For the second time this season Bayern Neverlusen led the round, scoring 93 points. At the top of the table is still Nouhou Big Summer Blowout, who now has a 14-point lead.

Positional Leaders

Goalkeepers
A quartet of keepers split the lead with 8 points, as Andre Blake (PHI, $7.4), Carlos Coronel (NYR, $8.0), and Aljaz Ivacic (NE, $7.9) each earned a clean sheet, and Ben Lundt (STL, $6.6) saved a penalty. For D.C., Luis Barraza ($5.6) scored 1 point.

Defenders
Orlando’s Alex Freeman ($7.6) led the defenders with a clean sheet, a goal, and 14 points, just ahead of Noah Eile (NYR, $7.8), who did the same but for 13 points. Right behind them was Andy Najar (NSH, $7.5), posting three assists on the way to 12 points. The DCU defense featured Aaron Herrera ($6.8) with 4 points; Kye Rowles ($4.5) with 2; and the trio of Lukas MacNaughton ($5.3), Lucas Bartlett ($4.6), and David Schnegg ($4.2) with 1.

Midfielders
Hany Mukhtar (NSH, $10.5) scored a brace and tallied an assist on the way to 19 points, leading the midfielders. Meanwhile, Diego Luna (RSL, $9.3) scored two goals and 14 points, while Pedro Vite (VAN, $8.0) did the same for 12. Of the scoring United midfielders, three — Jared Stroud ($5.8), Hosei Kijima ($5.4), and Brandon Servania ($5.0) — scored 2 points, and three more — Gabriel Pirani ($6.5), Boris Enow ($4.3), and Rida Zouhir ($4.0) — scored 1.

Forwards
Sam Surridge (NSH, $9.7) scored four goals on the way to 24 points, easily leading the forwards and all players. Trailing him was Denis Bouanga (LA, $9.0), who scored two goals and 17 points despite missing a penalty, and Kevin Denkey (CIN, $9.3), who scored a brace of his own and 13 points. For D.C. it was Jacob Murrell ($4.2) with 3 points and Dominique Badji ($4.0) with 2.

Looking Ahead
I like Andre Blake in goal this round at Montreal, and Tristan Blackmon (VAN, $9.7) in defense if he starts vs. RSL after midweek CONCACAF Champions League action. In midfield and at forward, keep riding the hot hands of Djordje Mihailovic (COL, $11.2), with 10 or more points over each of his last three games, at DCU, and Denis Bouanga, with four goals and an assist over his last three, vs. Houston.