, vs. ORL |
$7.2 |
7 |
Jordan Morris |
SEA |
vs. SJ, vs. LAFC |
$7.9 |
8 |
Gyasi Zardes |
CLB |
vs. DCU, at HOU |
$8.8 |
9 |
Maxi Urruti |
MTL |
at NE, vs. CHI |
$7.4 |
10 |
Cristian Espinoza |
SJ |
at SEA, at DAL |
$8.9 |
11 |
C.J. Sapong |
CHI |
at NYC, at MTL |
$8.7 |
12 |
Danny Hoesen |
SJ |
at SEA, at DAL |
$8.9 |
13 |
Nemanja Nikolic |
CHI |
at NYC, at MTL |
$8.7 |
14 |
Carlos Vela |
LAFC |
at SEA |
$14.3 |
15 |
Josef Martinez |
ATL |
vs. COL |
$9.5 |
16 |
Cristian Penilla |
NE |
vs. MTL, at SKC |
$7.0 |
17 |
Harry Novillo |
MTL |
at NE, vs. CHI |
$7.7 |
18 |
Juan Agudelo |
NE |
vs. MTL, at SKC |
$4.8 |
19 |
Teal Bunbury |
NE |
vs. MTL, at SKC |
$5.7 |
20 |
Alberth Elis |
HOU |
vs. CLB |
$10.7 |
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