Only one round of fixtures remains before MLS Fantasy Soccer 2022 draws to a close. We end the season with another mini double gameweek as Inter Miami and Orlando City play twice.

Whatever happens this week, hopefully this season has been a good one for you. Thanks for reading.

Goalkeeper

Essential: None

Recommended: Drake Callender (Inter Miami) Pedro Gallese (Orlando City)

The two DGW keepers are the obvious choices with the extra fixture and both Miami and Orlando still fighting for a play-off spot.

Possible: Carlos Coronel (NYRB) Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union) Maarten Paes (FC Dallas) Dayne St Clair (Minnesota United) Zac MacMath (Real Salt Lake)

Defenders

Essential: None

Recommended: Damion Lowe (Inter Miami) Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake)

Lowe is another solid fantasy option. He has hit double figures four times this season for fantasy points and picked up a couple of bonus points during his clean sheet performance at Toronto last week.

Six times this season Brody has managed scores of five points or more without a clean sheet. He’s up against Portland this week with the season on the line.

Possible: Joao Moutinho (Orlando City) Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) Jose Martinez (FC Dallas) Yeimar Gomez Andrade (Seattle Sounders)

Midfield

Essential: None

Recommended: Facundo Torres (Orlando City) Sebastian Driussi (Austin FC)

Torres has 10 goals and 10 assists in 2022 and two chances to end the season with a big score.

While Austin while safely finish the season in second place in the West, Driussi still has an outside chance of winning the Golden Boot. But he will need something special (at least a hat-trick) to overhaul Hany Mukhtar.

Possible: Alejandro Pozuelo (Inter Miami) Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City) Lewis Morgan (NYRB) Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) Rique Puig (LA Galaxy) Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) Emanuel Reynoso (Minnesota United) Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps)

Forwards

Essential: None

Recommended: Gonzalo Higuain (Inter Miami) Ercan Kara (Orlando City)

Higuain has six goals in six games and will be hoping to end his MLS career by leading Miami to the play-offs at the very least.

With three goals in six games Kara is another reliable goalscorer. He looks like a solid bench choice this week.

Possible: Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami) Brenner (FC Cincinnati) Cucho Hernandez (Columbus Crew) Mikael Uhre (Phildelphia Union) Julian Carranza (Philadelphia Union) Jesus Ferreira (FC Dallas) Chicharito (LA Galaxy) Cristian Arango (LAFC) Jerrerson Savarino (Real Salt Lake)

Captain

1. Higuain

2. Torres

3. Driussi

There are only two rounds left in the MLS Fantasy Soccer 2022 season. Seattle Sounders and FC Cincinnati kick-off this week and play twice, while the rest play once.

Gameweek 28 clashes with international matches so be prepared for some fantasy regulars being unavailable.

Goalkeeper

Essential: None

Recommended: Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders) Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati)

The double gameweek keepers are an obvious place to start. Seattle are on the outside looking in with regards to the play-offs so Frei has everything to play for. However, the Sounders are set to have a number of players missing from their first game at the very least.

Celentano has arguably the best clean sheet opportunity of the DGW keepers with a home game against Chicago. FC Cincinnati also complete have their two matches earlier, meaning more keeperoo options.

Possible: Djordje Petrovic (New England Revolution) Eloy Room (Columbus Crew) Joe Willis (Nashville SC)

Defenders

Essential: None

Recommended: Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union)

Miazga has two clean sheets in four and fantasy scores of four and five points from the other two games. He faces a depleted Sounders team in his first game before a home game against Chicago.

With scores of eight points in each of his last three road games, Wagner is capable of running up another big score. The Union travel to low-scoring Charlotte FC, who are 24^th in the league for goals at home.

Possible: Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy) Alexander Callens (NYCFC) Andreu Fontas (Sporting Kansas City) Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC)

Midfield

Essential: Lucho Acosta (FC Cincinnati)

As the only premium midfielder with two games this week, Lucho is an easy pick and will be a (very) popular captain choice.

Recommended: Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC)

Puig has already established himself as an important fantasy asset with goal involvements in five of his seven appearances, including three assists against Colorado last week.

In his last eight games Hany Mukhtar has 11 goals, five assists and hasn’t gone below nine fantasy points in any of those matches. He’s a bargain at $17.5m.

Possible: Carles Gil (New England Revolution) Lucas Zelarayan (Columbus Crew) Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps) Santi Rodriguez (NYCFC) Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City)

Forwards

Essential: None

Recommended: Brenner (FC Cincinnati) Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC)

Vazquez has more goal involvements over the season (16 goals and six assists) but Brenner has the recent form with five goals and an assist in two spectacular performances.

Insigne has six goals and two assists in nine appearances for Toronto. Their visitors, Inter Miami, have conceded 11 times in thei last five road games.

Possible: Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) Cucho Hernandez (Columbus Crew) Kei Kamara (CF Montreal) Chicharito (LA Galaxy)

Captain

1. Acosta

2. Mukhtar

3. Brenner

Three weeks to go in the 2022 MLS Fantasy Soccer season and there’s everything to play for. We have the last of the monster gameweeks for this year. 18 teams have double fixtures, the rest play once. Be careful with some big hitters only one yellow card from suspension.

Goalkeeper

Essential: None

Recommended: James Pantemis (CF Montreal) Dejan Petrovic (New England Revolution)

Montreal have an early clean sheet chance against Chicago, who have blanked in five of their last seven games. Play Pantemis from the bench and have a strong back-up ready.

Petrovic has kept out the opposition in seven of his last nine appearances and his average is over seven.

Possible: Gabriel Slonina (Chicago Fire) Maxime Crepeau (LAFC) John Pulskamp (Sporting Kansas City) Pedro Gallese (Orlando City)

Defenders

Essential: None

Recommended: Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) Andreu Fontas (Sporting Kansas City)

While he has scored of 10 in each of his last three games (including a goal at Montreal last week) it’s Mensah’s floor that makes him a solid option for the double gameweek.

SKC start the week at home to DC United, who have failed to score in seven of their last nine games. Fontas managed an impressive 10 points last week, including a second clean sheet in three games.

Possible: Joel Waterman (CF Montreal) Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire) Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) Yeimar Gomez Andrade (Seattle Sounders)

Midfield

Essential: None

Recommended: Alejandro Pozuelo (Inter Miami) Carles Gil (New England Revolution) Rique Puig (LA Galaxy)

Pozuelo is delivering decent numbers in Miami with 49 points from seven games. He should hopefully go well beyond double figures with games against Columbus and DC United.

Assuming he’s available after missing out on last week’s trip to the Red Bulls, Gil is, as usual, a solid choice. He’s reached double figures in three of his last seven fixtures.

With two goals and two assists in his opening five games, it’s reasonable to suggest that Puig has adapted quickly to life in MLS. The Galaxy are fighting for the play-offs and Puig will hopefully be on penalties after Chicharito’s recent troubles.

Possible: Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montreal) Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire) Lucas Zelarayan (Columbus Crew) Emanuel Reynoso (Minnesota United) Thiago Alamada (Atlanta United) Sebastian Driussi (Austin FC) Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps)

Forwards

Essential: None

Recommended: Cristian Arango (LAFC)

Arango is the stand-out striker option this week with seven goals in eight games. He starts the week at Minnesota who have conceded nine times in their last four home games.

Possible: Romell Quioto (CF Montreal) Cucho Hernandez (Columbus Crew) Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) Gyasi Zardes (Colorado Rapids) Chicharito (LA Galaxy) Raul Ruidiaz (Seattle Sounders)

Captain

1. Gil

2. Pozuelo

3. Puig

Gameweek 26 of the 2022 MLS Fantasy Soccer season is the smallest of double gameweeks. Only FC Cincnnati and NYCFC play twice, with the clubs opening the week against each other.

Goalkeeper

Essential: None

Recommended: Sean Johnson (NYCFC) Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati)

Going with one of the double gameweek keepers is an obvious place to start. Johnson looks like the better pick as NYCFC have five clean sheets in ten games and both of their games are over early in the gameweek.

Celentano is the cheaper option at just $5.7m. His second game of the week, at home to San Jose, presents his best chance of a clean sheet.

Possible: Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union) Gabriel Slonina (Chicago Fire) Maarten Paes (FC Dallas) Steve Clark (Houston Dynamo) Zac McMath (Real Salt Lake)

Defenders

Essential: Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union)

Wagner hasn’t gone below eight points in his last four games, with two assists and three clean sheets in that time.

Recommended: Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati)

Miazga has made an impressive start to his time at FC Cincinnati, with two goals and a clean sheet in four games. More importantly, he picked up four bonus points in last week’s win against Charlotte.

Possible: Alexander Callens (NYCFC) Thiago Martins (NYCFC) Joel Waterman (CF Montreal) Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire) Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake)

Midfield

Essential: None

Recommended: Santi Rodriguez (NYCFC) Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC)

With Lucho Acosta suspended for one game, Santi looks like the best DGW option for midfield. In his past three games he has managed a goal and two assists.

Mukhtar’s ridiculous form continues. Five goals in two games and double figures for fantasy in six of his last eight games. He faces the Galaxy who have conceded eight goals in their last three road games.

Possible: Maxi Moralez (NYCFC) Lucho Acosta (FC Cincinnati) Lucas Zelarayan (Columbus Crew) Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) Lewis Morgan (NYRB) Carles Gil (New England Revolution) Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union)

Forwards

Essential: None

Recommended: Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC)

Vazquez has scored six times in seven games and has two promising fixtures, particularly if Callens or Martins miss out for NYCFC.

He’s on the road (at Atlanta United) but Insigne has scored 13, 8 and 9 in his last three away games.

Possible: Talles Magno (NYCFC) Brenner (FC Cincinnati) Romell Quioto (CF Montreal) Chicharito (LA Galaxy) Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids)

Captain

1. Rodriguez

2. Vazquez

3. Mukhtar

The MLS Fantasy Soccer 2022 season has reached Gameweek 25. So, as well as only having five rounds left in the season, we have also reached the Champions League competition. Good luck to all those managers who have qualified.

This round is a huge double gameweek, with 20 teams playing twice.

Goalkeeper

Essential: None

Recommended: Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)

With four clean sheets in his last seven games and fantasy scores of eight, five and seven in his last three home matches Blake looks like a solid option. The Union start at home to Atlanta before travelling to the Red Bulls.

Possible: Eloy Room (Columbus Crew) Djordje Petrovic (New England Revolution) Sean Johnson (NYCFC) Maxime Crepeau (LAFC) Joe Willis (Nashville SC)

Defenders

Essential: Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union)

Another game, another 16 points (including a clean sheet, an assist and three big chances created) for Wagner last week. An easy pick.

Recommended: Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) Dave Romney (Nashville SC)

Laryea now has 34 points in five games since returning to Toronto. He has three assists during that time and has two home games to look forward to.

With back-to-back cleans sheets, there are signs that Nashville are becoming a reliable defensive options once again. Romney has 25 points from his last two games and one goal, two assists and two clean sheets from his last four.

Possible: Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) Joel Waterman (CF Montreal) Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) Domenico Criscito (Toronto FC) Thiago Martins (NYCFC) Diego Palacios (LAFC) Julio Cascante (Austin FC)

Midfield

Essential: Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC)

It’s now 16 goals and 11 assists for Mukhtar this season and he has two home games this week. His most recent fantasy scores playing at home are 21, 9 and 17.

Recommended: Lucas Zelarayan (Columbus Crew) Carles Gil (New England Revolution)

Zelarayan’s recent performances haven’t been at the same level as earlier in the season but he is capable of delivering big performances at home to Miami and Chicago.

Since twice scoring four points in weeks 19 and 20, Gil has returned double figures three times in five games. He also has two home games.

Possible: Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) Lewis Morgan (NYRB) Nicolas Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders) Santi Rodriguez (NYCFC) Sebastian Driussi (Austin FC) Emanuel Reynoso (Minnesota United)

Forwards

Essential: None

Recommended: Cucho Hernandez (Columbus Crew) Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC)

Cucho has four goals and an assist from four games. He looks to be one of the best striker options this week.

Insigne has 44 points from five games. He faces LA Galaxy (who have conceded 10 goals in four games) and CF Montreal

Possible: Julian Carranza (Philadelphia Union) Romell Quioto (CF Montreal) Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) Javier Hernandez (LA Galaxy) Crisitan Arango (LAFC)

Captain

1. Mukhtar

2. Gil

3. Insigne

LAFC and DC United have already kicked-off Gameweek 23 of MLS Fantasy Soccer 2022. However there are still another 19 fixtures to be played in this round. Check the MLS Disciplinary Table as there are a number of fantasy regulars who are one yellow card away from suspension.

Goalkeeper

Essential: None

Recommended: Sean Johnson (NYCFC)

If you haven’t already banked Maxime Crepeau’s clean sheet points from last night then Johnson is your guy. He starts the DGW at home to Charlotte FC, who blanked in their last two away games when losing heavily at Toronto and LAFC.

Possible: Djordje Petrovic (New England Revolution) Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union) Maarten Paes (FC Dallas) Zac MacMath (Real Salt Lake)

Defenders

Essential: None

Recommended: Thiago Martins (NYCFC) Richie Laryea (Toronto FC)

With Alexander Callens reportedly out Martins is the next best NYCFC option.

Laryea has returned to MLS with three assists in two appearances. At just $6.8m he looks like decent value this week.

Possible: Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls) Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake)

Midfield

Essential: None

Recommended: Carles Gil (New England Revolution) Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union)

Gil continues to be the model of consistency, averaging more than 8 points per game over the season. He also has scores of 10 and 12 from his last two games.

Gazdag is more goal and assist dependent but has five goals and two assists from seven games. He should add to his tally at FC Dallas or DC United.

Possible: Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) Lewis Morgan (New York Red Bulls) Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) Maxi Moralez (NYCFC) Santi Rodriguez (NYCFC) Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps) Lucas Zelarayan (Columbus Crew) Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC)

Forwards

Essential: None

Recommended: Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC)

With goals in his last two games, and 21 fantasy points, Insigne is off the mark. He looks a strong choice for inclusion this week.

Possible: Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) Jesus Ferreira (FC Dallas) Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) Cucho Hernandez (Columbus Crew)

Captain

1. Insigne

2. Gil

3. Palacios (too late)

Only 8 rounds remain in the 2022 MLS Fantasy Soccer season. For anyone looking to make moves in the overall standings, it’s time to rack up some big scores.

Gameweek 22 is a standard card with each team playing once. On paper, it looks like there are an abundance of midfield options and some tough calls up front.

Goalkeeper

Essential: None

Recommended: Djordje Petrovic (New England Revolution) Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)

Despite only having played 9 times for the Revs, Petrovic has made quite an impression with four clean sheets and two penalty saves. He faces a DC United side who have blanked in four of their last five away games.

The Union have conceded the fewest goals in MLS this season (18) and Blake has kept out the opposition four times in seven games. However, this week’s visitors, Chicago Fire, have scored three goals in each of their last two road games.

Possible: Brad Stuver (Austin FC) Maxine Crepeau (LAFC) Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders)

Defenders

Essential: None

Recommended: Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union)

Wagner has as many assists as clean sheets (10) this season and his last three home games have resulted in fantasy scores of 18,8 and 9. Though the Union will need to stop a Chicago attack who have scored six goals in their last two away games.

Possible: Aaron Long (NYRB) Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) Thiago Martins (NYCFC) Diego Palacios (LAFC) Yeimar Andrade (Seattle Sounders) Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders)

Midfield

Essential: Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC)

Mukhtar has seven double figure returns in his past 11 games, including his ridiculous 21 point return against Toronto.

Recommended: Lucho Acosta (FC Cincinnati)

Since missing three matches through suspension, Acosta has returned with four assists and 21 points over two games.

Possible: Lewis Morgan (NYRB) Carles Gil (New England Revolution) Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) Alejandro Pozuelo (Inter Miami) Sebastian Driussi (Austin FC) Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) Lucas Zelarayan (Columbus Crew) Nicolas Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders)

Forwards

Essential: None

Recommended: Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) Cristian Arango (LAFC)

Is it points-chasing to go for a guy who managed 22 points over the double gameweek? No it’s not, when you consider that Rubio has had goal involvements in each of his last seven games.

Having Gareth Bale waiting in the wings seems to be working for Arango. He now has 9 goals and a couple of assists over 10 games.

Possible: Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati) Brenner (FC Cincinnati) Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC) Jesus Ferreira (FC Dallas) Carlos Vela (LAFC)

Captain

1. Mukhtar

2. Acosta

3. Gil

It’s Gameweek 21 of MLS Fantasy Soccer 2022 – and it’s another double week. Twelve teams play twice, sixteen team play once.

Goalkeeper

Essential: None

Recommended: None

Possible: Carlos Coronel (New York Red Bulls) Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders) Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC) Eloy Room (Columbus Crew) Joe Willis (Nashville SC) Brad Stuver (Austin FC)

It doesn’t look like a great week for keepers – the biggest positive being that most of the DGW keepers are reasonably priced.

Defenders

Essential: None

Recommended: Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) Abubakar Martinez (FC Dallas)

The Crew have managed clean sheets in each of their last three homes games and in four of their last seven matches in total. They have two opponents who are capable of scoring on the road (CF Montreal and NYCFC) so Mensah’s decent floor may be needed.

Despite only one clean sheet in his last five appearances, Abubukar has 35 points in five games, including two goals in that time.

Possible: John Tolkin (NYRB) Yeimar Gomez Andrade (Seattle Sounders) Jose Martinez (FC Dallas) Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake)

Midfield

Essential: Lucas Zelarayan (Columbus Crew) Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC)

Zela should be raring to go after he and his team-mates didn’t have the chance to complete their game at Charlotte. He has 47 fantasy points from just 4.5 games.

Another week, another big score from Mukhtar. For only the second time in ten games he failed to score yet still came away with 12 points from the contest with Vancouver.

Recommended: None

Possible: Lewis Morgan (NYRB) Nicolas Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders) Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montreal) Sebastian Blanco (Portland Timbers) Alejandro Pozuelo (Inter Miami) Sebastian Driussi (Austin FC)

Forwards

Essential: None

Recommended: Cucho Hernandez (Columbus Crew) Taxiarchis Fountas (DC United)

With four goals in three games, Cucho has made an instant impact at Columbus. He has two decent chances to build on his promising early start.

Taxi left it late to strike against Orlando at the weekend but now has six goals in six games.

Captain

1. Zelarayan

2. Mukhtar

3. Hernandez

By the end of Gameweek 20, we’ll be more than two-thirds of the way through the 2022 MLS Fantasy Soccer season. This week sees a slightly reduced fixture list as Colorado Rapids and New York Red Bulls have a free week. The rest play once.

Goalkeeper

Essential: None

Recommended: Maxime Crepeau (LAFC) Gabriel Slonina (Chicago Fire) Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union)

Crepeau looks like a decent early bench play against the Sounders who have failed to score in each of their last two road games.

Chicago have two straight clean sheets from home games and a home xGA of 8.7 from 11 games.

Blake and the Union have three shut-outs in five matches. This week they’re up against Houston.

Possible: Joe Willis (Nashville SC) Djordje Petrovic (New England Revolution) Maarten Paes (FC Dallas)

Defenders

Essential: None

Recommended: Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire) Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union)

Czichos now costs $10m but with good reason. He has three goals in four games and fantasy scores of 8, 8, 16 and 12 in that time.

52 points from his last five games as well as 9 clean sheets and a ridiculous 10 assists for the season – Wagner is an easy choice.

Possible: Diego Palacios (LAFC) Alexander Callens (NYCFC) Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) Brandon Bye (New England Revolution)

Midfield

Essential: None

Recommended: Emanuel Reynoso (Minnesota United) Lucas Zelarayan (Columbus Crew)

If he’s fit after his ankle injury then Reynoso is a go-to player once more. He has six goals and two assists from five games.

Zelarayan didn’t have a great time against New England, scoring only six points. However, that was his lowest total since his first game from injury (at Toronto Gameweek 16) and he has an average of 7.76.

Possible: Jose Cifuentes (LAFC) Lucho Acosta (FC Cincinatti) Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) Daniel Gazdag (Philadelpia Union) Carles Gil (New England Revolution) Sebastian Driussi (Austin FC) Paul Arriola (FC Dallas)

Forwards

Essential: None

Recommended: Jesus Ferreira (FC Dallas) Taxiarchis Fountas (DC United)

Ferreira has three goals and an assist in six games. He also scored twice the last time he came up against this week’s opponents, LA Galaxy.

Taxi ended up with a disappointing four points against CF Montreal last week. However, he has still scored five times in five matches and leads the league in shots on target per 90 minutes (2.30).

Possible: Cristian Arango (LAFC) Gareth Bale (LAFC) Jhon Duran (Chicago Fire) Cucho Hernandez (Columbus Crew) Heber (NYCFC) Miguel Berry (DC United)

Captain

1. Reynoso

2. Zelarayan

3. Gil