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Predictions and Power Rankings for Round 20

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 Form Difficulty Charts – Round 20

2015 Home & Away Rotations Weeks 1-18

Here is the Form chart for Round 20 of the 2015 MLS Fantasy season and form breakdown for Home and Away games from 2014 plus the first games of 2015. 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 been …

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MLS Fantasy Insider Episode 22: Round 19 Review/ Round 20 Preview

MLS Fantasy Insider Episode 22: Round 19 Review/ Round 20 Preview Simon returns to the world of the speaking and joins Jason (Antioch), Reid, and Guy to chat about Round 20 and our favorite offensive formation. Enjoy We got to cover a lot of questions in this episode so I hope everyone finds it helpful going into the International call …

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Game Week 20 Punts

Last week Recap(GW19) -GK-Kennedy-FCD-5 Pts – DEF-Oyongo-MTL-7 Pts(CS) -MID-Lampard-NYCFC- O Pts(Injured) -FWD-Magee-CHI-3 Pts -GW 20 Punts -GK-Melia-SKC-5.0 Mil @ 3.6% Ownership Melia is a stud, and SKC defense has been performing extremely well. Im in serious consideration to change Bush to Melia as well! -DEF-Polster-Chi-4.6 Mil @ 6.4% Ownership Polster is a Defender that plays as a CDM. For a …

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MLS Fantasy Review Round 19 (Part 2)

  Chicago Fire 1 vs. Seattle Sounders 0 Highlights The Seattle Sounders continued to struggle offensively with offensive weapons, Dempsey and Martins, missing as well as center back Brad Evans. The Fire looked more convincing than they have in recent weeks with the likes of Accam and Maloney missing, but still only managed one goal very late in the game through …

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MLS Fantasy Review Round 19 (Part 1)

  Houston Dynamo 2 vs. San Jose Earthquakes 0 Highlights The two sides both saw their recent streaks come to an end as the Dynamo ended their losing streak and the Earthquakes losing for their first time in 6 home matches. The Earthquakes weren’t terribly outplayed managing 54% possession and as many shots as the Dynamo, however, the difference came …

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11th Hour Transfer Tips – Round 19

  We’re not far from the Round 19 kickoff. So if you still need to adjust your roster, now is the time to do it. To help with this, I have assembled a collection of tips from around the web that I hope people will find useful. MLS Fantasy Boss Posts: Bosses’ Review Round 17: Part 1, Part 2 Round …

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MLS Fantasy Boss Round 19 Captain Poll

It’s finally time for the first captain poll of the year. Don’t forget, the transfer deadline is Friday the 10th at 11:00pm EST so be sure to get all of your trades in and captain set by then. There are several good captain options for this first round, have you decided on yours yet? Well now is your chance to find out …

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MLS Fantasy Review Round 18 (Part 2)

  FC Dallas 3 vs. New England Revolution 0 Highlights For the first part of the season we were praising the depth and offensive flair of the young Revolution attack, but all they’ve been doing of late is firing blanks. The trend continued with a 3-0 loss to FC Dallas that wasn’t as lopsided as the score entailed. FC Dallas only had …

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MLS Fantasy Insider Episode 21: Round 18 Review/ Round 19 Preview

Simon’s ongoing mic problems relegate him to the role of producer for the show again which leaves Reid and Guy to chat some before being joined by Jason (Jaewoo) later into the show. Things get a little off pace since we were not sure about availability of guests this week, but there is some great discussion near the end of …

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MLS Fantasy Round 18 Review (Part 1)

  Houston Dynamo 1 vs. Chicago Fire 1 Highlights This game marked the end to a losing streak for both sides, however, neither side were able to gain on their conference opponents, leaving both sides in sorry form. The offense came through unlikely suspects early for Dynamo midfielder Alex and Fire’s Nyarko, returning from injury. Nyarko’s speed proved effective enough to steal a …

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Predictions and Power Rankings for Round 19

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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