MLS Injury News: Gameweek 5

MLS injury news: Gameweek 5

Injuries can have a big impact on a fantasy lineup. Not only can they impact your score by providing under the radar options, but replacements often come in at a lower price point and can make it easier to field a full roster. Each week I’ll review key injuries and help you find replacements that can give you an edge over your fantasy opponents.

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Atlanta United FC

Gameweek 5 fixture: Columbus Crew (A)

Pity Martinez suffered an injury while playing for Argentina Vs Venezuela and thankfully it’s not that serious but if he does not start for Atlanta United, De Boer might look at Hector Villalba ($7.7) to replace him.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Pity Martinez	Midfielder	$9.4	Questionable: Hamstring Injury	Day to day
Florentin Pogba	Defender	$5.0	Questionable: Hamstring injury	Day to day
Kevin Kratz	Midfielder	$4.8	Questionable: Calf injury	Day to day
George Bello	Defender	$4.5	Out: Groin injury	Week to week
Chris Goslin	Midfielder	$4.5	Out: Knee injury	Week to week
Patrick Okonkwo	Forward	$4.0	Loaned to Atlanta United II	2020 season
Jose Hernandez	Defender	$4.5	Loaned to Atlanta United II	2020 season

Chicago Fire

Gameweek 5 fixture: New York red bulls (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Jorge Luis Corrales	Defender	$4.6	Out: Groin injury	N/A
Richard Sanchez	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Out: Thigh injury	N/A
Andre Reynolds II	Defender	$4.0	Questionable: Thigh injury	N/A
Aleksandar Katai	Midfielder	$8.2	Probable: Groin injury	Gameweek 5 Vs NYRB

FC Cincinnati

Gameweek 5 fixture: Philadelphia Union (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Przemysław Tytoń	Goalkeeper	$5.0	Questionable: Hamstring tendinitis	Gameweek 5 Vs Philadelphia Union
Jimmy McLaughlin	Midfielder	$5.0	Out: Right ACL injury	N/A
Fanendo Adi	Forward	$7.8	Questionable: Ankle injury	N/A
Emery Welshman	Midfielder	$4.5	Loaned to Canadian Premier League side Forge FC	2020 season
Ben Lundt	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Louisville City	2020 season
Rashawn Dally	Forward	$4.5	Loaned to USL side Memphis 901 FC for remainder of 2019 season	2020 season

Colorado Rapids

Gameweek 5 fixture: Houston Dynamo (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Benny Feilhaber	Midfielder	$8.0	Probable: Flu	Gameweek 5 Vs Houston Dynamo
Sam Nicholson	Midfielder	$5.7	Questionable: Quad injury	N/A
Kortne Ford	Defender	$4.5	Out: Knee injury	N/A
Niki Jackson	Forward	$4.4	Questionable: Hip injury	N/A
Matt Hundley	Forward	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Colorado Springs	2020 season
Andre Rawls	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Colorado Springs	2020 season

Columbus Crew SC

Gameweek 5 fixture: Atlanta United (H)

Star goalkeeper Zack Steffen has returned to training for Columbus and might possibly start against Atlanta United with Joe Bendik ($4.4) as backup. Midfielder Artur has also been listed as questionable and could be replaced by Will Trapp ($7.1) who has returned from international duty this week.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Zack Steffen	Goalkeeper	$7.2	Questionable: Right knee injury	Gameweek 5 Vs Atlanta United
Artur	Midfielder	$7.8	Questionable: Thigh injury	N/A
Milton Valenzuela	Defender	$5.5	Out: Torn ACL	9-12 months and is expected to miss the entire 2019 season.
Niko Hansen	Midfielder	$5.5	Questionable: Right thigh injury	N/A
Waylon Francis	Defender	$5.2	Questionable: Right calf injury	N/A

FC Dallas

Gameweek 5 fixture: Real Salt Lake (A)

Update: Badji has been ruled out for the game against RSL and could we finally see Zdeněk Ondrášek ($7.1) make his debut for FCD this week?

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Jacori Hayes	Midfielder	$4.7	Probable: Hamstring injury	Gameweek 5 Vs RSL
Dom Badji	Forward	$6.1	Out: Hamstring injury	N/A
Cristian Colman	Forward	$5.0	Out: Left ACL tear	N/A
Ema Twumasi	Forward	$4.5	Questionable: Back problem	N/A
Francis Atuahene	Forward	$4.5	Out: Left ruptured pectoral muscle	Mid August 2019
Moises Hernandez	Defender	$4.5	Loaned to USL side San Antonio FC	2020 season

D.C. United

Gameweek 5 fixture: Orlando City (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Oniel Fisher	Defender	$5.0	Out: Knee surgery	N/A
Chris Odoi-Atsem	Defender	$4.5	Out: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma	N/A
Earl Edwards Jr.	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Out: Groin injury	N/A

Houston Dynamo

Gameweek 5 fixture: Colorado Rapids (A)

Romell Quioto suffered a leg injury while he was with the Honduras national team and we could see Memo Rodriguez ($5.6) replace him.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Romell Quioto	Forward	$7.9	Questionable: Right knee injury	N/A
Juan Cabezas	Midfielder	$6.5	Questionable: Right thigh injury	Gameweek 5 Vs Colorado
Eric Bird	Midfielder	$4.5	Out: Left ankle injury	N/A
Erik McCue	Defender	$4.0	Out: Left foot injury	N/A
Micheal Nelson	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Out: Right thigh injury	N/A
DaMarcus Beasley	Defender	$5.0	Out: Arthroscopic surgery on left knee	3-5 weeks
Maynor Figueroa	Defender	$5.5	Questionable: Right ankle injury	N/A

Los Angeles FC

Gameweek 5 fixture: San Jose Earthquakes (A)

LAFC suffered a double blow this week with both midfielders Lee Nguyen and Andre Horta being ruled out for the game against San Jose. Mark Anthony Kaye ($8.1) has returned from international duty and should fit right into the midfield with Eduard Atuesta ($7.2) and possibly Latif Blessing ($7.3). There has also been talk about Javi Perez ($4.0) making his debut for LAFC and starting in the #10 role. $4.0 is quite the bargain for a #10 and another plus point is that he plays relatively early. So, he would be a cheeky play against a underwhelming San Jose side.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Lee Nguyen	Midfielder	$8.2	Out: Right hamstring strain	N/A
Andre Horta	Midfielder	$7.2	Out: Undisclosed injury	N/A
Rodolfo Zelaya	Forward	$5.5	Out: Right thigh strain	N/A
Alejandro Guido	Midfielder	$5.5	Questionable: Right quad strain	N/A

LA Galaxy

Gameweek 5 fixture: Portland Timbers (H)

Finally some good news for LAG this week because Zlatan and Alessandrini have returned from injury and are back to training. I woudn’t count on them to start tho. Even if they did start, I expect that they would be subbed out within 60 minutes. Antuna ($6.1) and Boateng ($5.9) could hold onto their spots for another game if Zlatan and Alessandrini don’t start.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Forward	$11.2	Questionable: Sore Achilles tendon	Gameweek 5 Vs Portland Timbers
Romain Alessandrini	Midfielder	$10.1	Questionable: Right hamstring injury	Gameweek 5 Vs Portland Timbers
Perry Kitchen	Midfielder	$5.5	Out: Undisclosed injury	N/A
Juninho	Midfielder	$6.0	Questionable: Knee injury	Gameweek 5 Vs Portland Timbers
Bradford Jamieson IV	Forward	$5.0	Loaned to USL side San Antonio	2020 season

Minnesota United

Gameweek 5 fixture: New England Revolution (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Kevin Molino	Midfielder	$8.5	Questionable: Left knee injury	N/A
Rasmus Schuller	Midfielder	$6.3	Out: Thigh injury	N/A
Chase Gasper	Defender	$4.0	Out: Hamstring injury	N/A

Montreal Impact

Gameweek 5 fixture: Sporting Kansas City (A)

Montreal Impact has a lot of starters listed as questionable this week. Piatti, Taider, Lovitz are 50/50 to start in the game against SKC and Diallo will serve his one game suspension in this week’s game. Latest signing Harry Novillo ($8.4) could replace Piatti if he doesn’t start and Juka Raitala ($4.8) could possibly slot in for Diallo at center back. Having at least one SKC defender against this team seems like a must this week and I expect everyone to have at least Barath/Fontas in their team.

Update: Ignacio Piatti is ruled out against SKC.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Ignacio Piatti	Midfielder	$11.5	Out: Hamstring injury	Gameweek 5 Vs SKC
Saphir Taider	Midfielder	$11.7	Questionable: Undisclosed injury	Gameweek 5 Vs SKC
Daniel Lovitz	Defender	$5.4	Questionable: Fatigue	Gameweek 5 Vs SKC
Zakaria Diallo	Defender	$5.8	Suspended: Red card Vs Orlando City	Gameweek 6 Vs NYCFC
Ken Krolicki	Midfielder	$5.0	Out: Dislocated right elbow	3-4 weeks (Mid April – May)
Jason Beaulieu	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Out: Cyst on left knee	Late July 2019
Jeisson Vargas	Forward	$7.0	Loaned to Chilean side Universidad Catolica	2020 season
Thomas Meilleur-Giguère	Defender	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Ottawa Fury FC	2020 season
James Pantemis	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Ottawa Fury FC	2020 season

New England Revolution

Gameweek 5 fixture: Minnesota United (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Justin Rennicks	Forward	$4.9	Out: Grade 1 hamstring strain	2-4 weeks
Tajon Buchanan	Forward	$4.3	Probable: Stress fracture	Day to day. Buchanan has returned to training
Isaac Angking	Midfielder	$5.5	Out: Left knee injury	6-8 weeks

New York City FC

Gameweek 5 fixture: Toronto FC (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	Forward	$7.6	Probable: Ankle injury	Gameweek 5 Vs Toronto FC
Jeff Caldwell	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Memphis 901 FC	2020 season

 

New York Red Bulls

Gameweek 5 fixture: Chicago Fire (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Florian Valot	Midfielder	$7.6	Out: Torn ACL in right knee	Out for the entire 2019 season.
Connor Lade	Defender	$4.3	Out: Undisclosed injury	N/A

Orlando City SC

Gameweek 5 fixture: D.C. United (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Alex De John	Defender	$4.9	Out: Hamstring Injury	2+ weeks
Will Johnson	Midfielder	$5.7	Questionable: Concussion	N/As
Tesho Akindele	Forward	$6.3	Out: Hamstring injury	N/A
Pierre Da Silva	Forward	$5.0	Loaned to Brazilian side Atletico Paranaense	2020 season
Mason Stajduhar	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Tulsa Roughnecks	2020 season

Philadelphia Union

Gameweek 5 fixture: FC Cincinnati (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Brenden Aaronson	Midfielder	$5.8	Questionable: Undisclosed injury	Gameweek 5 Vs Cincinnati
Sergio Santos	Forward	$7.7	Out: Hip injury	Week to week
Kacper Przybylko	Forward	$5.0	Out: Fractured toe	N/A
Fabinho	Defender	$4.5	Questionable: Left ankle sprain	N/A

Portland Timbers

Gameweek 5 fixture: Los Angeles Galaxy (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Larrys Mabiala	Defender	$6.1	Suspended: Red card Vs Cincinnati	Gameweek 6 Vs LAG
Aljaz Ivacic	Goalkeeper	$4.5	Out: Left tibial stress fracture	Mid April 2019
Kendall McIntosh	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Out: Left thigh strain	N/A

Real Salt Lake

Gameweek 5 fixture: FC Dallas (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Joao Plata	Midfielder	$8.6	Out: Foot injury	N/A
Justin Portillo	Midfielder	$4.1	Suspended: Red card Vs LAFC	Gameweek 6 Vs Seattle Sounders
Justen Glad	Defender	$5.5	Out: Toe injury	3-4 weeks
Tony Beltran	Defender	$4.5	Doubtful: Knee injury	N/A
Luke Mulholland	Midfielder	$5.5	Out: Undisclosed injury	N/A
Jordan Allen	Midfielder	$5.0	Out: Knee injury	Out for 2019 season.

San Jose Earthquakes 

Gameweek 5 fixture: LAFC (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Kevin Partida	Defender	$4.0	Out: Torn ACL	Mid April 2019

Seattle Sounders: None

Gameweek 5 fixture: Vancouver Whitecaps (A)

Sporting Kansas City

Gameweek 5 fixture: Montreal Impact (H)

Fontas has returned to the fold for SKC this week and it will be upto Peter Vermes to start either Fontas ($5.5) or Barath ($5.3) this week against Montreal.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Daniel Salloi	Forward	$7.7	Out Ankle injury	2-5 weeks
Gerso Fernandes	Midfielder	$6.4	Questionable: Calf injury	Gameweek 5 Vs Montreal Impact
Erik Hurtado	Forward	$5.5	Out: Arthroscopic surgery on right knee	2-3 months
Jimmy Medranda	Midfielder	$5.0	Out: Knee injury	N/A
Andreu Fontas	Defender	$5.5	Probable: Hip pointer	Gameweek 5 Vs Montreal Impact

Toronto FC

Gameweek 5 fixture: New York City FC (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Jon Bakero	Midfielder	$5.0	Loaned to USL side Phoenix Rising	2020 season
Aidan Daniels	Midfielder	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Ottawa Fury FC	2020 season
Ryan Telfer	Defender	$4.5	Loaned to Canadian Premier league side York 9 FC	2020 season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Gameweek 5 fixture: Seattle Sounders (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Russell Teibert	Midfielder	$6.0	Questionable: Shoulder injury	N/A
Jasser Khmiri	Defender	$5.5	Out: Left knee injury	N/A
Brett Levis	Defender	$4.5	Probable: Right hamstring strain	Gameweek 5 Vs Seattle Sounders
Michael Baldisimo	Midfielder	$4.0	Out: Left ankle contusion	N/A