Fantasy MLS

2018 Round 2 Captain’s conundrum

Round 2 in the MLS gets underway tomorrow, So I have taken a look at the best options to make your Fantasy captain this week. Picking the right captain this week , could see you claw back points on the leaders of your league , or even extend the gap at the top. Here’s my top four picks for this …

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2018 Round 2 Expected Points

Back for more statistics-based projections? Happy to oblige! Unfortunately, I did not have the resources to include 2018 Round 1 scores in the model, so we are still working with 2017 data, along with the assumptions I mentioned below regarding LAFC and all the players new to MLS. For each player in the table below, I’ve calculated expected goals & …

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2018 Spring Fantasy Schedule

Back in January I dropped my first draft of the 2018 Fantasy schedule. I built this schedule by looking at the master schedule list on mlssoccer.com and separated game rounds using the typical structure from the past couple of years. At that time I had no idea that we would be playing a game that was SPLIT into to Spring …

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2018 Round 1 Expected Points

If you enjoy a more statistics-oriented approach to selecting your team, with a point projection for each player every week, you’re in the right place! For each player in the table below, I’ve calculated expected goals & assists, shots, expected clean sheets and negative points from goals against, bonus points, and even points differentiated by position (e.g., defender gets 6 …

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Western Conference 2018 Fantasy Team Previews

  Over the past few weeks we’ve released a fantasy team preview for each MLS team. These articles were written by members of the MLSFB writing staff and some of the best guest authors I know (who are actual supporters). These reviews have given a recap of the 2017 season, a rundown of offseason transfers, an overviews of team tactics, …

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Eastern Conference 2018 Fantasy Team Previews

Over the past few weeks we’ve released a fantasy team preview for each MLS team. These articles were written by members of the MLSFB writing staff and some of the best guest authors I know (who are actual supporters). These reviews have given a recap of the 2017 season, a rundown of offseason transfers, an overviews of team tactics, a …

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The top 30 midfielders for the 2018 season

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I’m still working on getting the stats together for our breakdown of best players at each position. Until that time comes, checkout my latest articles over at mlssoccer.com. Last week I posted one about Top 10 Goalkeepers and earlier this week I previewed my Top 20 Defenders. Today, I bet you know where this is going, it’s my Top 30 Midfielders. …

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2018 MLS Fantasy Boss Fantasy League Info

  We’re just under 2 weeks away from the start of the 2018 MLS Fantasy Season, so I guess it’s time to give out the 2018 MLS Fantasy Boss Fantasy League Info! As many of you know, I have my hands in a lot of MLS Fantasy projects. This website, the r/FantasyMLS subreddit, and the MLS Fantasy Insider podcast to name …

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The top 20 defenders for the 2018 season

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I’m still working on getting the stats together for our breakdown of best players at each position. Until that time comes, checkout my latest articles over at mlssoccer.com. Last week I posted one on Top 10 Goalkeepers and today I have one about the Top 20 defenders. A lot of the names are familiar as many of the teams with …

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The top 10 goalkeepers for the 2018 season

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I’m still working on getting the stats together for our breakdown of best players at each position. Until that time comes, checkout my latest article over at mlssoccer.com. It’s a quick read about who I think the top 10 goalkeepers are going into the 2018 season. If you follow me on Twitter, you can even see my first heckler reply …

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