Isaac Jensen ~ @ZenVikingFC on Discord
Thursday, May 8, 2025 12:35 PM
Phantom assists and post-lock late scratches. Busted clean sheets in the very last moments of matches. Less than three points from a BP machine.
These are a few of my least favorite things.
Round 12 looks fairly straightforward, at first glance. Lots of good matchups for some of the big names and in form teams and players. I’m always a little wary when that’s the case, because it usually means the round is primed for some peak #BecauseMLS.
Will Atlanta and LA Galaxy continue to struggle? Will Orlando and New England continue their impressive clean sheet streaks? Will San Jose continue to not bother with defending? Will Messi do Messi things?
Anyone who has watched a MLS match could probably tell you that the answer is a “definite maybe.”
Stay Zen, friends.
Teams on a DGW: None
Teams on a BYE: None
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Note: (?) means the player might not start due to injury, lack of fitness, availability status or loss of starting spot. (OOP) means the player is expected to play out of position.
Players marked with a * started in their club’s US Open Cup match midweek, so watch out for rotation.
GOALKEEPERS
PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT VALUE 1. Roman Celentano CIN vs ATX $8.00m 2. Carlos Coronel NYRB vs LAG $7.90m 3. Matt Freese NYC vs MTL $7.90m 4. Pedro Gallese ORL vs NER $7.50m 5. Joe Willis NSH vs CLT $7.50m
Value Goalkeepers
PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT VALUE 1. Jeffrey Gal CHI vs ATL $4.80m 2. Maarten Paes DAL vs RSL $6.20m 3. Maxime Crepeau * POR vs SKC $5.60m
Sleeper Goalkeepers
PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT VALUE 1. Brad Stuver ATX @ CIN $9.50m 2. CJ dos Santos SDFC @ STL $7.10m 3. Aljaz Ivacic NER @ ORL $8.40m 4. Oscar Ustari MIA @ MIN $5.00m
DEFENDERS
PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT VALUE 1. Luca Orellano CIN vs ATX $10.00m 2. Andy Najar NSH vs CLT $8.00m 3. Omar Valencia NYRB vs LAG $7.50m 4. Alex Freeman ORL vs NER $8.10m 5. Tristan Blackmon VAN vs LAFC $10.20m 6. Miles Robinson CIN vs ATX $7.60m 7. Kai Wagner PHI vs CLB $11.20m 8. Ali Ahmed (OOP) VAN vs LAFC $10.00m 9. Justin Haak * NYC vs MTL $7.40m 10. Daniel Lovitz NSH vs CLT $8.10m 11. Noah Eile * NYRB vs LAG $8.30m 12. David Brekalo ORL vs NER $7.80m
Value Defenders
PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT VALUE 1. Tayvon Gray * NYC vs MTL $6.20m 2. Andrew Gutman * CHI vs ATL $6.10m 5. Kyle Duncan NYRB vs LAG $6.20m 4. Jeisson Palacios NSH vs CLT $6.50m 5. Sebastien Ibeagha DAL vs RSL $5.40m
Sleeper Defenders
PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT VALUE 1. Paddy McNair SDFC @ STL $8.90m 2. Brendan Hines-Ike ATX @ CIN $8.70m 3. Brayan Ceballos NER @ ORL $8.00m 4. Gonzalo Lujan MIA @ MIN $7.70m
MIDFIELDERS
PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT VALUE 1. Djordje Mihailovic COL vs SJE $11.70m 2. Hany Mukhtar NSH vs CLT $11.00m 3. Evander CIN vs ATX $11.70m 4. Federico Bernardeschi TOR vs DCU $9.10m 5. Cristian Espinoza SJE @ COL $11.80m 6. Albert Rusnak SEA @ HOU $12.20m 7. Carles Gil NER @ ORL $11.10m 8. Antony POR vs SKC $10.50m 9. Philip Zinckernagel CHI vs ATL $9.50m 10. David da Costa POR vs SKC $10.10m 11. Emil Forsberg NYRB vs LAG $9.40m 12. Anders Dreyer SDFC @ STL $11.40m 13. Quinn Sullivan PHI vs CLB $10.70m 14. Jack McGlynn HOU vs SEA $10.40m
Value Midfielders
PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT VALUE 1. Lucho Acosta * DAL vs RSL $8.20m 2. Sebastian Berhalter VAN vs LAFC $8.20m 3. Jonathan Bamba * CHI vs ATL $8.00m 4. Maxi Moralez NYC vs MTL $7.30m 5. Edvard Tagseth NSH vs CLT $6.80m 6. Jovan Lukic PHI vs CLB $6.60m 7. Theo Corbeanu TOR vs DCU $6.10m
Sleeper Midfielders
PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT VALUE 1. Diego Luna RSL @ DAL $9.80m 2. Max Arfsten CLB @ PHI $10.00m 3. Daniel Salloi SKC @ POR $8.40m
FORWARDS
PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT VALUE 1. Lionel Messi MIA @ MIN $13.10m 2. Hugo Cuypers * CHI vs ATL $11.40m 3. Sam Surridge NSH vs CLT $10.20m 4. Rafael Navarro COL vs SJE $10.10m 5. Alonso Martinez NYC vs MTL $10.50m 6. Felipe Mora POR vs SKC $9.20m 7. Kevin Denkey CIN vs ATX $9.80m 8. Chicho Arango SJE @ COL $12.10m 9. Christian Benteke DCU @ TOR $11.40 10. Diego Rossi CLB @ PHI $10.90m 11. Chucky Lozano SDFC @ STL $10.30m 12. Denis Bouanga LAFC @ VAN $9.50m 13. Tai Baribo PHI vs CLB $8.30m 14. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting NYRB vs LAG $8.60m
Value Forwards
PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT VALUE 1. Darren Yapi COL vs SJE $6.10m 2. Daniel Rios VAN vs LAFC $4.90m 3. Dani Musovski SEA @ HOU $6.40m 4. Anderson Julio DAL vs RSL $7.30m
Sleeper Forwards
PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT VALUE 1. Dejan Joveljic SKC @ POR $9.30m 2. Brandon Vazquez * ATX @ CIN $7.80m 3. Leo Campana NER @ ORL $7.80m 4. Giacomo Vrioni MTL @ NYC $7.80m
CAPTAIN
PLAYER TEAM OPPONENT VALUE 1. Djordje Mihailovic COL vs SJE $11.70m 2. Lionel Messi MIA @ MIN $13.10m 3. Hany Mukhtar NSH vs CLT $11.00m 4. Hugo Cuypers CHI vs ATL $11.40m
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