Tag Archives: Soccer

MLSFB Official 16/17 FPL League

  WAOH! What’s this shiny new thing here? Is that a new look for the English Premier League? I think it is, but more importantly, that means it’s time to start thinking about the your Fantasy Premier League teams again and joining the MLSFB Official 16/17 FPL League. I’ll keep this message pretty simple. If you want to keep playing with …

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MLSFI S2 Ep24: Round 20 Preview

Reid, Guy, Simon, & guest Mike talk about the aftermath of the bizarre week 18 byes and week 19 wildcard and take some time to talk about the impact the US Open Cup and upcoming All-Star game will have on your team selection. As always, listen for questions from the r/FantasyMLS community, picks, and the injury report. Enjoy 🙂 [break] …

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MLSFB 2016 Form Difficulty Charts – Round 20

Here are the Form Difficulty Charts – Round 20 of the 2016 MLS Fantasy season and form breakdown for Home and Away games from 2015 plus the first games of 2016. 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 …

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Round 20-34 Schedule Update

Thanks to the encouragement from the r/FantasyMLS sbreddit, I’ve modified the MLS season schedule that I made at the start of the year with a Round 20-34 schedule update. I’ve basically done two things based on the feedback that I have seen. First, I’ve cut the schedule down to just show the final rounds of the season. Second, I’ve added in …

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Boss’ Breakdown – Round 19

After the midseason wildcard frenzy, MLS Round 19 didn’t disappoint with many goals and of course, red cards! If you missed anything, here are the take-aways from each match! [break] Los Angeles Galaxy (1) – (0) Houston Dynamo MOTM – Steven Gerrard ($10.5) 9pts Stevie-G delivered on the midseason wildcard hype tallying 9pts. He’s been getting starts and producing over …

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11th Hour Transfer Tips – 2016 Round 19

  We’re not far from the 2016 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 in your 11th Hour. MLS Fantasy Boss Posts: Round 19 Form Difficulty …

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MLS Injury News: Week 19

Unlike Gameweek 18, not *all* of the players you want on your fantasy team are out with injuries or rotation. [break[ Valeri: Will Start per Porter Sjoberg: Broke his wrist in match versus Vancouver BUT is going to wear a cast and should play this weekend because he knows he’s important to our fantasy teams. Piatti: Suspended by DisCo for …

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2016 Round 19 Captain Poll

It’s captain poll time for Round 19! Don’t forget, the transfer deadline is, today, Wednesday the 15th at 11:o0pm EST so be sure to get all of your trades in and captain set by then. There are several good captain options for this round, have you decided on yours yet? Well now is your chance to find out what others think and cast …

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Predictions and Power Rankings for 2016 Round 19

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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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Best XI Predictions – Round 19: Planning for the 2nd Half

For this week’s Best XI, we are going to take a look at the remaining schedule and who will be getting significant minutes and should produce points. With every player on a WC, the focus is shifting from picking players to looking at what makes players prime to pick up. [break] Schedule First and foremost we must look at the …

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