by Nick Manser | Jun 16, 2023 | NWSL
We’ve reached halftime of the FNWSL season! It’s time to prepare for the second half of the season – and time to start thinking about the World Cup break and how that will affect your team over the next couple of months. All World Cup players will miss...
by Nick Manser | Jun 16, 2023 | NWSL
The World Cup will have a big effect on FNWSL in the second half of the year, so this roster may need some adjustments (see Step 8), but for now we are looking at overall value for the remaining games of the season. Next week, once we have more clarity on World Cup...
by Nick Manser | Jun 8, 2023 | NWSL
Welcome to Round 11 of FNWSL! This week kicks off early on Friday night with Louisville hosting San Diego, so be sure to have your team saved by Friday evening. Round 10 saw another low-scoring weekend in the NWSL, with only 11 goals scored across the six...
by Nick Manser | Jun 8, 2023 | NWSL
Set pieces in and of themselves may not justify a player’s inclusion on your roster, but if you are trying to decide between two or three options, it is very helpful to consider these stats. It is of course very hard to predict how many opportunities a player will get...
by Nick Manser | Jun 8, 2023 | NWSL
One name really jumps out in the free kick column: Sam Staab. Staab has actually logged more free kicks than anyone, including goalkeepers, in the NWSL this season. Her closest non-GK competition is Kaleigh Kurtz with 31, and seven GKs separate those two on the list...
by Nick Manser | Jun 2, 2023 | NWSL
Round 9 of the FNWSL season is in the book! We also found out that the 14th NWSL franchise will be named Bay FC, so I’ll spend the next year or so coming up with “bae” puns. Outside of Seattle, it was a very low-scoring weekend in the NWSL – which led to...
by Nick Manser | Jun 2, 2023 | NWSL
As suggested by @RadJudyGarland on Twitter, this week we are discussing selecting defenders to be captains in FNWSL. Only about 10-12% of FNWSL managers give the armband to a DF each week. This low percentage is at least partially due to the fact that it only takes...
by Nick Manser | Jun 2, 2023 | NWSL
Last week, we reviewed which players are scoring the highest percentage of their NWSL teams’ fantasy points. That method is one good way to identify which players have the highest floor for points each week. We can also look at which teams have the most concentrated...
by Nick Manser | May 26, 2023 | NWSL
It was an action-packed Round 8 across the NWSL, and I’m hoping you took my advice for the Portland-Chicago game and ignored it for the Orlando-Washington matchup. Round 9 gets underway Friday evening with Houston visiting Kansas City, so make sure your lineups...
by Nick Manser | May 26, 2023 | NWSL
Today, we are going to look at which players have logged the highest percentage of the total fantasy points on their respective (real life) teams. This can help us determine which players have the most consistently high level of production, which in turn gives some...