Written By: John Washington
Week 10 Wrap-Up
Six of 13 games ended in ties, with ten teams keeping clean sheets. Mathieu Choinière was the highest scorer of the week with fifteen points in Montreal’s second straight win and a clean sheet. Sebastian Driussi was finally back on the scoresheet and Julian Gressel took care of business again. Gressel has hit double digits in the last four weeks and is averaging 9.11 points per game, which is only below Thiago Almada.
Looking Ahead
This week’s most likely captain favorites will be Hany Mukhtar and Thiago Almada. The late games, including Sunday’s match, are the most favorable on paper. Goalkeeper and forward are the positions to save budget on this week.
Matchups
- Seattle Sounders (home vs. Kansas City)
- Vancouver Whitecaps (home vs. Minnesota)
- Los Angeles Galaxy (home vs. Colorado)
- Nashville SC (home vs. Chicago)
- Atlanta United (away vs. Miami)
Premium Goalkeepers
Stefan Frei has kept a clean sheet in all five of Seattle’s home games and Kansas City has scored just three goals all season.
- Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders), $9m vs. Kansas City
- Joe Willis (Nashville SC), $9.3m vs. Chicago
- Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo), $8m vs. Salt Lake
Budget Goalkeepers
Andre Blake is undoubtedly a top-two keeper in MLS and the Red Bulls have the fewest goals scored in the East.
- Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union), $5.9m at New York RB
- Clement Diop (Atlanta United), $4.8m at Miami
- Aljaz Ivacic (Portland Timbers), $5.8m vs. Austin
Premium Defenders
Walker Zimmerman has scored at least four points in every complete game he has played this season.
- Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps), $11.3m vs. Minnesota
- Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders), $9.5 vs. Kansas City
- Alvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati), $10.9m vs. DC
- Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC), $9.7m vs. Chicago
- Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union), $7.6m at New York RB
Budget Defenders
Ali Ahmed is a central midfielder listed as a cheap defender, and Minnesota has two goals and three losses in their last four games.
- Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps), $5.7m vs. Minnesota
- Franco Escobar (Houston Dynamo), $6.3m vs. Salt Lake
- Antonio Carlos (Orlando City), $6.3m at Montreal
Premium Midfielders
Riqui Puig is averaging over seven points per game at home, and he has over ten points per game when Chicharito starts.
- Thiago Almada (Atlanta United), $13m at Miami
- Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), $11.8m vs. Chicago
- Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), $8.8m vs. Colorado
- Hector Herrera (Houston Dynamo), $11m vs. Salt Lake
- Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes), $13m vs. LAFC
Budget Midfielders
Santi Moreno has been the biggest bright spot for Portland thus far. He has 20 points in the last three games.
- Santi Moreno (Portland Timbers), $7m vs. Austin
- Mathieu Choinière (CF Montreal), $6.9m vs. Orlando
- Russell Canouse (DC United), $6.2m at Cincinnati
Premium Forwards
Denis Bouanga added another goal Tuesday to bring his total to 13 goals and five assists in 14 games. LAFC is the only undefeated team in MLS.
- Chicharito (LA Galaxy), $8.2m vs. Colorado
- Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), $9.7m vs. Kansas City
- Julian Carranza (Philadelphia Union), $8.5m at New York RB
- Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati), $7.8m vs. DC
- Denis Bouanga (LAFC), $10.9m at San Jose
Budget Forwards
Brian White has two goals in his last four games and has 4.7 expected goals this season, which is second in the league behind only Jordan Morris.
- Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), $6.7m vs. Minnesota
- Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy), $6.6m vs. Colorado
- Heber (Seattle Sounders), $6.8m vs. Kansas City
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