MLS Fantasy 2019: Week 21 Fantasy Forecast
Ahead of each Week in MLS Fantasy the Hype Train provides its informative Fantasy Forecast, where members of the Hype Team will duel for MLS supremacy in predicting scores, as well as going head to head in picking a Scout Picks squad for the relevant round of games. In addition, we give our insight into who are the players to watch and those to drop, as well as providing insight into captaincy picks, differential players for the week, and more. Welcome to the Forecast. All aboard.
MLS Fantasy: Week 21 Deadline
For the 2019 MLS Fantasy season there is a 'Rolling Lockout', which means you can make substitutions and transfers until the second a player's game kicks off, which means you can chop and change your lineup as any Week progresses.
How does our Forecasting work?
The Hype Team will compete in a weekly head to head dual of wits. The 3 members of the team will provide weekly insight for the Gameweek ahead, providing score predictions, a Scout Picks squad that follows MLS Fantasy rules, and will provide what insight they can for the fixtures at hand.
MLS Fixture Prediction: As pundits, we are testing our football acumen with MLS predictions and will be providing regular updated tables and stats in each edition of the MLS Forecast. A perfect score is worth 3 points whilst a correct result is worth 1 point. An incorrect score is worth nothing.
Blank Box: We've left an open space for the team to write that helps with the Gameweek hustle; identifying captaincy picks, transfers, attacking options, clean sheet potential, teams to look our for and avoid, differential players, as well as general analysis and comments.
Scout Picks: Picking a squad of 15 for a single Week, within their budget limitations, using the rules of MLS Fantasy - formations, the player limits of 3 players-per-club, and each team must pick a captain.
Fixture Prediction: Gameweek 21
NYCFC 3-1 Sporting KC
LAFC 2-1 Atlanta United
New England Revolution 2-0 Orlando City
New York Red Bulls 1-0 Columbus Crew
Chicago Fire 0-2 D.C. United
FC Dallas 2-1 Real Salt Lake
Houston Dynamo 2-2 Seattle Sounders
Minnesota United 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps
Montreal Impact 1-1 Philadelphia Union
Toronto 2-0 FC Cincinnati
San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 Colorado Rapids
Portland Timbers 3-2 LA Galaxy
MLS Fantasy Scout Picks: Gamweek 21
Overall Squad Value: $108.6 million
Formation: 4-3-3
Starting 11
GK: Turner (NE)
DEF: Metanire (MIN)
DEF: Auro (TOR)
DEF: Matarrita (NYC)
DEF: Murillo (NYRB)
MID: Pozuelo (TOR)
MID: Vako (SJ)
MID: Blanco (POR)
FOR: Vela (LAFC) (C)
FOR: Fernandez (POR)
FOR: Wondolowski (SJ)
Substitutes
GK: D. St. Clair
DEF: Crognale (CLB)
MID: Bayiha (MTL)
MID: Zambrano (POR)
Fixture Prediction: Gameweek 21
NYCFC 1-1 Sporting KC
LAFC 3-1 Atlanta United
New England Revolution 2-0 Orlando City
New York Red Bulls 1-1 Columbus Crew
Chicago Fire 1-2 D.C. United
FC Dallas 1-0 Real Salt Lake
Houston Dynamo 2-2 Seattle Sounders
Minnesota United 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps
Montreal Impact 2-1 Philadelphia Union
Toronto 4-0 FC Cincinnati
San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 Colorado Rapids
Portland Timbers 3-2 LA Galaxy
MLS Fantasy: Week 21 Insight
Teams to bank on:
New England (H) vs. Orlando
Toronto (H) vs. Cincinnati
Minnesota (H) vs. Vancouver
San Jose (H) vs. Colorado
LAFC (H) vs. Atlanta
The majority of our MLS Fantasy teams this week will field players from the home teams with favourable home fixtures. There is also a case that NYCFC at home to Sporting KC is a good fixture to trust Maxi Moralez in.
Are there any close encounters?:
Portland’s home tie against LA Galaxy has a lot of high-value and in-form Fantasy options on show. Fernandez and Zlatan are both in form, with form good for both teams too, though we have no idea what might happen. LA will be hoping that Atlanta beat LAFC and do them a favour, whilst Portland need the points to solidify their second-half push for a play-off spot.
First names in my MLS Fantasy Week 21 team:
Carles Gil (NE): 29 points last week in a big Double Gameweek, a price rise, and another favourable home fixture. Gil is a lock for this week.
Pozuelo & Altidore (TOR): Cincinnati have conceded 51 goals, more than any other team. Altidore is scoring flicks for fun and Poz, if fit, is an automatic pick. Keep an eye for the line-up announcements at midnight on Sunday morning.
Vako (SJ): A good enabler being priced at $8.2 million to help fund Carlos Vela.
Carlos Vela (LAFC): Natural selection dictates that Vela is going to be the main captaincy pick this week, so why fight it?
MLS Fantasy Scout Picks: Gameweek 21
Overall Squad Value: $109.4 million
Formation: 4-3-3
Starting 11
GK: Turner (NE)
DEF: Dotson (MIN)
DEF: Metanire (MIN)
DEF: Thompson (SJ)
DEF: Morrow (TOR)
MID: Gil (NE)
MID: Pozuelo (TOR)
MID: Vako (SJ)
FOR: Vela (LAFC) – (C)
FOR: Altidore (TOR)
FOR: Bunbury (NE)
Substitutes
GK: Freeze (PHI)
DEF: Nelson (DAL)
MID: Yow (DC)
MID: Baldisimo (VAN)
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