Another week of MLS will see key rivalry match-ups take place across the league.
The Cascadia Derby between Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps will headline the weekend’s action.
FC Cincinnati went unbeaten in three matches against the New England Revolution in all competitions. The clubs met earlier this season, with FC Cincinnati winning 2-1 on the road.
The Blue and Orange go into the weekend on a two-game MLS winning streak. They downed the Philadelphia Union last time out 4-3.
New England are bottom of the Eastern Conference. They took just 16 points from 16 matches this season. Despite the poor return in points, the Revs are on a three-game winning streak. New England won 3-2 against Vancouver in their last fixture.
Los Angeles will host the San Jose Earthquakes in a Western Conference showdown. The Quakes are unbeaten in two straight matches versus Los Angeles. That run of unbeaten form includes a 3-1 home win from earlier this season.
San Jose are bottom of the Western Conference ahead of the weekend. The Quakes lost their last three MLS games by a combined score of 11-4.
Los Angeles will go into the home match unbeaten in six straight games. They took 16 points from the last 18 on offer. The Angels outscored their last six opponents 10-2.
Vancouver Whitecaps won the last two Cascadian Derby matches over the Portland Timbers. Both matches saw the Whitecaps win 3-2.
The Whitecaps took seven points from the last six games. Vancouver lost 3-2 against the New England Revolution in their last MLS game.
Portland picked up 11 points from their last six matches. The Timbers scored nine goals and conceded six in the last six matches. Portland are unbeaten in their last three home matches and should be confident ahead of the derby.
The last two meetings between Real Salt Lake and LA Galaxy in MLS finished 2-2. Will this weekend’s match see another 2-2 draw? Games between these clubs are typically high scoring. Four consecutive matches between them ended with over 3.5 goals.
LA Galaxy will go into the weekend on a two-game winning streak in MLS. They outscored their last two opponents 6-2 and kept a clean sheet versus New York City FC.
Real Salt Lake are the top team in the Western Conference, with 37 points from 19 games. They head into the match unbeaten in six straight matches. Salt Lake’s last six games were high scoring, with 18 goals for an 11 against.