Reid, Mike, and Blayne are joined by Matt Pollard from Last Work on Soccer to preview all of the upcoming action for the final round of the 2018 MLS Fantasy Season! They have a great discussion about the fantasy value of all the teams still trying to make it into the playoffs and touch on which teams that are jockeying for home field advantage are most likely to see rotations. Everything is wrapped up with a breakdown of Round 35 where everyone reveals which teams they are leaning on most for fantasy points and which offer the best value.
Decision Day presented by AT&T marks the final week of the MLS Fantasy season and gives us one last chance to make some moves on the leaderboards. Considering what’s still at stake, it’s important to identify players who still have something to play for heading into the final week of the regular season. With that in mind, let’s key in on the top players at each position for Week 35.
Goalkeepers
Zack Steffen and Columbus can punch their ticket to the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs with a win at home against Minnesota (4:30 pm ET | TV & streaming info), who have lost three straight by a combined score of 10-2. Steffen has kept 10 shutouts this season, including a clean sheet in his last home outing.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Zack Steffen |
CLB |
vs. MIN |
$7.3 |
2 |
Luis Robles |
NY |
vs. ORL |
$10.4 |
3 |
Stefan Frei |
SEA |
vs. SJ |
$7.3 |
4 |
David Bingham |
LA |
vs. HOU |
$6.3 |
5 |
Sean Johnson |
NYC |
vs. PHI |
$6.0 |
6 |
Jesse Gonzalez |
DAL |
at COL |
$6.4 |
7 |
Brad Guzan |
ATL |
at TOR |
$7.4 |
8 |
Tim Melia |
SKC |
vs. LAFC |
$8.6 |
9 |
Evan Bush |
MTL |
at NE |
$7.5 |
10 |
Brad Knighton |
NE |
vs. MTL |
$7.5 |
Defenders
Graham Zusi led all defenders with 16 points in Week 34, and with the top seed in the West up for grabs, we can expect him to be at it again on Decision Day.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Graham Zusi |
SKC |
vs. LAFC |
$10.9 |
2 |
Harrison Afful |
CLB |
vs. MIN |
$10.3 |
3 |
Aaron Long |
RBNY |
vs. ORL |
$9.9 |
4 |
Rolf Feltscher |
LA |
vs. HOU |
$5.6 |
5 |
Tim Parker |
RBNY |
vs. ORL |
$10.4 |
6 |
Milton Valenzuela |
CLB |
vs. MIN |
$8.9 |
7 |
Ike Opara |
SKC |
vs. LAFC |
$11.5 |
8 |
Michael Murillo |
RBNY |
vs. ORL |
$9.4 |
9 |
Kelvin Leerdam |
SEA |
vs. SJ |
$7.7 |
10 |
Ashley Cole |
LA |
vs. HOU |
$8.7 |
11 |
Ronald Matarrita |
NYC |
vs. PHI |
$5.2 |
12 |
Matt Hedges |
DAL |
at COL |
$9.4 |
13 |
Nouhou Tolo |
SEA |
vs. SJ |
$7.2 |
14 |
Matt Besler |
SKC |
vs. LAFC |
$10.3 |
15 |
Anton Tinnerholm |
NYC |
vs. PHI |
$6.2 |
16 |
Chad Marshall |
SEA |
vs. SJ |
$9.2 |
17 |
Alexander Callens |
NYC |
vs. PHI |
$6.9 |
18 |
Daniel Steres |
LA |
vs. HOU |
$5.5 |
19 |
Reggie Cannon |
DAL |
at COL |
$8.6 |
20 |
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez |
ATL |
at TOR |
$9.7 |
Midfielders
Nicolas Lodeiro has a combined 52 points over his last three outings, notching a goal and six assists over that span. He’ll look to carry that scintillating form over to Sunday’s regular season finale at home against San Jose (4:30 pm ET | TV & streaming info).
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Nicolas Lodeiro |
SEA |
vs. SJ |
$15.3 |
2 |
Romain Alessandrini |
LA |
vs. HOU |
$12.0 |
3 |
Federico Higuain |
CLB |
vs. MIN |
$8.4 |
4 |
Ignacio Piatti |
MTL |
at NE |
$12.3 |
5 |
Kaku |
RBNY |
vs. ORL |
$7.7 |
6 |
Luciano Acosta |
DC |
at CHI |
$13.5 |
7 |
Johnny Russell |
SKC |
vs. LAFC |
$9.3 |
8 |
Diego Fagundez |
NE |
vs. MTL |
$6.7 |
9 |
Victor Rodriguez |
SEA |
vs. SJ |
$6.7 |
10 |
Saphir Taider |
MTL |
at NE |
$11.6 |
11 |
Sebastian Blanco |
POR |
at VAN |
$10.5 |
12 |
Diego Valeri |
POR |
at VAN |
$9.5 |
13 |
Justin Meram |
CLB |
vs. MIN |
$6.8 |
14 |
Daniel Salloi |
SKC |
vs. LAFC |
$6.3 |
15 |
Sebastian Lletget |
LA |
vs. HOU |
$7.8 |
16 |
Pedro Santos |
CLB |
vs. MIN |
$8.0 |
17 |
Jonathan dos Santos |
LA |
vs. HOU |
$12.0 |
18 |
Borek Dockal |
PHI |
at NYC |
$9.6 |
19 |
Alphonso Davies |
VAN |
vs. POR |
$8.7 |
20 |
Felipe Gutierrez |
SKC |
vs. LAFC |
$9.5 |
21 |
Julian Gressel |
ATL |
at TOR |
$12.4 |
22 |
Yordy Reyna |
VAN |
vs. POR |
$11.7 |
23 |
Cristian Roldan |
SEA |
vs. SJ |
$10.5 |
24 |
Benny Feilhaber |
LAFC |
at SKC |
$8.7 |
25 |
Alex Muyl |
NY |
vs. ORL |
$5.8 |
26 |
Aleksandar Katai |
CHI |
vs. DC |
$7.4 |
27 |
Tomas Martinez |
HOU |
at LA |
$10.1 |
28 |
Ezequiel Barco |
ATL |
at TOR |
$6.5 |
29 |
Michael Barrios |
DAL |
at COL |
$10.1 |
30 |
Djordje Mihailovic |
CHI |
vs. DC |
$7.7 |
Forwards
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored in five straight games, and with the LA Galaxy positioned to leapfrog Real Salt Lake for the final playoff spot in the West, don’t overthink making room for the lion in your lineup.
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
LA |
vs. HOU |
$14.6 |
2 |
Bradley Wright-Phillips |
RBNY |
vs. ORL |
$11.2 |
3 |
Josef Martinez |
ATL |
at TOR |
$12.1 |
4 |
Wayne Rooney |
DC |
at CHI |
$13.8 |
5 |
Raul Ruidiaz |
SEA |
vs. SJ |
$10.7 |
6 |
Sebastian Giovinco |
TOR |
vs. ATL |
$14.0 |
7 |
David Villa |
NYC |
vs. PHI |
$10.5 |
8 |
Carlos Vela |
LAFC |
at SKC |
$13.6 |
9 |
Gyasi Zardes |
CLB |
vs. MIN |
$6.1 |
10 |
Ola Kamara |
LA |
vs. HOU |
$8.8 |
11 |
Maximiliano Urruti |
DAL |
at COL |
$9.8 |
12 |
Darwin Quintero |
MIN |
at CLB |
$13.3 |
13 |
Kei Kamara |
VAN |
vs. POR |
$11.0 |
14 |
Alberth Elis |
HOU |
at LA |
$8.3 |
15 |
Diego Rossi |
LAFC |
at SKC |
$9.9 |
16 |
Mauro Manotas |
HOU |
at LA |
$10.4 |
17 |
Adama Diomande |
LAFC |
at SKC |
$8.9 |
18 |
Cristian Penilla |
NE |
vs. MTL |
$8.9 |
19 |
Nemanja Nikolic |
CHI |
vs. DC |
$9.5 |
20 |
Chris Wondolowski |
SJ |
at SEA |
$7.0 |
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