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Fantasy: Positional rankings for Week 13 games this week and weekend

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With just two weeks to go in the MLS Fantasy season, Week 13 presents a prime opportunity to shuffle things up on the leaderboards. All 26 teams play twice, and with four teams kicking things off on Tuesday it is vital to look over your lineup before the first kickoff to ensure your squad is set. Letā€™s jump right in and look at the top plays at each position this week.


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Goalkeepers


Steve Clark is in a favorable spot this week with two winnable home games on the slate. Up first, on Wednesday (10 pm ET | TV & streaming info) he faces a sputtering LA Galaxy attack that has scored just once over their last three games. He rounds the week out Sunday (10 pm ET | TSN in Canada; MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US) against a resurgent Vancouver side that he managed to shutout in their last meeting just four weeks ago.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Steve Clark
POR
vs. LA, vs VAN
$8.2
2 
Jimmy Maurer
DAL
vs. MIA, vs. HOU
$8.3
3 
Andre Blake
PHI
vs. CHI, at CLB
$7.7
4 
Brad Guzan
ATL
at ORL, vs. CIN
$7.8
5 
Dayne St. Clair
MIN
vs. COL, at SKC
$11.9

Value Goalkeepers

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
James Pantemis
MTL
vs. NSH, vs. ORL
$5.6
2
Bill Hamid
DC
vs. CLB, at NE
$4.6
3
JT Marcinkowski
SJ
vs. RSL, vs. LAFC
$5.4

Defenders

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Because of his ability on attacking set pieces, Reto Ziegler is a good bet for big points on this DGW.| USA Today Sports


Reto Ziegler remains high on the fantasy radar due to his role on set pieces and penalty kicks. Clean sheet points are a real possibility with two home games this week, and if the shutouts donā€™t come in, the FC Dallas center back could produce some attacking points to fall back on.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Reto Ziegler
DAL
vs. MIA, vs. HOU
$11.0
2
Walker Zimmerman
NSH
at MTL, vs. CHI
$12.1
3
Mark McKenzie
PHI
vs. CHI, at CLB
$12.3
4
Anton Tinnerholm
NYC
at TOR, vs. RBNY
$10.3
5
Ryan Hollingshead
DAL
vs. MIA, vs. HOU
$9.1
6
Romain Metanire
MIN
vs. COL, at SKC
$11.0
7
Kyle Duncan
RBNY
vs. NE, at NYC
$8.0
8
Brooks Lennon
ATL
at ORL, vs. CIN
$7.5
9
Eddie Segura
LAFC
vs. HOU, at SJ
$7.8
10
Kai Wagner
PHI
vs. CHI, at CLB
$8.7

Value Defenders

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Daniel Lovitz
NSH
at MTL, vs. CHI
$7.3
2
Mohamed El-Munir
LAFC
vs. HOU, at SJ
$4.0
3
Bressan
DAL
vs. MIA, vs. HOU
$5.0

Midfielders


Nico Lodeiro is everything we want in a fantasy player. Heā€™s the primary set piece taker, penalty kick taker and string-puller in the Seattle attack. His 8.65 fantasy points per game average is tops among active players, and with games against Vancouver and Colorado incoming, heā€™s worth moving mountains for to make room for his lofty price tag.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Nicolas Lodeiro
SEA
at VAN, at COL
$15.3
2
Alejandro Pozuelo
TOR
vs. NYC, vs. MIA
$13.9
3
Diego Valeri
POR
vs. LA, vs. VAN
$10.7
4
Lewis Morgan
MIA
at DAL, at TOR
$13.4
5
Darwin Quintero
HOU
at LAFC, at DAL
$12.2
6
Pedro Santos
CLB
at DC, vs. PHI
$12.8
7
Maxi Moralez
NYC
at TOR, at RBNY
$7.5
8
Jamiro Montero
PHI
vs. CHI, at CLB
$11.7
9
Cristian Espinoza
SJ
vs. RSL, vs. LAFC
$9.7
10
Kevin Molino
MIN
vs. COL, at SKC
$9.8
11
Johnny Russell
SKC
at CIN, vs. MIN
$10.4
12
Nani
ORL
vs. ATL, at MTL
$10.1
13
Jack Price
COL
at MIN, vs. SEA
$11.6
14
Alvaro Medran
CHI
at PHI, at NSH
$11.3
15
Eduard Atuesta
LAFC
vs. HOU, at SJ
$9.0
16
Albert Rusnak
RSL
at SJ, at LA
$10.1
17
Carles Gil
NE
at RBNY, vs. DC
$10.0
18
Memo Rodriguez
HOU
at LAFC, at DAL
$9.1
19
Brenden Aaronson
PHI
vs. CHI, at CLB
$9.3
20
Andres Ricuarte
DAL
vs. MIA, vs. HOU
$8.0

Value Midfielders

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Chris Mueller
ORL
vs. ATL, at MTL
$6.6
2
Randall Leal
NSH
at MTL, vs. CHI
$7.1
3
Przemysław Frankowski
CHI
at PHI at NSH
$4.0

Forwards

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Back from international duty, Diego Rossi is hoping to add on to his league-leading 12 goals this week.| USA Today Sports


We saw the return of fantasy monster Carlos Vela in Week 12. While he delivered a goal in 20 minutes off the bench in an El Trafico win, heā€™ll likely continue to see his minutes monitored as he gets back up to speed. His return gives a boost to Diego Rossi and the rest of the potent LAFC attack. With Rossiā€™s minutes more secure, heā€™s a good bet to add to his league-leading goal haul this week.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Diego Rossi
LAFC
vs. HOU, at SJ
$10.0
2
Gonzalo Higuain
MIA
at DAL, at TOR
$7.5
3
Kacper Przybyłko
PHI
vs. CHI, at CLB
$11.6
4
Jordan Morris
SEA
at VAN, at COL
$10.9
5
Raul Ruidiaz
SEA
at VAN, at COL
$12.4
6
Alan Pulido
SKC
at CIN, vs. MIN
$11.4
7
Robert Beric
CHI
at PHI, at NSH
$10.9
8
Cristian Pavon
LA
at POR, vs. RSL
$10.6
9
Romell Quioto
MTL
vs. NSH, vs. ORL
$11.9
10
Carlos Vela
LAFC
vs. HOU, at SJ
$12.6

Value Forwards

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Franco Jara
DAL
vs. MIA, vs. HOU
$5.4
2
Jurgen Locadia
CIN
vs. SKC, at ATL
$4.0
3
Chris Wondolowski
SJ
vs. RSL, vs. LAFC
$4.0

Captain

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Nicolas Lodeiro
SEA
at VAN, at COL
$15.3
2
Diego Rossi
LAFC
vs. HOU, at SJ
$10.0
3
Alejandro Pozuelo
TOR
vs. NYC, vs. MIA
$13.9