Fantasy: Week 6 positional rankings

Reid, Mike and Blayne sit down to go over all the strange and unexpected events from Round 5 and preview a very unpredictable Round 6. Which teams are going to get a clean sheet, will road teams see continued success, how does Mike really feel about the score tracking system, and how long will it take Reid to realize he wrote down the wrong away team? It’s our usual combination of fantasy analysis and community discussion.

A wild Week 5 introduced some new MLS Fantasy weapons to consider. Let’s take a look at the top options at each position for Week 6.

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Goalkeepers

He’s pricey, but Philadelphia's Andre Blake has kept a clean sheet in both home appearances this season and he’s back at Talen Energy Stadium against a San Jose squad that have lost two straight on the road (7 pm ET; TV & streaming info).

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Andre Blake	PHI	vs. SJ	$7.5
2	Jimmy Maurer	DAL	vs. COL	$5.5
3	Matt Turner	NE	vs. MTL	$5.7
4	Nick Rimando	RSL	vs. VAN	$6.5
5	Joe Bendik	ORL	vs. POR	$5.0
6	David Bingham	LA	vs. SKC	$6.0
7	Richard Sanchez	CHI	vs. CLB	$4.5
8	Evan Bush	MTL	at NE	$5.9
9	Brad Guzan	ATL	vs. LAFC	$5.7
10	Tim Howard	COL	at DAL	$5.8

Defenders

In a week where there aren’t many clear cut defensive options, seeking out players that can contribute points regardless of clean sheet or attacking points is a warranted strategy.

Impact center back Victor Cabrera has been a bonus point magnet over the last two weeks, racking up 16 bonus points through a combination of multiple defensive contributions. He did all of that on the road, so I’m confident that he can continue to churn out serviceable numbers at New England on Friday (7:30 pm ET; TSN1/4, TVAS — full TV & streaming info).

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Victor Cabrera	MTL	at NE	$6.7
2	Reto Ziegler	DAL	vs. COL	$6.3
3	Graham Zusi	SKC	at LA	$7.5
4	Mohamed El-Munir	ORL	vs. POR	$6.4
5	Jack Elliott	PHI	vs. SJ	$7.0
6	Matt Hedges	DAL	vs. COL	$6.3
7	Gabriel Somi	NE	vs. MTL	$4.5
8	Brandon Vincent	CHI	vs. CLB	$6.3
9	Steven Beitashour	LAFC	at ATL	$6.5
10	Justen Glad	RSL	vs. VAN	$5.6
11	Keegan Rosenberry	PHI	vs. SJ	$6.0
12	Reggie Cannon	DAL	vs. COL	$6.4
13	Jonathan Mensah	CLB	at CHI	$8.0
14	Lamine Sane	ORL	vs. POR	$4.8
15	Rolf Feltscher	LA	vs. SKC	$6.5
16	Milton Valenzuela	CLB	at CHI	$7.5
17	Daniel Steres	LA	vs. SKC	$5.7
18	Rod Fanni	MTL	at NE	$6.0
19	Kendall Waston	VAN	at RSL	$5.4
20	Ryan Hollingshead	DAL	vs. COL	$4.4

Midfielders

Miguel Almiron has a combined 30 fantasy points over his last three appearances, and he’s back at home where he’s hit double digit points in each appearance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Don’t overthink this one against an LAFC defense that conceded four goals in Week 5 (5 pm ET; ESPN — full TV & streaming info).

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Miguel Almiron	ATL	vs. LAFC	$11.3
2	Joao Plata	RSL	vs. VAN	$10.4
3	Mauro Diaz	DAL	vs. COL	$10.3
4	Albert Rusnak	RSL	vs. VAN	$10.4
5	Ignacio Piatti	MTL	at NE	$11.7
6	Federico Higuain	CLB	at CHI	$11.3
7	Sacha Kljestan	ORL	vs. POR	$9.9
8	Diego Valeri	POR	at ORL	$9.0
9	Vako	SJ	at PHI	$10.5
10	Justin Meram	ORL	vs. POR	$8.1
11	David Accam	PHI	vs. SJ	$8.8
12	Diego Fagundez	NE	vs. MTL	$8.4
13	Borek Dockal	PHI	vs. SJ	$7.8
14	Julian Gressel	ATL	vs. LAFC	$8.0
15	Jeisson Vargas	MTL	at NE	$7.7
16	Sebastian Blanco	POR	at ORL	$9.4
17	Yoshi Yotun	ORL	vs. POR	$8.2
18	Bastian Schweinsteiger	CHI	vs. CLB	$10.6
19	Luis Caicedo	NE	vs. MTL	$6.8
20	Benny Feilhaber	LAFC	at ATL	$9.6
21	Chris Pontius	LA	vs. SKC	$6.0
22	Roland Lamah	DAL	vs. COL	$8.5
23	Haris Medunjanin	PHI	vs. SJ	$8.6
24	Johnny Russell	SKC	at LA	$8.8
25	Teal Bunbury	NE	vs. MTL	$5.7
26	Sebastian Lletget	LA	vs. SKC	$7.0
27	Michael Barrios	DAL	vs. COL	$8.2
28	Pedro Santos	CLB	at CHI	$8.6
29	Emmanuel Boateng	LA	vs. SKC	$6.4
30	Magnus Eriksson	SJ	at PHI	$8.9

Forwards

Fireworks are expected when Atlanta United host LAFC on Saturday. Josef Martinez already has four goals in two home games and he’s in prime position to add to that total. A case can be made for Zlatan Ibrahimovic after he showcased his goalscoring exploits in Week 5, but he’s no guarantee to start which makes rostering him a risky venture considering the Galaxy play in the last game of the week against Sporting KC (Sunday, 9 pm ET; FS1 — full TV & streaming info).

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Price
1	Josef Martinez	ATL	vs. LAFC	$11.5
2	Carlos Vela	LAFC	at ATL	$11.0
3	Nemanja Nikolic	CHI	vs. CLB	$11.3
4	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	LA	vs. SKC	$10.4
5	Maxi Urruti	DAL	vs. COL	$8.7
6	Dom Dwyer	ORL	vs. POR	$9.5
7	Hector Villalba	ATL	vs. LAFC	$9.9
8	Diego Rossi	LAFC	at ATL	$10.7
9	Ola Kamara	LA	vs. SKC	$8.8
10	CJ Sapong	PHI	vs. SJ	$9.9
11	Cristian Penilla	NE	vs. MTL	$8.3
12	Jefferson Savarino	RSL	vs. VAN	$8.2
13	Gyasi Zardes	CLB	at CHI	$9.3
14	Dominique Badji	COL	at DAL	$8.1
15	Kei Kamara	VAN	at RSL	$10.0
16	Luis Silva	RSL	vs. VAN	$6.3
17	Marco Ureña	LAFC	at ATL	$8.2
18	Chris Wondolowski	SJ	at PHI	$8.7
19	Fanendo Adi	POR	at ORL	$7.9
20	Khiry Shelton	SKC	at LA	$6.1

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