The Seattle Sounders are staring down a rough patch, with their last league win a distant memory from May 13th or 16th. But hold up, a double game week is rolling in, giving us two chances to turn things around for the Emerald City’s fantasy squads, even if our boys on the pitch are in a serious slump. While the week kicks off with NYCFC vs. RBNY today, the real focus for us is that trailing DGW with Seattle playing RSL next Wednesday. It’s two teams on a DGW, yeah, but neither has been exactly lighting up the league or fantasy charts lately.
Our Boys on the Pitch: DGW Challenge for the Sounders
Let’s talk Sounders. They’ve got a tough road ahead, playing at Colorado and then coming home to T-Mobile Park against RSL. We’ve actually had some success traveling to Colorado, which is good, because for some reason we just can’t get it done at RSL. Plus, Colorado is coming off a brutal 3-0 US Open Cup loss at home to St. Louis, so maybe they’ll be a bit rattled. RSL, on the other hand, starts their week at home against Vancouver, who also just lost in the Canadian Cup to Montreal. Vancouver’s Gauld and Müller played every single minute of that loss, so maybe they’ll be gassed by the time they hit RSL.
Both the Sounders and RSL are in major slumps right now, like, we’re talking about that May 13th/16th win drought! Still, DGWs are a golden opportunity. Two bites at the apple means plenty of chances for our guys to rack up some points. Keep an eye on our fantasy picks: Nouhou, Rusnak, and Jordan Morris, all on DGW. Can they finally break through and score among the league leaders at their positions this week? We’re counting on it!
Around the League: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not
Before the Sounders kick off their DGW, NYCFC and RBNY play today, and roster locks are 4:00 pm or 4:30 pm Pacific, so get those changes in! NYC has some hot attackers lately, even if their actual results haven’t been great. Elsewhere, Philadelphia at SKC looks like a good time to load up on Philly’s attackers. San Jose is looking hot again and gets to play LAFC, who are in a massive slump after losing to SKC. Tsakiris from San Jose looks like he might be a must-own again.
St. Louis is among the hottest teams in the league and faces Toronto this week. Toronto has actually had some better results, beating Miami and Nashville, but I don’t see them breaking into playoff contention unless Josh Sargent just goes absolutely nuclear. Miami is home against San Diego, who have to travel cross-country *again*. San Diego fared poorly against Orlando a few weeks ago and has three losses in a row, so Miami should be a tougher test.
The Sounders’ next chance to turn this slump around and grab some crucial DGW fantasy points is Wednesday. Can Nouhou, Rusnak, and Morris deliver for the Emerald City? We’ll be watching every minute.
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Originally reported by Sounder at Heart.
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