A win will keep them in contention for another week. A draw, and they're still in peril. Philadelphia and D. Regardless of what the Fire do against the Revs, they can still be knocked out this weekend if D.
United wins or draws against Nashville. Houston Dynamo : OK, it's complicated in Houston. Well, it is if the Dynamo don't lose to Seattle: A loss to the Sounders will knock Tab Ramos' team out of playoff contention. A draw against the defending Western Conference champions will see the Dynamo eliminated if any of the following scenarios play out: RSL wins or draws against Colorado and Vancouver beats Kansas City; Salt Lake wins or draws vs.
Houston can also be eliminated even if it beats Seattle, should the following take place: Real Salt Lake beats Colorado and the Galaxy beat Portland and Vancouver beats Sporting. New England Revolution : The Revs are so far out in front of the field that before any other club had so much as confirmed a playoff place, they'd clinched a Round 1 bye and the No.
Surely Bruce Arena will use the 43 days between now and the start of the conference semifinals to chill out and establish some good vibes in New England, right? Maybe, but probably not until his team has broken LAFC 's single-season points record of 72 the Revolution sit seven shy of that mark with five games remaining in their regular-season schedule , and even then Seattle Sounders : Saturday's win over the Vancouver Whitecaps confirmed the Sounders' spot in the playoffs.
As things stand, on top of the Western Conference and five points clear of its nearest rival, Seattle will get a chance to rest up and watch Round 1 unfold from the comfort of its collective couch.
FC Cincinnati : Saturday's defeat to Philadelphia confirmed that Cincinnati will not take part in the postseason, and that its disaster of a season will formally come to an end on Nov.
There's a new GM in town with the appointment of Chris Albright, and he'll need all the runway he can get if he's to hire a new coach and get the third-year club up from out of the MLS basement in Nashville SC vs. CF Montreal : No one in the East has conceded fewer goals that Nashville's 26 in 28 games, and only one of the conference's seemingly playoff-bound sides has scored fewer than Montreal's If Hany Mukhtar and C. Sapong are unable to conjure goals, it's hard to envision the ball finding its way into the back of the net should this matchup come to fruition.
Philadelphia Union vs. The Union's stingy defense second-fewest goals against in the conference will be put to the test by Valentin Castellanos , whose 13 goals this season are good for joint-third best in the league. Orlando City vs. United : Orlando's win over D. That's right! MLS fans will be treated to playoff soccer as part of their holiday.
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Voices: Greg Seltzer. Who starts? National Writer: Charles Boehm. Berhalter vs. Tata: Does the US have a coaching advantage over Mexico? No-fly zone! Here are your season shutout leaders for Seattle Sounders , 60 points vs. Real Salt Lake , 48 points. The Sounders go in search of a fifth MLS Cup final appearance in six seasons, but they'll have to take a marginally more difficult path after missing out on the first-round bye following a Decision Day draw.
They split their regular-season meetings, with each holding serve at home. Sporting Kansas City , 58 points vs. Vancouver Whitecaps , 49 points. Sporting KC entered Decision Day with a shot at a first-place conference finish but instead settles for third and a home date vs.
The Whitecaps crept into the playoffs for the first time since thanks to a draw in Seattle to close the season, and its interim manager, Vanni Sartini, embarked on an epic array of postgame comments to add some spice to the proceedings.
Portland Timbers , 55 points vs. Minnesota United , 49 points. The Timbers set a club record for wins in a season by routing Austin FC for its 17th three-point haul, while Minnesota had a far more nervy Decision Day in punching its playoff ticket. The six-goal draw vs. More than half of the group heading to Australia for a pair of friendlies to close out did not take part in the Olympics. He could face a suspension for a dirty hit on the Heat forward. Cassius Marsh called the contact with referee Tony Corrente "incredibly inappropriate.
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