Major League Soccer moves into round No. 24 with a set of midweek fixtures. Los Angeles FC are the overall MLS points leader with 48 points from 22 games. Philadelphia Union are hot on their heels, however. The Union have 45 points as the race for the Supports’ Shield heats up.
New York Red Bulls have taken 36 points this season and are playing steady soccer ahead of the MLS playoffs. Colorado Rapids, on the other hand, are one of the Western Conference’s strugglers. Currently, the Rapids are seven points off of a playoff place.
The last six games between these teams have been evenly matched with two wins, two draws, and two losses for both sides. The away team has won the last two encounters between New York Red Bulls and Colorado Rapids.
The Red Bulls took 10 points from the last 18 available with eight goals for and eight against. Colorado Rapids took five points from the last 18 points on offer. They were outscored 11-8.
Seattle Sounders have edged FC Dallas in results over the course of the teams’ last six meetings. The Sounders posted a record of 3W-2D-1L across the last six matches in all competitions.
FC Dallas claimed a 2-0 home win against Seattle earlier this season. It was their first win in six tries versus Seattle.
Dallas are on a two-game winning streak in MLS. However, they took just nine points from the last six games. Seattle Sounders lost four of their last five matches in MLS. Just six points were taken from the last six MLS games by the Sounders.
Portland Timbers and Nashville SC will play for just the third time since the latter joined MLS. The Timbers lead the head-to-head series with Nashville with 1W-1D-0L.
These teams met earlier this season with the game finishing 2-2 in Nashville. As it stands, Portland are on a good run of form and are unbeaten in six straight games. Twelve points from the last 18 points on offer were picked up by the Timbers.
Nashville are struggling with three straight MLS games ending without a win. The Canaries took a mere six points from the last six games.
San Jose Earthquakes are winless in three straight MLS games ahead of Inter Miami’s visit. These teams have never played in MLS and this week’s midweek match will be their first-ever meeting.
Inter Miami are three points off of a playoff place in the Eastern Conference. This is a team that continues to play up and down soccer. Miami are winless in back-to-back league games.
The Earthquakes are winless in three straight MLS games. They took eight points from the last six games in the league. Eleven goals were scored and 11 conceded by San Jose in the last six games.