This article is part of our MLS Fantasy Rankings series.

The rankings below are based on Major League Soccer's official fantasy game and cover all games in Week 22. While they can be used for DFS purposes, they are done with a focus on the league's season-long game.

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Midfielders Rank Player Matchup Price Notes 1 Vako SJ v. CLB 8.7 He has less projected bonus points than many in the top-10 here, but the streak he has been on is undeniable and I plan on rolling with it until we have evidence it's cooling off. 2 Nicolas Lodeiro SEA v. SKC 12.4 Despite being really poor lately, a desperate SKC team still scares me a bit, but Lodeiro at home is as safe as it gets for fantasy considerations. 3 Alejandro Pozuelo TOR at NYRB 11.7 Poz may have to be a cap casualty in fantasy this week, but when Toronto are at full strength, it's really tough to leave him out of a fantasy lineup. 4 Magnus Eriksson SJ v. CLB 9.7 5 Cristian Espinoza SJ v. CLB 9.4 6 Carles Gil NE v. LAFC 12.3 New England have been really impressive lately, but the opponents have been among the weaker sides in MLS. I'm expecting a bit of a shift back toward reality here for them, but Gil remains a solid play regardless of matchup each week. 7 Julian Gressel ATL v. LA 9.1 8 Eduard Atuesta LAFC at NE 11.4 9 Jan Gregus MIN v. POR 9.6 Reliable and gets a boost if Minnesota go full-strength and Portland toss out a weakened lineup due to the upcoming US Open Cup rematch. 10 Ignacio Piatti MTL at COL 10.0 With Piatti back and Lappalainen bursting onto the scene, Montreal are suddenly interesting for fantasy. 11 Pity Martinez ATL v. LA 9.4 Barco may finally return to the lineup, potentially returning Atlanta's attack into the early-season quagmire that was the result of Pity and Barco wanting to operate in similar fashions and spaces. Add that FdB seems to love upsetting Pity (see the early sub vs. LAFC), and it's tough to trust this play even in a good matchup. 12 Diego Valeri POR at MIN 12.2 Given the uncertainty of Portland's lineup, and the Sunday kickoff for this match, I may not risk taking Timbers. 13 Nani ORL v. DAL 9.0 After the all-star game festivities and with US Open Cup on Tuesday, I would certainly recommend waiting to see Orlando's lineup before banking on them at all. 14 Albert Rusnak RSL v. NYC 9.7 15 Daniel Royer NYRB v. TOR 9.2 16 Johnny Russell SKC at SEA 8.2 Nouhou is going to have his hands full with Russell. With SKC playing the last match of the weekend, Russell is unfortunately not optimal switcheroo material. 17 Emmanuel Ledesma FCC v. VAN 8.4 18 Marco Fabian PHI at DC 8.9 19 Saphir Taider MTL at COL 9.7 20 Yordy Reyna VAN at FCC 7.6 Appeals to me as an under the radar play with upside.

Goalkeepers Rank Player Matchup Price Notes 1 Daniel Vega SJ v. CLB 5.8 The Quakes dominance has not resulted in many clean sheets, but I still love this matchup. The only issue is foregoing three San Jose field players. 2 Stefan Frei SEA v. SKC 6.7 3 Brad Guzan ATL v. LA 6.3 4 Przemyslaw Tyton FCC v. VAN 4.7 Optimal front-end of a switcheroo at keeper. 5 Pablo Sisniega LAFC at NE 4.4 Miller could rejoin the starters at any time and is significantly more expensive, so make sure you have a backup plan here. 6 Bill Hamid DC v. PHI 6.6 7 Brian Rowe ORL v. DAL 6.4 8 Tyler Deric HOU v. CHI 4.7 Chicago are 0-3-8 on the road this year. 9 Evan Bush MTL at COL 5.2 10 Steve Clark POR at MIN 7.1 Darwin Quintero will be out due to yellow card suspension. If Portland play a quality 11, Clark should be a decent (albeit too expensive) play.

Value Rankings (forwards and midfielders under $7.5, defenders under $6.0; not ranked above) Rank Player Matchup Price Notes 1 Orji Okwonkwo MTL at COL 6.7 2 Gary Mackay-Steven NYC at RSL 6.2 With Maxi out, there's a chance that Mackay-Steven finds his way into the lineup. His debut was very exciting. Keaton Parks also would be a good cheap play here, albeit with far less offensive upside. 3 Lee Nguyen NE v. LAFC 7.1 We need to make sure he starts, but his recent appearances have been very high quality and this is a big-time revenge game for Nguyen. 4 Hwang In-beom VAN at FCC 6.7 5 C.J. Sapong CHI at HOU 7.0 6 Cristhian Paredes POR at MIN 6.0 A guaranteed price rise thanks to an offensive outburst, plus he is always good for some bonus points in the midfield. 7 Memo Rodriguez HOU v. CHI 7.1 8 Rashawn Dally FCC v. VAN 4.7 9 Jeremy Ebobisse POR at MIN 5.8 10 Benny Feilhaber SKC at SEA 6.4