MLS Week 2 kicks off with the Columbus Crew hosting the Montreal Impact on Saturday. Here are the best value picks for MLS fantasy soccer.

MLS is back after an interesting opening weekend. In Week 2, we have another set of big games to look forward too. The Chicago Fire and Colorado Rapids kick off their season and LA Galaxy travel to face New York City FC. These are the top five value picks for MLS fantasy heading into the weekend.

Teal Bunbury, New England Revolution ($6.5 Million)

Teal Bunbury and the New England Revolution had a poor start to the new season against Philadelphia. Not only did they lose comfortably to the Union, the Revs also lost two of their starting back four to red cards, meaning it will be a makeshift back four against Colorado. However, New England will want to put in a much better performance, especially offensively as Brad Friedel won’t want to rely on that cobbled together back line.

Bunbury looked lively on the right wing throughout the game, and was probably the biggest threat for New England, whose attacking chances were limited due to that early red card. However, Bunbury earned owners four points in Week 1, and the Revs should be better against the Rapids. The midfielder was responsible for half of New England’s shots last week, showing he has a big part to play this season.

Julian Gressel, Atlanta United ($6.7 million)

Atlanta’s wide man Julian Gressel was disappointing against the Houston Dynamo, which has been reflected in his price. Gressel’s value dropped by $300k for this week’s game against DC United. However, Atlanta and their fans will be hoping their opening-week 4-0 defeat to Houston was just an off day.

Atlanta face DC United at home, a favorable matchup for Tata Martino’s side. DC battled for a point in a 1-1 draw against Orlando in Week 1. Atlanta should dominate possession and bring the game to DC from the jump, as Atlanta won’t want to put extra pressure on their shaky defense. Meanwhile, Gressel notched fantasy owners two points in Week 1, a poor return for his $7 million value. However, he did play the full 90, showing the faith Martino has in him and he should be heavily involved in most of Atlanta’s attacking moves against DC.

Cristian Martinez, Columbus Crew ($5 million)

Cristian Martinez started for the Crew in their shock 2-0 win against Toronto in Week 1. Columbus’ earned credit for their performance against Toronto. Federico Higuain and Gyasi Zardes were standout performers, but Martinez worked hard for the team and contributed going forward.

Martinez should be able to have more of an impact in Week 2’s game at home to Montreal. In a favorable matchup for Crew, the winger should be more of threat against a side which gave up two goals against Vancouver in Week 1. Martinez earned fantasy owners three points in Week 1, an average score for a player his price against one of the top teams in MLS. However with Crew come in to this game full of confidence against a team they should beat. Martinez should have plenty of opportunities to impact the game.

Ben Sweat, NYCFC ($5 million)

New York FC defender Ben Sweat had a great game in the opening week of the MLS season. Sweat assisted Jesus Medina’s goal just before the hour mark in NYCFC’s 2-0 win away at Sporting Kanas City. The left-back will be hoping to build on that performance in Week 2.

Sweat and NYCFC face LA Galaxy at Yankee Stadium this week in a game the home side will think is winnable. Galaxy will be with out key man Romain Alessandrini, who will be a huge loss for LA. Sweat picked up 13 points in Week 1, mainly down to his assist and clean sheet bonus. Sweat, at $5 million, offers great value against a side having to travel cross-country and struggling with injuries.

Latif Blessing, LAFC ($6.4 million)

Latif Blessing impressed in Week 1 and nearly went down in history as LAFC’s first goalscorer, only to see his header in the opening minutes cannon back off the post. Blessing caused Seattle problems all match with his pace and direct running. He linked up well with Carlos Vela and he seemed to be comfortable on the right wing.

Blessing only picked up three points, though, and his value dropped to $6.4M ahead of Week 2. Still, with LAFC likely to employ a counter-attacking style against Real Salt Lake, Blessing will have a key role to play and has the potential to score big.