We have a hefty round of midweek matches in the MLS on Wednesday night with five fixtures taking place up and down the country as we head towards the end of the regular season. Most teams on show on Wednesday have plenty to play for which makes it an interesting night.
Four of the five matches are live on various UK TV channels on Wednesday evening, although we are going deep into the early hours for a number of them. The match that isn’t being televised live will be available on one of the many streaming options.
Wednesday’s fixtures are as follows: (UK kick off in brackets)
Orlando City vs Sporting Kansas City (00.30)
Minnesota United FC v Colorado Rapids (01.00)
Real Salt Lake v Seattle Sounders FC (03.00)
LA Galaxy v FC Dallas (03.30)
Portland Timbers v Chicago Fire (04.00)
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Preview
It is mostly a night where the Western Conference is in the spotlight, with some big sides looking to enhance their play-off credentials. With that in mind, the biggest match of the evening could well be the one between LA Galaxy and FC Dallas, who both sit inside the top seven, but whose places there are anything but secure. The three points there would be huge for whoever picks them up. One of the reasons for that is because teams like the Portland Timbers are beginning to surge and they will look to continue that when they host the Chicago Fire.
Earlier in the night both Orlando City and Sporting Kansas City will be keen for the points when they battle it out in Florida while Minnesota United will be looking to put their high scoring loss in Dallas at the weekend behind them when they host the Colorado Rapids while in the other match Real Salt Lake goes up against the Seattle Sounders who moved into second at the weekend and who will be looking to push on now.
Betting
Midweek rounds in MLS are getting notoriously hard to bet on and this one is certainly no different to that. On the face of it you would expect a number of home wins but a couple of away sides have plenty to play for, so this could be the midweek that a few trends change. There is one home side I’m pretty confident in though and I’ll get on them as a result.
That is Portland Timbers, who I expect to be too good for a Chicago Fire side who are so much better on their own patch than they are on the road. Providence Park is never an easy place to go so how much Chicago will put into this game remains to be seen, given that they have another match at the weekend. Portland have no choice but to go strong for this one. Not only is it a home game for them but also with two teams within three points of them playing each other, they could move into the top seven for the first time this campaign with a win. The Timbers have scored seven and conceded just one in their last two at home. Those numbers can continue here.
Tips
WON – Back Portland Timbers to beat Chicago Fire for a 4/10 stake at 1.75 with NetBet
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