Soccer summer is in full swing, and with Round 20 of MLS Fantasy kicking off on Tuesday, there are sure to be some fireworks with 12 teams playing twice. Let’s dive right in and look at the top plays and values to target for the Round 20 double-game week.
Goalkeepers
The Colorado Rapids are the only DGW team that plays both matches at home this week (LA Galaxy and LAFC technically play both their matches in LA, but the first is on neutral ground at the Rose Bowl). That means William Yarbrough takes the spotlight despite Colorado’s struggles this season. The Rapids have been strong at home of late, allowing just one goal across their last three at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park.
Player | Team | Opponent | Price | |
1. William Yarbrough | COL |
| $8.4 | |
2. John McCarthy | LAFC |
| $7.5 | |
3. Pedro Gallese | ORL | vs. TOR, at RSL | $8.3 | |
4. Maarten Paes | DAL | vs. DC, at COL | $8.2 | |
5. Luis Barraza | NYC | vs. CLT, at CLB | $7.9 |
Player | Team | Opponent | Price |
1. Drake Callendar | MIA | vs. CLB, at DC | $5.7 |
2. Kristijan Kahlina | CLT | at NYC, vs. CIN | $6.1 |
3. Greg Ranjitsingh | TOR | at ORL, vs. STL | $4.6 |
Defenders
It’s not pretty, but a Colorado Rapids defensive stack could be a popular play this round. Danny Wilson has been a mainstay on a Rapids backline that's conceded just one goal over their last three home games. With two winnable home matchups this week, Wilson stands a good chance at racking up more clean sheet points in Round 20.
Player | Team | Opponent | Price |
1. Danny Wilson | COL | vs. POR, vs. DAL | $8.9 |
2. Maxime Chanot | NYC | vs. CLT, at CLB | $8.5 |
3. Ryan Hollingshead | LAFC | at LA, vs. SJ | $6.7 |
4. Andreas Maxso | COL | vs. POR, vs. DAL | $7.8 |
5. Keegan Rosenberry | COL | vs. POR, vs. DAL | $7.8 |
6. Steven Moreira | CLB | at MIA, vs. NYC | $8.5 |
7. Pedro Santos | DC | at DAL, vs. MIA | $8.1 |
8. Nkosi Tafari | DAL | vs. DC, at COL | $7.5 |
9. Robin Jansson | ORL | vs. TOR, at RSL | $8.1 |
10. Lalas Abubakar | COL | vs. POR, vs. DAL | $6.3 |
Player | Team | Opponent | Price |
1. Sam Junqua | DAL | vs. DC, at COL | $4.0 |
2. Tayvon Gray | NYC | vs. CLT, at CLB | $4.0 |
3. Raheem Edwards | LA | vs. LAFC, vs. PHI | $5.8 |
Midfielders
The double-game week gives Lucas Zelarayán a prime opportunity to bounce back from a paltry two-point showing in Round 19. After posting 29 points in Round 15’s DGW, he’s a fade-at-your-own-risk player capable of making or breaking lineups this week.
Player | Team | Opponent | Price |
1. Lucas Zelarayán | CLB | at MIA, vs. NYC | $12.6 |
2. Facundo Torres | ORL | vs. TOR, at RSL | $10.4 |
3. Connor Ronan | COL | vs. POR, vs. DAL | $9.6 |
4. Martín Ojeda | ORL | vs. TOR, at RSL | $7.5 |
5. Gaston Brugman | LA | vs. LAFC, vs. PHI | $9.8 |
6. Mateusz Klich | DC | at DAL, vs. MIA | $8.7 |
7. Riqui Puig | LA | vs. LAFC, vs. PHI | $9.1 |
8. Mateusz Bogusz | LAFC | at LA, vs. SJ | $8.0 |
9. Alexandru Matan | CLB | at MIA, vs. NYC | $7.5 |
10. Gabriel Periera | NYC | vs. CLT, at CLB | 8.2 |
11. Alan Velasco | DAL | vs. DC, at COL | $7.3 |
12. Mark-Anthony Kaye | TOR | at ORL, vs. STL | $8.1 |
13. Keaton Parks | NYC | vs. CLT, at CLB | $8.3 |
14. Lewis O’Brien | DC | at DAL, vs. MIA | $7.5 |
15. Iván Angulo | ORL | vs. TOR, at RSL | $7.6 |
16. Emanuel Reynoso | MIN | vs. ATX | $8.6 |
17. Hany Mukhtar | NSH | at CHI | $13.9 |
18. Luciano Acosta | CIN | at CLT | $12.9 |
19. Ashley Westwood | CLT | at NYC, vs. CIN | $7.9 |
20. Benjamin Bender | CLT | at NYC, vs. CIN | $6.0 |
Player | Team | Opponent | Price |
1. Cole Bassett | COL | vs. POR, vs. DAL | $5.4 |
2. Benjamin Cremaschi | MIA | vs. CLB, at DC | $5.2 |
3. Bernard Kamungo | DAL | vs. DC, at COL | $4.3 |
Forwards
Dénis Bouanga was once again LAFC’s primary attacking threat in Saturday’s loss at Dallas. Despite coming up empty-handed, he fired off six shots (two on goal) – marking the second straight game he’s registered at least five shots. With a pair of enticing matches against California foes LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes, look for Bouanga to get back among the goalscorers in a big way this round.
Player | Team | Opponent | Price |
1. Dénis Bouanga | LAFC | at LA, vs. SJ | $10.9 |
2. Cucho Hernández | CLB | at MIA, vs. NYC | $11.8 |
3. Federico Bernardeschi | TOR | at ORL, vs. STL | $7.0 |
4. Douglas Costa | LA | vs. LAFC, vs. PHI | $7.7 |
5. Carlos Vela | LAFC | at LA, vs. SJ | $9.2 |
6. Josef Martínez | MIA | vs. CLB, at DC | $7.0 |
7. Karol Swiderski | CLT | at NYC, vs. CIN | $9.2 |
8. Christian Ramirez | CLB | at MIA, vs. NYC | $8.4 |
9. Taxi Fountas | DC | at DAL, vs. MIA | $6.8 |
10. Kerwin Vargas | CLT | at NYC, vs. CIN | $5.8 |
1. Preston Judd | LA | vs. LAFC, vs. PHI | $4.7 |
2. Talles Magno | NYC | vs. CLT, at CLB | $5.0 |
3. C.J. Sapong | TOR | at ORL, vs. STL | $4.3 |
Player | Team | Opponent | Price |
1. Lucas Zelarayán | CLB | at MIA, vs. NYC | $12.6 |
2. Dénis Bouanga | LAFC | at LA, vs. SJ | $10.9 |
3. Cucho Hernández | CLB | at MIA, vs. NYC | $11.8 |
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Expert advice
With a smaller player pool to select my squad from, I’m leaning on two of the usual goal machines in Dénis Bouanga and Cucho Hernández to build around.
From there we’ve got to get creative, so I’m looking at Duncan McGuire, Bernard Kamungo and Talles Magno to get on the board. McGuire has been arguably Orlando City’s top goal threat of late, and Kamungo opened his account on Saturday and should continue to see chances as he deputizes up top for Jesús Ferriera, who's lighting up the Gold Cup scoresheet. Magno has struggled recently, but a juicy home matchup with Charlotte FC presents a good opportunity to snap out of his dry spell.
Check out my squad for Round 23:
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Expert advice:
- Columbus have won five of their last six matches. Only one of those five wins has come on the road and the Crew have won just two of their last 16 regular-season away matches since mid-July 2022 (2W-7L-7D). Inter Miami have won each of their home matches against Columbus.
- Orlando City are unbeaten in their last six matches against Toronto FC (4W-0L-2W). Toronto FC are winless in 13 straight away matches (0W-9L-4D).
- FC Dallas are unbeaten in eight straight home matches against D.C. (6W-0L-2D). D.C. United have won only three of their last 11 MLS matches (3W-5L-3D).
- Colorado have lost only two of 14 regular-season home matches against the Timbers (8W-2L-4D). The Timbers have won only one of their last nine MLS matches (1W-L4-D4).
- LAFC have won three-straight MLS matches against the Galaxy, but have lost seven of their last 10 matches in all competitions (2W-7L-1D).
- Charlotte FC have won all three of their matches against NYCFC, including a 3-2 victory in their last meeting in Charlotte in May. NYCFC are unbeaten in six straight matches (1W-0D-L5).
Check out my predictions for Round 23:
