I can’t think of a better way to end last week. We had an amazing World Cup and over 30 goals scored in MLS. This season has been a wild ride so far and I have high hopes that we’ll see a lot of the same in Round 19. So let’s jump right into it, Keepers: 31 goals, 3 …
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Predictions and Power Rankings – Round 19
So I missed the last few weeks due to the World Cup so I’ll start over with the recaps after this week and the rises and falls for the MLSFB ELO Power Rankings. Here are the MLS Fantasy Boss predictions for Round 19 and my Power Rankings. How do these match up to your predictions? Let me know …
Read More »MLS Fantasy Boss Round 19 Captain Poll
I’m trying something new this week and posting the captain poll early to try and get more responses. I have not looked at a lot of numbers yet, but I believe I have three solid early choices. Don’t forget, the transfer deadline is Wednesday the 16th at 7:00pm EST so be sure to get all of your trades in and captain set. Remember, …
Read More »MLSFB New Form Difficulty Charts – Round 19
Here is the New Form chart for Round 19 and latest form breakdown for Home and Away games. I’ve gotten a lot of great feedback about the difficulty chart and I’ve made a change to how the game ease is calculated by removing the weight given to bye weeks. The first chart displays how difficult the next 6 games will be for …
Read More »11th Hour Transfer Tips – Round 18
We’re just a few hours away from the kickoff of Round 12, so if you still need to adjust your team to deal with all of the late injures and suspension decisions, now is the time to do it. Here’s a collection of tips from around the web. MLS Fantasy Boss Posts: Round 18 Player Roundup Captain Poll Round 18 …
Read More »MLS Fantasy Boss Team – Round 18
I’m not going to lie, I had a very busy week and I dropped the ball of this great value gaining opportunity, so I hope you did not. Expect to see a lot of similar teams this round and everything could come down to the captain pick. But don’t fret, there is always the World Cup to enjoy! Good …
Read More »MLSFB Player Roundup – Round 18
Well, it’s been far too long since my last player suggestions. I’ve gotten a few messages about not posting so I hope the recent return to activity has helped to lift your fantasy spirits. Perhaps in the next 4 years I’ll be able to expand the MLSFB team so that content can continue to be provided even when I get distracted …
Read More »MLSFB New Form Difficulty Charts – Round 18
Here is the New Form chart for Round 18 and latest form breakdown for Home and Away games. I’ve gotten a lot of great feedback about the difficulty chart and I’ve made a change to how the game ease is calculated by removing the weight given to bye weeks. The first chart displays how difficult the next 6 games will be for …
Read More »MLS Fantasy Boss Round 18 Captain Poll
I’m trying something new this week and posting the captain poll early to try and get more responses. I have not looked at a lot of numbers yet, but I believe I have three solid early choices. Don’t forget, the transfer deadline is Friday the 11th at 11:00pm EST so be sure to get all of your trades in and captain set. Remember, …
Read More »Predictions – World Cup Round of 16
As you all know, I’m a fan of the ELO ranking system. So when the World Cup started, I setup an Excel spreadsheet to help me do the calculations just like I use for MLS. Now that the Group stage is over, I decided to see how I did. Of the the 48 games that were played in …
Read More »MLS Attacking Effectiveness: Rounds 1-15
A while back I came across an absolutely fantastic site for those of you who like Soccer charts. It’s called MatchStory and it’s a site that focuses on interpreting soccer data and “using [that] data to tell a story.” In other words, they make a lot of sweet graphs about some of the best soccer leagues in the world. One …
Read More »New Home & Away Rotation Table
As we all know, there is a measurable home field advantage in MLS (really all sports but MLS has one of the best). Because of this, I created a table that displayed the number of rounds 2 teams would allow you to rotate home and away players. This is the second chart for the 2014 season and represents …
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