The MLS weekend continues on Saturday night as four more matches sees seven more teams resuming their Major League Soccer regular seasons after their participation in the MLS is Back tournament recently.
The four matches all take place within three hours of each other and two of them are live on TV for those of us who enjoy the MLS in the UK. The other two matches will be available to be watched in the bookmaker streaming consoles so once again there is no need to miss any of the action.
Saturday’s fixtures are as follows: (UK kick off and TV in brackets)
Los Angeles FC vs LA Galaxy (23.00 – Sky Main Event & Sky Football)
Atlanta United vs Nashville SC (00.00 – Free Sports)
Inter Miami vs Orlando City (01.00)
Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake (02.00)
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Preview
There is no doubt which the biggest match of the four is on Saturday. It is the latest version of ‘El Traffico’ as LAFC host their city rivals LA Galaxy in what is always a very enjoyable game to watch. These two met at the MLS is Back tournament and Galaxy won’t need reminding that LAFC won 6-2. The other match of real interest on the night and on UK TV comes from Mercedes-Benz Stadium where the post-Frank de Boer era begins for Atlanta United when they host Nashville SC.
Orlando City surprised a lot of judges, myself included, when they went all the way to the final of the MLS is Back tournament. They have the chance to show that was no fluke when they go up against David Beckham’s Inter Miami side who could have Blaise Matuidi on the team sheet for the first time. The night of action concludes with a clash from the Western Conference as rivals Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake battle it out.
Betting
Naturally I wanted to get on the goals in the battle of the two Los Angeles sides but at a line of four I can’t justify that at this stage even though history and my gut instinct would suggest that it will cover with a bit to spare. That leads me to the second match of the night for a bet where all eyes will be on Atlanta United when they take on Nashville SC to see whether it was Frank de Boer who were tying the Five Stripes down or not.
I expect to see a better performance from Atlanta in this match than any of the three that we saw from them in the MLS is Back tournament but they are still without Josef Martinez so their goal output is still likely to be affected. Mexico internationals Erick Torres and Jurgen Damm could pep up Atlanta but we’ve seen twice in the last week that Nashville aren’t going to be easy to break down. Atlanta just need to win here while Nashville will probably be content with a draw. Under 2.5 goals is a little too big to me here.
Tips
WON – Back Atlanta United vs Nashville SC – Under 2.5 goals for a 3/10 stake at 2.15 with Betfair
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