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Fantasy: Week 23 positional rankings



The double-game week returns in Week 23 of MLS Fantasy, albeit with only New York City FC and the Houston Dynamo featuring twice. While players from those teams warrant serious roster consideration due to the opportunity to accrue points in two games, there are several players with juicy matchups to target as well. Letā€™s take a closer look at the top players at each position to help your squad leapfrog the competition in the standings.


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Goalkeepers

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Sean Johnson | USA Today Sports Images


Sean Johnson has the most favorable schedule of the goalkeepers who could play twice this week, with his best shot at clean sheet points coming Thursday (7 PM ET | TV & streaming info) against a depleted Houston Dynamo attack that has been shut out in three of their last four matches.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Sean Johnson
NYC
vs. HOU, at ATL
$5.4
2 
Tyler Deric
HOU
at NYC, at PHI
$4.9
3 
Steve Clark
POR
vs. VAN
$7.6
4 
Eloy Room
CLB
vs. CIN
$4.7
5 
Jesse Gonzalez
DAL
vs. MIN
$7.4
6 
Brad Guzan
ATL
vs. NYC
$6.8
7
Tyler Miller
LAFC
vs. RBNY
$6.5
8
Andre Blake
PHI
vs. MTL
$5.1
9
Quentin Westberg
TOR
vs. ORL
$6.7
10
Kenneth Kronholm
CHI
vs. MTL
$5.9

Defenders

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Ronald Matarrita tangles with Dax McCarty | USA Today Sports Images


Ronald Matarrita and Anton Tinnerholm play an integral role on the wings in the New York City FC setup, and with the opportunity to pileup both attacking and defensive points, both players are high on the fantasy radar this double-game week.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Ronald Matarrita
NYC
vs. HOU, at ATL
$6.0
2
Anton Tinnerholm
NYC
vs. HOU, at ATL
$8.0
3
Alexander Callens
NYC
vs. HOU, at ATL
$6.2
4
Maxime Chanot
NYC
vs. HOU, at ATL
$6.4
5
James Sands
NYC
vs. HOU, at ATL
$5.9
6
Adam Lundkvist
HOU
at NYC, at PHI
$5.9
7
Maynor Figueroa
HOU
at NYC, at PHI
$6.1
8
Aljaz Struna
HOU
at NYC, at PHI
$5.2
9
AJ DeLaGarza
HOU
at NYC, at PHI
$4.3
10
Harrison Afful
CLB
vs. CIN
$5.1
11
Jorge Villafana
POR
vs. VAN
$8.0
12
Jorge Moreira
POR
vs. VAN
$8.3
13
Larrys Mabiala
POR
vs. VAN
$8.8
14
Kai Wagner
PHI
vs. HOU
$6.2
15
Omar Gonzalez
TOR
vs. ORL
$7.9
16
Jonathan Bornstein
CHI
vs. MTL
$6.0
17
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
ATL
vs. NYC
$7.5
18
Ryan Hollingshead
DAL
vs. MIN
$8.7
19
Kim Kee-hee
SEA
vs. NE
$7.0
20
Reto Ziegler
DAL
vs. MIN
$8.0

Midfielders

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Maxi Moralez | USA Today Sports Images


After sitting out in Week 22, Maxi Moralez should be fully rested and ready to wreak havoc during the DGW. Heā€™s averaging over eight fantasy points per game, and as long as heā€™s back in the starting lineup Thursday, heā€™s easily the most attractive midfield option this week.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Maxi Moralez
NYC
vs. HOU, at ATL
$11.7
2
Alexander Ring
NYC
vs. HOU, at ATL
$8.5
3
Nicolas Lodeiro
SEA
vs. NE
$12.3
4
Alejandro Pozuelo
TOR
vs. ORL
$11.2
5
Diego Valeri
POR
vs. VAN
$12.0
6
Marco Fabian
PHI
vs. HOU
$9.4
7
Keaton Parks
NYC
vs. HOU, at ATL
$5.3
8
Tomas Martinez
HOU
at NYC, at PHI
$7.9
9
Ebenezer Ofori
NYC
vs. HOU, at ATL
$5.6
10
Memo Rodriguez
HOU
at NYC, at PHI
$6.7
11
Pedro Santos
CLB
vs. CIN
$9.1
12
Felipe Gutierrez
SKC
vs. RSL
$10.9
13
Eduard Atuesta
LAFC
vs. RBNY
$11.9
14
Luis Diaz
CLB
vs. CIN
$6.7
15
Nicolas Gaitan
CHI
vs. MTL
$9.7
16
Carles Gil
NE
at SEA
$12.3
17
Boniek Garcia
HOU
at NYC, at PHI
$5.8
18
Sebastian Blanco
POR
vs. VAN
$10.4
19
Aleksandar Katai
CHI
vs. MTL
$7.7
20
Matias Vera
HOU
at NYC, at PHI
$5.6
21
Johnny Russell
SKC
vs. RSL
$7.9
22
Mark-Anthony Kaye
LAFC
vs. RBNY
$10.0
23
Pity Martinez
ATL
vs. NYC
$9.3
24
Albert Rusnak
RSL
at SKC
$10.2
25
Ezequiel Barco
ATL
vs. NYC
$8.6
26
Saphir Taider
MTL
at CHI
$10.2
27
Jack Price
COL
vs. SJ
$7.6
28
Haris Medunjanin
PHI
vs. HOU
$9.4
29
Vako
SJ
at COL
$9.2
30
Tommy McNamara
HOU
at NYC, at PHI
$5.3

Forwards

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Heber | USA Today Sports Images


Heber has a goal in three of his last four appearances, and with a lack of enticing double-game week forwards to choose from, the Brazilian striker sticks out as the top forward to target in Week 23.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Heber
NYC
vs. HOU, at ATL
$9.8
2
Alexandru Mitrita
NYC
vs. HOU, at ATL
$8.0
3
Mauro Manotas
HOU
at NYC, at PHI
$8.5
4
Carlos Vela
LAFC
vs. RBNY
$13.5
5
Valentin Castellanos
NYC
vs. HOU, at ATL
$6.5
6
Romell Quioto
HOU
at NYC, at PHI
$7.2
7
Brian Fernandez
POR
vs. VAN
$10.6
8
Gyasi Zardes
CLB
vs. CIN
$9.0
9
Jozy Altidore
TOR
vs. ORL
$10.3
10
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
LA
at DC
$10.8
11
Wayne Rooney
DC
vs. LA
$10.4
12
Raul Ruidiaz
SEA
vs. NE
$11.2
13
Gustavo Bou
NE
at SEA
$9.9
14
Diego Rossi
LAFC
vs. RBNY
$10.5
15
Kacper Przybylko
PHI
vs. HOU
$7.6
16
Kei Kamara
COL
vs. SJ
$7.9
17
Adama Diomande
LAFC
vs. RBNY
$9.4
18
Jordan Morris
SEA
vs. NE
$9.4
19
Darwin Quintero
MIN
at DAL
$9.5
20
Nemanja Nikolic
CHI
vs. MTL
$6.5