MLS Fantasy 2019: Week 24 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 24 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 24
Orlando City 0-1 Sporting KC
Minnesota United 2-0 Colorado Rapids
Real Salt Lake 1-2 Seattle Sounders
LA Galaxy 2-0 FC Dallas
Portland Timbers 2-0 Chicago Fire
New York Red Bulls 1-1 New England Revolution
FC Cincinnati 1-3 NYCFC
Columbus Crew 2-2 Toronto
Montreal Impact 1-0 FC Dallas
Chicago Fire 1-1 Philadelphia Union
Minnesota United 2-0 Orlando City
Sporting KC 2-0 San Jose Earthquakes
Houston Dynamo 4-0 Colorado Rapids
LA Galaxy 2-3 Seattle Sounders
Real Salt Lake 1-3 LAFC
Vancouver Whitecaps 1-2 D.C. United
Portland Timbers 2-2 Atlanta United
MLS Fantasy Scout Picks: Gameweek 24
Overall Squad Value: $113.6 million
Formation: 4-3-3
Starting 11
GK: Mannone (MIN)
DEF: Zusi (SKC)
DEF: Metanire (MIN)
DEF: Steres (LA)
DEF: Herrera (RSL)
MID: dos Santos (LA)
MID: Valeri (POR)
MID: Rusnak (RSL)
FOR: Ibrahimovic (LA) - (C)
FOR: Quintero (MIN)
FOR: Fernandez (POR)
Substitutes
GK: Zobeck (DAL)
DEF: Crognale (CLB)
MID: Bayiha (MTL)
MID: Hayes (DAL)
Fixture Prediction: Gameweek 24
Orlando City 1-2 Sporting KC
Minnesota United 2-0 Colorado Rapids
Real Salt Lake 2-2 Seattle Sounders
LA Galaxy 3-2 FC Dallas
Portland Timbers 2-1 Chicago Fire
New York Red Bulls 1-1 New England Revolution
FC Cincinnati 0-3 NYCFC
Columbus Crew 2-1 Toronto
Montreal Impact 1-1 FC Dallas
Chicago Fire 2-3 Philadelphia Union
Minnesota United 2-1 Orlando City
Sporting KC 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes
Houston Dynamo 2-2 Colorado Rapids
LA Galaxy 1-2 Seattle Sounders
Real Salt Lake 1-4 LAFC
Vancouver Whitecaps 0-0 D.C. United
Portland Timbers 2-1 Atlanta United
Double Gameweek 24: Insight
10 teams have a Double Gameweek:
Orlando City
Sporting KC
Minnesota United
Colorado Rapids
Real Salt Lake
Seattle Sounders
LA Galaxy
FC Dallas
Portland Timbers
Chicago Fire
Teams to look out for:
Minnesota, LA Galaxy, SKC and Portland
The reasoning behind my thoughts are that they both offer good value for money with their picks and I’m finding myself banking on their players. Form (and reason) be damned. There’s no room in the budget for Seattle players with 2 road games.
Teams to avoid:
Orlando, Colorado, RSL and Seattle.
I’d also suggest avoiding Atlanta as they’ll be playing Club America. It might take a bit out of them and soften them up for Portland.
On not including Carlos Vela:
Vela’s got form on his side, but I just can’t fit his $14.0 million price this week. This will probably change when I see Fernandez, Valeri or dos Santos benched. I’ll reshuffle the money to include El Capitan.
Captaincy Picks:
Zlatan or Valeri?
Valeri or Zlatan?
Lodeiro?
Vela?
It’s Vela, isn’t it?
My god, he’s not in my team.
Ok, no. Valeri.
But what about big game Zlatan?
Valeri’s the safe option, no?
What about rotation?
Zlatan or Valeri?
Valeri or Zlatan?
This cycle might repeat itself before the deadline, though I currently have circled in Valeri with the armband (until he gets rotated).
MLS Fantasy Scout Picks: Gameweek 24
Overall Squad Value: $113.6 million
Formation: 4-3-3
Starting 11
GK: Mannone (MIN)
DEF: Steres (LA)
DEF: Metanire (MIN)
DEF: Mabiala (POR)
DEF: Zusi (SKC)
MID: dos Santos (LA)
MID: Valeri (POR) – (C)
MID: Russell (SKC)
FOR: Ibrahimovic (LA)
FOR: Quintero (MIN)
FOR: Fernandez (POR)
Substitutes
GK: Freeze (PHI)
DEF: Nelson (DAL)
MID: Yow (DC)
MID: Baldisimo (VAN)
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