MLS Fantasy Week 18 Positional Rankings

Schuyler Redpath

Week 18 of MLS Fantasy marks the beginning of the final MLS Fantasy Champions League qualifying round. The top 50 entrants from Weeks 18-23 will punch a ticket to the final period (Weeks 24-27), where the champion will take home a cool $1,000. The action starts with a three-game Friday slate, so let’s jump right into the top picks and values at each position.

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Goalkeepers

Eloy Room and the Columbus Crew have endured a rough go of it recently, but they’re primed to get back on track at home against an FC Cincinnati side that's scored just one goal over their last three road matches. It makes sense to put Room on the bench and let him autosub if he produces a good score.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Eloy Room	CLB	vs. CIN	$6.7
2. Pedro Gallese	ORL	vs. MIA	$8.1
3. Carlos Coronel	RBNY	vs. CHI	$7.1
4. Tim Melia	SKC	vs. COL	$7.4
5. Brad Guzan	ATL	vs NSH	$7.7

Value Goalkeepers

Value Goalkeepers
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Marko Maric	HOU	vs. MIN	$5.4
2. Stefan Cleveland	SEA	vs. POR	$5.9
3. Jon Kempin	DC	vs. PHI	$4.5

Defenders

Jonathan Mensah has tallied six or more points in three consecutive game weeks, despite the Crew’s recent defensive struggles. They have a good opportunity to right the ship at home against an FC Cincinnati side that ranks near the bottom of the league in almost every attacking category.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Jonathan Mensah	CLB	vs. CIN	$8.8
2. Andreas Fontas	SKC	vs. COL	$9.6
3. Yeimar Gomez Andrade	SEA	vs. POR	$8.4
4. Brooks Lennon	ATL	vs. NSH	$7.9
5. Alex Roldan	SEA	vs. POR	$7.9
6. Kyle Duncan	RBNY	vs. CHI	$7.8
7. Andy Najar	DC	vs. PHI	$8.7
8. Andrew Gutman	RBNY	vs. CHI	$8.1
9. Kai Wagner	PHI	at DC	$8.3
10. Anton Tinnerholm	NYC	vs. NE	$8.0

Value Defenders

Value Defenders
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. John Tolkin	RBNY	vs. CHI	$5.8
2. Javain Brown	VAN	vs. RSL	$5.4
3. Joao Moutinho	ORL	vs. MIA	$4.0

Midfielders

Lucas Zelarayan racked up seven fantasy points in Week 17 despite recording no goals or assists, flashing his safe fantasy floor with five bonus points in the process. Up next is an FC Cincinnati side that he torched for 15 points in Week 11, and with Columbus hampered by injuries in the attack, look for Zelarayan to shoulder even more of the scoring load.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Lucas Zelarayan	CLB	vs. CIN	$9.6
2. Nicolas Lodeiro	SEA	vs. POR	$8.5
3. Marcelino Moreno	ATL	vs. NSH	$11.0
4. Djordje Mihailovic	MTL	vs. TOR	$9.6
5. Ezequiel Barco	ATL	vs. NSH	$8.4
6. Nani	ORL	vs. MIA	$10.6
7. Alejandro Pozuelo	TOR	at MTL	$9.2
8. Julian Gressel	DC	vs. PHI	$10.0
9. Hany Mukhtar	NSH	at ATL	$11.0
10. Eduard Atuesta	LAFC	vs. LA	$8.3
11. Jack Price	COL	at SKC	$9.8
12. Albert Rusnak	RSL	at VAN	$9.5
13. Cristian Dajome	VAN	vs. RSL	$9.5
14. Joao Paulo	SEA	vs. POR	$9.7
15. Maxi Moralez	NYC	vs. NE	$9.0
16. Damir Kreilach	RSL	at VAN	$8.3
17. Gadi Kinda	SKC	vs. COL	$8.0
18. Pedro Santos	CLB	vs. CIN	$7.6
19. Ryan Gauld	VAN	vs. RSL	$8.1
20. Alex Ring	ATX	vs. DAL	$8.6

Value Midfielders

Value Midfielders
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Luka Stojanovic	CHI	at RBNY	$5.5
2. Rodolfo Pizarro	MIA	at ORL	$6.2
3. Latif Blessing	LAFC	vs. LA	$5.9

Forwards

Raul Ruidiaz has scored (10) or assisted (2) on 12 of Seattle's last 20 goals against Portland. He certainly shows up for the Cascadia rivalry, so it would be no surprise to see Ruidiaz add to his league-leading goal haul.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Raul Ruidiaz	SEA	vs. POR	$8.9
2. Daniel Salloi	SKC	vs. COL	$9.6
3. Josef Martinez	ATL	vs. NSH	$8.8
4. Gustavo Bou	NE	at NYC	$11.4
5. Sebatian Driussi	ATX	vs. DAL	$8.5
6. Taty Castellanos	NYC	vs. NE	$9.6
7. Diego Rossi	LAFC	vs. LA	$7.1
8. Gonzalo Higuain	MIA	at ORL	$9.6
9. Johnny Russell	SKC	vs. COL	$8.7
10. Cecilio Dominguez	ATX	vs. DAL	$6.7