Although the Gold Cup is still going on the MLS returns on Wednesday night into the early hours of Thursday morning and it does so with seven matches on the schedule. There are some tasty matches among them with one of them on TV in the UK for us to enjoy.
Wednesday’s fixtures are as follows: (UK kick off time in brackets)
Montreal Impact vs Philadelphia Union (00.30)
New York City vs Toronto FC (00.30)
New York Red Bulls vs San Jose Earthquakes (00.30)
Minnesota United vs Houston Dynamo (01.00)
Los Angeles Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps (03.30)
Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake (03.30)
Seattle Sounders vs DC United (03.30)
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Big Matches
The TV game on Wednesday night is the one between New York City FC and Toronto FC which means we get to see David Villa and Sebastian Giovinco in action. Portland Timbers against Real Salt Lake City is a big match in the Western Conference.
Best of the Rest
Two struggling sides meet in Canada when the Montreal Impact take on Philadelphia Union in an all-Eastern Conference battle while the pressure is on the New York Red Bulls host San Jose Earthquakes. Minnesota United host Houston Dynamo in an all-Western Conference match while Los Angeles Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps do likewise. The champions Seattle Sounders take on DC United in the other game.
Betting
We have to tread a little bit carefully in these matches because most of the sides still have players on international duty but there are a couple of bets that I do like.
Both New York City and Toronto FC have players away but the main men of Villa and Giovinco are around and the fact that players deeper in the formation are missing could well open this one right up. In fairness it doesn’t need opening up because this fixture is usually very high scoring. I see no reason why it won’t be here so over 3 goals looks the obvious bet in this one.
There is a school of thought that Seattle Sounders are better without either Clint Dempsey or Nicolas Lodeiro because they both take the space each other wants so I fancy the champions to be more settled with Dempsey on international duty. Perhaps more significantly the DC United keeper Bill Hamid is away in the Gold Cup and he’s a huge loss for the visitors. DC haven’t scored a goal in six of the last seven meetings between these two and having lost their last five on the road I don’t expect much of them here either.
Tips
WON – Back New York City FC vs Toronto FC – Over 3 goals for a 4/10 stake at 1.82 with BetVictor
PUSH – Back Seattle Sounders (-1AH) to beat DC United for a 4/10 stake at 1.83 with BetVictor
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