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Fantasy: Week 20 positional rankings


Reid sits down with Michael to console him after the disappointing NY Derby result and cover all of the most important & surprising results from Round 19. Before jumping into previewing a Round 20 DGW that is PACKED with offensive options, Reid and Michael stop to field questions from live listeners.



A big MLS Fantasy double-game week comes at just the right time after what can be described as a bizarre Week 19. Twelve teams play twice in Week 20, and this weekā€™s positional rankings are littered with players who are eligible to earn points from two games.


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Goalkeepers

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Brad Guzan makes a save against the Seattle Sounders | USA Today Sports


Brad Guzan will look to right the Atlanta United ship with two games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium this week. Heā€™s kept a clean sheet in five of his last seven home appearances and is tied for the league lead with eight shutouts on the season.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Brad Guzan
ATL
vs. HOU, vs. DC
$5.3
2 
Quentin Westberg
TOR
vs. RBNY, vs. HOU
$6.2
3 
Kenneth Kronholm
CHI
vs. CLB, at PHI
$5.1
4 
Spencer Richey
CIN
vs. DC, vs. NE
$4.8
5 
Matt Turner
NE
vs. VAN, at CIN
$4.9
6 
Steve Clark
POR
vs. ORL, at SEA
$6.5
7
Maxime Crepeau
VAN
at NE, vs. SJ
$5.6
8
Brian Rowe
ORL
at POR, vs. RBNY
$6.3
9
Luis Robles
RBNY
at TOR, at ORL
$5.4
10
Eloy Room
CLB
at CHI, vs. MTL
$5.0

Defenders

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Omar Gonzalez last weekend in his Toronto FC debut | USA Today Sports


Omar Gonzalez wasted no time in making an impact during his first start for Toronto FC, leading the Reds to a clean sheet in Montreal and picking up 11 fantasy points along the way. The US men's national team center back tallied four bonus points through his passing and defensive contributions. With with two home games incoming, heā€™s well-positioned to build on his debut.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Omar Gonzalez
TOR
vs. RBNY, vs. HOU
$7.0
2
Larrys Mabiala
POR
vs. ORL, at SEA
$8.5
3
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
ATL
vs. HOU, vs. DC
$6.5
4
Miles Robinson
ATL
vs. HOU, vs. DC
$6.4
5
Francisco Calvo
CHI
vs. CLB, at PHI
$6.5
6
Kendall Waston
CIN
vs. DC, vs. NE
$5.7
7
Jorge Moreira
POR
vs. ORL, at SEA
$7.0
8
Auro
TOR
vs. RBNY, vs. HOU
$6.0
9
Bastian Schweinsteiger
CHI
vs. CLB, at PHI
$5.8
10
Justin Morrow
TOR
vs. RBNY, vs. HOU
$5.7
11
Michael Parkhurst
ATL
vs. HOU, vs. DC
$4.5
12
Harrison Afful
CLB
at CHI, vs. MTl
$5.4
13
Leonardo Jara
DC
at CIN, at ATL
$6.6
14
Michael Murillo
RBNY
at TOR, at ORL
$6.6
15
Lamine Sane
ORL
at POR, vs. RBNY
$6.9
16
Mathieu Deplagne
CIN
vs. DC, vs. NE
$4.5
17
Edgar Castillo
NE
vs. VAN, at CIN
$5.9
18
Brandon Bye
NE
vs. VAN, at CIN
$6.1
19
Alvas Powell
CIN
vs. DC, vs. NE
$4.7
20
Kemar Lawrence
RBNY
at TOR, at ORL
$5.9

Midfielders

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Alejandro Pozuelo lines up a shot last weekend against the Montreal Impact | USA Today Sports


Alejandro Pozueloā€™s fantasy appeal got an instant boost with Jozy Altidoreā€™s return from the Concacaf Gold Cup, and the Spaniard delivered a 13-point performance in Week 19. Given his ability to churn out bonus points in addition to impacting the scoresheet, Pozuelo is in a good spot to rack up the points with two home games in Week 20.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Alejandro Pozuelo
TOR
vs. RBNY, vs. HOU
$10.9
2
Carles Gil
NE
vs. VAN, at CIN
$11.3
3
Diego Valeri
POR
vs. ORL, at SEA
$11.5
4
Pity Martinez
ATL
vs. HOU, vs. DC
$9.5
5
Nico Gaitan
CHI
vs. CLB, at PHI
$10.1
6
Nani
ORL
at POR, vs. RBNY
$9.5
7
Sebastian Blanco
POR
vs. ORL, at SEA
$11.1
8
Aleksandar Katai
CHI
vs. CLB, at PHI
$8.5
9
Daniel Royer
RBNY
at TOR, at ORL
$9.5
10
Pedro Santos
CLB
at CHI, vs. MTL
$8.1
11
Yordy Reyna
VAN
at NE, vs. SJ
$8.5
12
Julian Gressel
ATL
vs. HOU, vs. DC
$8.1
13
Michael Bradley
TOR
vs. RBNY, vs. HOU
$9.1
14
Justin Meram
ATL
vs. HOU, vs. DC
$7.0
15
Luciano Acosta
DC
at CIN, at ATL
$8.4
16
Kaku
RBNY
at TOR, at ORL
$8.4
17
Emmanuel Ledesma
CIN
vs. DC, vs. NE
$9.3
18
Tomas Martinez
HOU
at ATL, at TOR
$7.6
19
Paul Arriola
DC
at CIN, at ATL
$8.1
20
Chris Mueller
ORL
at POR, vs. RBNY
$8.4
21
Marky Delgado
TOR
vs. RBNY, vs. HOU
$7.4
22
Diego Chara
POR
vs. ORL, at SEA
$7.4
23
Inbeom Hwang
VAN
at NE, vs. SJ
$6.7
24
Allan Cruz
CIN
vs. DC, vs. NE
$7.2
25
Przemyslaw Frankowski
CHI
vs. CLB, at PHI
$6.2
26
Juan Agudelo
NE
vs. VAN, at CIN
$6.8
27
Djordje Mihailovic
CHI
vs. CLB, at PHI
$6.1
28
Dax McCarty
CHI
vs. CLB, at PHI
$7.5
29
Cristian Casseres Jr.
RBNY
at TOR, at ORL
$7.0
30
Wil Trapp
CLB
at CHI, vs. MTL
$7.4

Forwards

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Josef Martinez looks for a pass upfield against the Seattle Sounders | USA Today Sports


Josef Martinez is on a five-game goal-scoring binge, racking up a combined eight goals and 53 fantasy points over that span. Last seasonā€™s Golden Boot winner will look to stay hot with a pair of home games against Houston and D.C., who have both seen their share of struggles at the back recently.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Josef Martinez
ATL
vs. HOU, vs. DC
$12.0
2
Brian Fernandez
POR
vs. ORL, at SEA
$10.5
3
Jozy Altidore
TOR
vs. RBNY, vs. HOU
$10.3
4
Wayne Rooney
DC
at CIN, at ATL
$10.8
5
Gustavo Bou
NE
vs. VAN, at CIN
$9.5
6
Alberth Elis
HOU
at ATL, at TOR
$10.6
7
C.J. Sapong
CHI
vs. CLB, at PHI
$7.4
8
Romell Quioto
HOU
at ATL, at TOR
$8.0
9
Teal Bunbury
NE
vs. VAN, at CIN
$7.8
10
Kekuta Manneh
CIN
vs. DC, vs. NE
$7.1
11
Gyasi Zardes
CLB
at CHI, vs. MTL
$8.7
12
Mauro Manotas
HOU
at ATL, at TOR
$8.3
13
Carlos Vela
LAFC
at LA
$12.0
14
Fredy Montero
VAN
at NE, vs. SJ
$8.4
15
Darren Mattocks
CIN
vs. DC, vs. NE
$6.5
16
Fanendo Adi
CIN
vs. DC, vs. NE
$7.4
17
Tesho Akindele
ORL
at POR, vs. RBNY
$6.3
18
Brian White
RBNY
at TOR, at ORL
$6.7
19
Bradley Wright-Phillips
RBNY
at TOR, at ORL
$8.0
20
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
LA
vs. LAFC
$10.0