MLS Fantasy Week 5 Positional Rankings

Schuyler Redpath

The first DGW (double game week) of the 2021 MLS Fantasy season is upon us, with 13 teams playing twice in Week 5. While only the best score of the two games counts for each player, loading up on DGW players sets your squad up to earn a serviceable score in at least one of their respective matchups. With that in mind, let’s get right into the top options and values for Week 5.

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Teams on a Double Game Week (DGW): CLB, DC, HOU, MIA, MIN, MTL, NE, PHI, SEA, SKC, SJ, TOR, VAN

*indicates player is Questionable to play and ranked as-if they will play starter minutes

Goalkeepers

Andre Blake led all goalkeepers with 10 points in Week 4, and he gets two swipes at collecting another clean sheet in Week 5. Up first is a clash with a New England Revolution side that were held scoreless last week before closing the round out with another home game against the New York Red Bulls.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Andre Blake	PHI	vs. NE, vs. RBNY	$7.0
2. Dayne St. Clair	MIN	vs. VAN, vs. DAL	$5.8
3. John McCarthy	MIA	vs. MTL, at CIN	$6.0
4. Stefan Frei	SEA	at SJ vs. LAFC	$7.8
5. Eloy Room	CLB	at TOR, at NE	$7.2

Value Goalkeepers

Value Goalkeepers
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. JT Marcinkowski	SJ	vs. SEA, vs. POR	$5.2
2. Alex Bono	TOR	vs. CLB, at NYC	$4.7
3. Chris Seitz	DC	vs. CHI, vs. ORL	$4.5

Defenders

Brad Smith has scored eight or more points in all four rounds so far, and with two bites at the apple he’s in good position to continue to produce in Week 5. He still leads all players with 43 total fantasy points, and his ability to rack up points on both ends of the field is well-worth riding until the wheels fall off.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Brad Smith	SEA	at SJ, vs. LAFC	$6.5
2. Kai Wagner	PHI	vs. NE, vs. RBNY	$7.0
3. Leandro Gonzalez Pirez	MIA	vs. MTL, at CIN	$6.4
4. Jakob Glesnes	PHI	vs. NE, vs. RBNY	$6.3
5. *Oswaldo Alanis	SJ	vs. SEA, vs. POR	$5.8
6. Jack Elliott	PHI	vs. NE, vs. RBNY	$6.6
7. Cristian Gutierrez	VAN	at MIN, at SKC	$6.5
8. *Kelvin Leerdam	MIA	vs. MTL, at CIN	$5.4
9. Richie Laryea	TOR	vs. CLB, at NYC	$6.2
10. Nouhou Tolo	SEA	at SJ, vs. LAFC	$6.9

Value Defenders

Value Defenders
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Joevin Jones	MIA	vs. MTL, at CIN	$4.8
2. Frederic Brillant	DC	vs. CHI, vs.. ORL	$4.9
3. Chase Gasper	MIN	vs.VAN, vs. DAL	$4.4

Midfielders

Emanuel Reynoso delivered a banger of a free kick and he also added an assist to come away with 11 points in Week 4. With Minnesota United desperate to right the ship, look for the attack to run through the crafty playmaker in a pair of winnable home games versus Vancouver and Dallas.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Emanuel Reynoso	MIN	vs. VAN, vs. DAL	$9.1
2. *Nicolas Lodeiro	SEA	at SJ, vs. LAFC	$10.0
3. Carles Gil	NE	at PHI, vs. CLB	$11.1
4. Jamiro Monteiro	PHI	vs. NE, vs. RBNY	$10.3
5. Lewis Morgan	MIA	vs. MTL, at CIN	$9.1
6. Lucas Zelarayan	CLB	at TOR, at NE	$9.1
7. Robin Lod	MIN	vs. VAN, vs. DAL	$9.0
8. Cristian Espinoza	SJ	vs. SEA, vs. POR	$8.5
9. Joao Paulo	SEA	at SJ, vs. LAFC	$9.8
10. Julian Gressel	DC	vs. CHI, vs. ORL	$8.1
11. Cristian Dajome	VAN	at MIN, at SKC	$7.8
12. Fafa Picault	HOU	vs. SKC, at COL	$7.3
13. Yeferson Soteldo	TOR	vs. CLB, at NYC	$7.5
14. Edison Flores	DC	vs. CHI, vs. ORL	$7.2
15. Jack Price	COL	vs. HOU	$9.0
16. Michael Bradley	TOR	vs. CLB, at NYC	$7.8
17. Rodolfo Pizarro	MIA	vs. MTL, at CIN	$7.9
18. Cristian Roldan	SEA	at SJ, vs. LAFC	$8.1
19. Djordje Mihailovic	MTL	at MIA, at ATL	$7.2
20. Chofis	SJ	vs. SEA, vs. POR	$7.7

Value Midfielders

Value Midfielders
Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Memo Rodriguez	HOU	vs. SKC, at COL	$6.5
2. Hassani Dotson	MIN	vs. VAN, vs. DAL	$4.9
3. *Tyler Pasher	HOU	vs. SKC, at COL	$5.2

Forwards

Raul Ruidiaz continues to deliver the goals, and Seattle should continue to lean on their Peruvian hit man in a pair of pivotal Western Conference matchups against the San Jose Earthquakes and LAFC. The potential return of Nicolas Lodeiro to the starting lineup only strengthens the case to lock Ruidiaz in on a double game week.

Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1. Raul Ruidiaz	SEA	at SJ, vs. LAFC	$11.4
2. Gonzalo Higuain	MIA	vs. MTL, at CIN	$10.4
3. Alan Pulido	SKC	at HOU, vs. VAN	$8.3
4. Kacper Przybylko	PHI	vs. NE, vs. RBNY	$7.3
5. Johnny Russell	SKC	at HOU, vs. VAN	$7.6
6. Javier Hernandez	LA	vs. ATX	$10.0
7. Gustavo Bou	NE	at PHI, vs. CLB	$9.1
8. Lucas Cavallini	VAN	at MIN, at SKC	$8.5
9. Josef Martinez	ATL	vs. MTL	$8.3
10. Romell Quioto	MTL	at MIA, at ATL	$8.0