2022 MLS Fantasy: Week 6 Positional Rankings

Schuyler Redpath

The FIFA international window is in the rearview mirror and another big MLS Fantasy weekend is upon us.

A 12-game slate kicks off on Saturday with Orlando City SC hosting Chicago Fire FC (1 pm ET | Univision, TUDN, Twitter), with several high-profile matchups worth targeting. Let’s take a deeper dive and look at the top plays and values at each position.

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Goalkeepers

Andre Blake posted his third straight clean sheet in a 2-0 win over Charlotte FC in Week 5. He’ll look to run it to four in a row Saturday when the Philadelphia Union host a Columbus Crew side that was shut out by Nashville SC in their last outing and have just one goal in their last two matches (6 pm ET | ESPN+ in the US, DAZN in Canada).

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Andre Blake	PHI	vs. CLB	$9.2
2. Pedro Gallese	ORL	vs. CHI	$8.3
3. Carlos Coronel	RBNY	vs. MTL	$7.1
4. Tim Melia	SKC	vs. NSH	$6.8
5. Zac MacMath	RSL	vs. TOR	$7.2

Value Goalkeepers

Value Goalkeepers
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Kristijan Kahlina	CLT	vs. ATL	$5.9
2. Maarten Paes	DAL	vs. COL	$6.3
3. Brad Knighton	NE	at MIA	$5.2

Defenders

Kai Wagner ranks third among all players with 44 points through the first five rounds of the MLS Fantasy season. He’s averaged over 10 points per game over his last three appearances and continues to shine as a defender capable of producing points on both sides of the ball.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Kai Wagner	PHI	vs. CLB	$9.7
2. Jack Elliott	PHI	vs. CLB	$8.4
3. Brooks Lennon	ATL	at CLT	$7.1
4. Mamadou Fall	LAFC	at LA	$7.6
5. Tom Edwards	RBNY	vs. MTL	$6.5
6. Jakob Glesnes	PHI	vs. CLB	$9.2
7. Joao Moutinho	ORL	vs. CHI	$8.3
8. Nicolas Isimat-Mirin	SKC	vs. NSH	$7.9
9. Matt Hedges	DAL	vs. COL	$8.5
10. Julio Cascante	ATX	vs. MIN	$8.0

Value Defenders

Value Defenders
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Nathan Harriel	PHI	vs. CLB	$6.1
2. Rodrigo Schlegel	ORL	vs. CHI	$4.4
3. Guzman Corujo	CLT	vs. ATL	$5.2

Midfielders

Carles Gil was kept at bay by a stingy New York Red Bulls unit last round, logging just four points in Week 5. That should be little reason to hesitate to roster him on the road against an Inter Miami CF defense that has shipped three goals in consecutive matches and 13 goals across their last four (Saturday, 3 pm ET | ESPN, ESPN Deportes).

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Carles Gil	NE	at MIA	$12.2
2. Daniel Gazdag	PHI	vs. CLB	$9.3
3. Sebastian Driussi	ATX	vs. MIN	$10.4
4. Lewis Morgan	RBNY	vs. MTL	$10.6
5. Lucas Zelarayan	CLB	at PHI	$11.5
6. Pablo Ruiz	RSL	vs. TOR	$8.2
7. Mauricio Pereyra	ORL	vs. CHI	$9.1
8. Sebastian Lletget	NE	at MIA	$7.8
9. Johnny Russell	SKC	vs. NSH	$8.7
10. Hany Mukhtar	NSH	at SKC	$10.2
11. Emanuel Reynoso	MIN	at ATX	$8.9
12. Jose Cifuentes	LAFC	at LA	$7.4
13. Djordje Mihailovic	MTL	at RBNY	$9.2
14. Jonathan Osorio	TOR	at RSL	$10.0
15. Alejandro Pozuelo	TOR	at RSL	$9.9
16. Jan Gregus	SJ	at HOU	$9.4
17. Yimmi Chara	POR	at VAN	$10.6
18. Marcelino Moreno	ATL	at CLT	$8.0
19. Ryan Gauld	VAN	vs. POR	$8.0
20. Rayan Raveloson	LA	vs. LAFC	$8.5

Value Midfielders

Value Midfielders
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Ben Bender	CLT	vs. ATL	$6.3
2. Kellyn Acosta	LAFC	at LA	$6.3
3. Tommy McNamara	NE	at MIA	$5.8

Forwards

Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez comes into the El Trafico rivalry hot, netting a brace in Week 5 to put him just one goal back in the Golden Boot presented by Audi race. LAFC’s Carlos Vela is level with the Galaxy striker on four goals, and both star forwards figure to see multiple opportunities in Saturday’s heavyweight clash in California (7:30 pm ET | FOX, FOX Deportes).

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Chicharito	LA	vs. LAFC	$9.8
2. Carlos Vela	LAFC	vs. LA	$10.6
3. Jesus Ferreira	DAL	at COL	$8.9
4. Gonzalo Higuain	MIA	vs. NE	$9.6
5. Karol Swiderski	CLT	vs. ATL	$9.3
6. Raheem Edwards	LA	vs. LAFC	$8.3
7. Darwin Quintero	HOU	vs. SJ	$8.1
8. Brian Rodriguez	LAFC	at LA	$8.3
9. Julian Carranza	PHI	vs. CLB	$7.6
10. Patryk Klimala	RBNY	vs. MTL	$8.8

Value Forwards

Value Forwards
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Fafa Picault	HOU	vs. SJ	$7.1
2. Cade Cowell	SJ	at HOU	$6.1
3. Tate Schmitt	RSL	vs. TOR	$6.1

Captains

Captains
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Carles Gil	NE	at MIA	$12.2
2. Chicharito	LA	vs. LAFC	$9.8
3. Carlos Vela	LAFC	at LA	$10.6

MLS Fantasy Weekly Winner

Congratulations to Week 5 winner Austin Brown, manager of ShotStopper, for scoring 136 points to top the weekly leaderboard. Austin rolled out a DGW heavy side captained by Luciano Acosta (24 points) to collect a $150 MLS store gift card.