Tag Archives: Fantasy Soccer

MLS Injury News: Round 22

Who going to play? Who’s out injured? Who just needs to be rested? These are questions that all MLS Fantasy Manager fans have to deal with and the information we want is not always available as quickly as we like. Enter @MLSInjuryNews. Each week, Michael collects all the news he can from around the MLS world about who’s going to …

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2016 Round 22 Captain Poll

It’s captain poll time for Round 22! Don’t forget, the transfer deadline is, today, Wednesday the 3rd at 7:o0pm EST so be sure to get all of your trades in and captain set by then. There are several good captain options for this round, have you decided on yours yet? Well now is your chance to find out what others think and …

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Best XI Predictions – Round 22

Did you ever wonder what you could do with a team if you used a Wild Card every week? In Best XI at $120m, we will explore the options available to brand new players as well as those using a Wild Card as we predict the rounds Dream Team. Along with the best players by round matchup, players with the …

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Round 22 DGW Punts and Differentials

Happy DGW match day! This article will be covering all of your DGW22 Punts and Differentials! With there being only 2 DGW teams this week, I will be giving you a brief overview of whom I think will outperform the other DGW players this week. Hit me up on Twitter @JayMLSFI and let me know what you think of the new format …

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Playtime Analysis – 2016 Round 21

Playtime Analysis is a weekly overview offering useful tips for the coming weeks about players that aren’t going to be getting their usual time on the pitch.  Whether it be value subs, injured stars, or international absences, you can find it here in Playtime Analysis. Goalkeeper: At this point in the season, if you are looking for a keeper, it’s …

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Round 22 Player PP90 Update

  If you listened to the Round 22 MLS Fantasy Insider Podcast episode, you heard us talking about the stats we like. Unfortunately, two of the stats that were mentioned are not easy to come by when just using the in game menu. One was Points Per 90min played and the other was Bonus points generated. Unfortunately, I don’t currently …

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Predictions and Power Rankings for 2016 Round 22

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The following predictions are based on the ELO ranking system. This system was first used in Chess to calculate the skill level of players and predict the most likely winner. Since soccer can end in a draw, I’m using a modified version of this formula that tries to predict the chance that a team will come away from a match …

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MLSFB 2016 Form Difficulty Charts – Round 22

Here are the Form Difficulty Charts – Round 22 of the 2016 MLS Fantasy season and form breakdown for Home and Away games from 2015 plus the first games of 2016. If you’re not familiar with these charts, I’ll explain below. One early warning, since these charts are based on team form, the accuracy may be off some until more games have …

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MLSFI S2 Ep26: Round 21 Review & DGW 22 Preview

Reid is joined by Mike, and Blayne to breakdown some of the most unexpected events of Round 21 and to chat about what the future DGW 22 hold for fantasy managers. Some of the high points include our good discussion about New York City v Colorado, a review of which budget defenders are still viable, and is Seattle’s newest player Lodeiro …

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Boss’ Breakdown – Round 21

Franchise firsts, broken streaks, and player debuts are just some of the highlights of Round 21. If you missed anything, the FMLS talking points of each match are below! New York City FC (5) – (1) Colorado Rapids MOTM – Frank Lampard ($10.6) 17pts Lampard, same as all those time at Chelsea, continues to find himself in the right spot …

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