Fantasy: Positional rankings for Week 12 games this week and weekend

Reid Connelly

Double-game weeks have been the norm for the condensed 2020 fantasy season, but fortunately only four teams have DGW in Week 12. However, this is not a time to catch your breath as games start Monday night at 7:30 pm ET with the New England Revolution hosting the Philadelphia Union. Both teams have players that fantasy managers may consider so be sure to have a lineup ready. Here’s a look at other top players who you’ll want to consider as Week 12 heats up.

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Goalkeepers

Compared to the first year performance of other expansion teams, Nashville SC has been a respectable bet for a clean sheet in 2020. With two shots for a shutout this week, Joe Willis jumps to the top of my Week 12 goalkeeper list. Additionally, Nashville’s early games make their players ideal switcheroo targets and Willis’ lower price pairs great with a Keeperoo

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Joe Willis	NSH	vs. DAL, vs. NE	$8.7
2	Andre Blake	PHI	at NE, vs. TOR	$6.7
3	Matt Turner	NE	vs. PHI, at NSH	$8.5
4	Dayne St. Clair	MIN	at CIN	$11.5
5	Brad Guzan	ATL	vs. DC	$8.8

Value Goalkeepers

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Pablo Sisniega	LAFC	vs. LA	$5.9
2	John McCarthy	MIA	vs. ORL	$5.6
3	JT Marcinkowski	SJ	vs. VAN	$4.4

Defenders

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Zimmerman and Willis are two of the top options this week | USA Today Sports

Walker Zimmerman is the heart of the Nashville defense and a big reason for their success in 2020. As a fantasy option, he’s a triple threat. The DGW gives him a good shot at a clean sheet, his size makes him a regular goal threat on set pieces and he regularly generates good defensive bonus points.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Walker Zimmerman	NSH	vs. DAL, vs. NE	$11.1
2	Henry Kessler	NE	vs. PHI, at NSH	$8.6
3	Mark McKenzie	PHI	at NE, vs. TOR	$11.3
4	Dave Romney	NSH	vs. DAL, vs. NE	$7.5
5	Reto Ziegler	DAL	at NSH, at RSL	$11.0
6	Anton Tinnerholm	NYC	vs. MTL	$11.3
7	Romain Metanire	MIN	at CIN	$10.0
8	Eddie Segura	LAFC	vs. LA	$6.8
9	Harrison Afful	CLB	at HOU	$8.5
10	Brooks Lennon	ATL	vs. DC	$8.4

Value Defenders

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Leandro Gonzalez Pirez	MIA	vs. ORL	$4.4
2	Bressan	DAL	at NSH, at RSL	$4.0
3	Taylor Washington	NSH	vs. DAL, vs. NE	$4.0

Midfielders

There are a lot of great single-game week players for Round 12, but one DGW midfielder you don’t want to sleep on is Jamiro Monteiro. Over his last three games, Monteiro has been on a nice run of form scoring 11 points twice during that time. A DGW is a great opportunity for him to shine

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Jamiro Monteiro	PHI	at NE, vs. TOR	$10.7
2	Lewis Morgan	MIA	vs. ORL	$12.9
3	Lee Nguyen	NE	vs. PHI, at NSH	$7.3
4	Bebelo Reynoso	MIN	at CIN	$10.4
5	Nicolas Lodeiro	SEA	vs. POR	$16.3
6	Alejandro Pozuelo	TOR	at PHI	$14.9
7	Michael Barrios	DAL	at NSH, at RSL	$7.1
8	Diego Valeri	POR	at SEA	$11.7
9	Johnny Russell	SKC	vs. COL	$11.4
10	Nani	ORL	at MIA	$10.2
11	Pedro Santos	CLB	at HOU	$13.2
12	Alvaro Medran	CHI	vs. NYRB	$12.3
13	Chris Mueller	ORL	at MIA	$7.6
14	Darwin Quintero	HOU	vs. CLB	$12.2
15	Memo Rodriguez	HOU	vs. CLB	$8.1
16	Kevin Molino	MIN	at CIN	$10.8
17	Pablo Piatti	TOR	at PHI	$9.5
18	Joal Paulo	SEA	vs. POR	$11.2
19	Eduard Atuesta	LAFC	vs. LA	$8.0
20	Sebastian Lletget	LA	at LAFC	$8.5

Value Midfielders

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Ethan Finlay	MIN	at CIN	$6.7
2	Jesus Medina	NYC	vs. MTL	$6.3
3	Tommy Thompson	SJ	at VAN	$5.3

Forwards

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Bunbury could be a good value option this week | USA Today Sports

Week 12 is set up perfectly to take advantage of Teal Bunbury’s current form. At the bargain price of $7.0m you can get a forward who’s scored in each of his last two games, and can stay on your bench as a switcheroo before the bulk of games kick off on Saturday. There is a chance Gustavo Bou could start instead but that’s an easy switch if you leave a little in your bank.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Teal Bunbury	NE	vs. PHI, at NSH	$7.0
2	Kacper Przybylko	PHI	at NE, vs. TOR	$10.6
3	Gonzalo Higuain	MIA	vs ORL	$7.5
4	Jordan Morris	SEA	vs. POR	$11.9
5	Kei Kamara	MIN	at CIN	$7.2
6	Robert Beric	CHI	at RBNY	$9.9
7	Gyasi Zardes	CLB	at HOU	$10.1
8	Bradley Wright-Phillips	LAFC	vs. LA	$9.8
9	Cristian Pavon	LA	at LAFC	$11.5
10	Jeremy Ebobisse	POR	at SEA	$7.6