Neds Fantasy Preview: Reds midfielder and towering Western recruit hitting rich form

Round 20 of the Isuzu UTE A-League season kicks off on Friday night – and with the start of a new round comes fresh possibilities for you and your Official A-Leagues Fantasy team!

Consider these five fantasy options heading into Round 20, thanks to neds.

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Tongo Doumbia – Western United

  • Price: $267K
  • Ownership: 0%
  • 3-round average: 10.3

Western United’s towering central midfielder is on a hot streak.

Goals in consecutive games have helped Tongo Doumbia out-perform his fantasy average of just 5.8, with back-to-back scores of 13 and 19. He now has a three-game average of 10.3, and his value is projected to rise by more than $75k by the end of Round 20. 

Callan Elliot – Wellington Phoenix

  • Price: $293K
  • Ownership: 2%
  • 3-round average: 10.0

Callan Elliot scored his very first Isuzu UTE A-League goal against Newcastle Jets last weekend – just reward for a player producing career-best form in yellow and black this season. Elliot is averaging 10 points per game across the past three rounds, with Round 19’s 16-point haul the third time he’s eclipsed the 15-point mark this season.

Jack Clisby – Perth Glory

  • Price: $360K
  • Ownership: 2%
  • 3-round average: 9.7

With a three-round scoring average of 9.7, Jack Clisby is outscoring is season average – and his value is projected to increase by $40K after Perth Glory’s clash with Western Sydney Wanderers on Friday night.

Clisby scored 19 points in Round 18, followed by a nine-point haul last weekend in defeat to Western United. In two prior meetings with the Wanderers this season, Clisby has averaged 10.5 points.

On Friday night, Clisby and the Glory take on a Wanderers side bereft of key defensive assets Gabriel Cleur and Marcelo.

Jack Clisby.

Marco Tilio – Melbourne City

  • Price: $333k
  • Ownership: 5%
  • 3-round average: 11.3

This Socceroos star is on the surge – and despite his rising price tag, you should be considering bringing Marco Tilio into your squad for Melbourne City’s clash with Brisbane Roar.

Mathew Leckie’s injury has paved the way for Tilio to start with regularity throughout the back end of the regular season; he’s scored in back-to-back games, notching consecutive single-round scores of 18 and 16, and is in just 5% of teams heading into Round 20. 

Louis D’Arrigo – Adelaide United

  • Price: $306K
  • Ownership: 5%
  • 3-round average: 10.0

Louis D’Arrigo the goalscorer? 

The Adelaide United central midfielder has scored two of his three career goals in his last five games for the Reds – he even found the back of the net for a third time in that run, only for the offside flag to deny him against Western United in mid-February.

D’Arrigo’s fantasy value is projected to increase by more than $50k at the end of Round 20 thanks to his much-improved fantasy form.