The opening round of matches in the Major League Soccer season begins on Saturday and it does so with 10 matches on what is a pretty busy day of action to get what should be another exciting campaign underway.
One match is live on TV for those of us in the UK on Saturday but the live streaming consoles of the majority of the bookmakers are offering viewing of this league once again so there are plenty of ways to stay on top of the other action.
Saturday’s fixtures are as follows: (UK kick off time in brackets)
Philadelphia Union vs Toronto FC (18.00)
Orlando City vs New York City FC (19.30)
Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls (21.30)
FC Dallas vs New England Revolution (21.30)
Colorado Rapids vs Portland Timbers (23.00)
Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake (23.00)
Vancouver Whitecaps vs Minnesota United (23.00)
LA Galaxy vs Chicago Fire (01.00)
San Jose Earthquakes vs Montreal Impact (03.00)
Seattle Sounders vs FC Cincinnati (03.00)
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Big Matches
The TV match for those of us in the UK is the one from Miami where Orlando City host a New York City FC who will be looking to showcase their credentials without David Villa. The beaten finalists of last season face a Western Conference clash with the Colorado Rapids as Portland Timbers look to go one step further than they managed last season. FC Cincinnati’s opening match in the MLS sees them head to CenturyLink Field for a clash with the Seattle Sounders.
Best of the Rest
The first match of the season comes from Philly as the Philadelphia Union takes on former champions Toronto FC who could still be reeling from their NACL exit in the week. LA Galaxy will begin their season against Chicago Fire in a match where two teams looking for better efforts than last season meet. The Supporters’ Shield winners New York Red Bulls are on the road for their opener. They go to Columbus Crew while dark horses for the title Minnesota United head to Canada to take on the Vancouver Whitecaps. Houston Dynamo meet Real Salt Lake in another all-Western Conference battle.
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Betting
There are three sides I want to take on early this season – Toronto FC, New York City FC and Vancouver Whitecaps. Toronto have a Philadelphia side who I’m a little unsure about so I’ll leave them be but I’m happy to take on the other two sides.
As it happens I’ve backed Orlando City and Minnesota United as dark horses in the outright markets and with huge question marks over their opponents I think both teams can get off to winning starts and offer plenty of attraction on the Asian lines where the required draw cover at this stage of the season is available. New York and Vancouver have both lost their talismanic strikers in the close season and Orlando and Minny can take advantage of that fact.
Tips
PUSH – Back Orlando City to beat New York City FC (DNB) for a 4/10 stake at 2.10 with 888sport
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WON – Back Minnesota United (+0.5AH) to beat Vancouver Whitecaps for a 4/10 stake at 1.85 with BetVictor
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