A huge week in the MLS 2024 season concludes on another bumper night of action in America on Saturday night when we have a full set of matches taking place as we move into the second half of the regular campaign.
As always this season, if you have a bet on these matches and want to follow it in video format then the MLS Season Pass on Apple TV will allow you to do that but if you don’t have a subscription to that you can watch with the bookmaker live streams.
Saturday’s fixtures are as follows: (00.30 unless stated)
Columbus Crew v Sporting Kansas City
D.C. United v Houston Dynamo
FC Cincinnati v New England Revolution
New York Red Bulls v Toronto FC
Orlando City SC v Chicago Fire
Philadelphia Union v Charlotte FC
Minnesota United FC v Austin FC (01.30)
Nashville SC v New York City FC (01.30)
St. Louis City SC v Atlanta United FC (01.30)
Colorado Rapids v CF Montréal (02.30)
Real Salt Lake v Los Angeles Galaxy (02.30)
Los Angeles Football Club v San Jose Earthquakes (03.30)
Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps (03.30)
Seattle Sounders FC v FC Dallas (03.30)
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Big Matches
With Inter Miami having this set of matches off, FC Cincinnati finally get the chance to move to the top of the Supporters’ Shield standings when they welcome New England Revolution to TQL Stadium. A win will send the current holders to the summit of that race. Real Salt Lake will be looking to keep tabs on the leading two when they host the LA Galaxy in a really appealing match in the Western Conference while Los Angeles FC will be looking to continue their charge when they host the San Jose Earthquakes. The champions Columbus Crew take on Sporting Kansas City at Lower.com Field.
Best of the Rest
We have the latest Cascadia Cup clash at Providence Park where the Portland Timbers will look to continue their good form when they host one of their rivals in the form of Vancouver Whitecaps. Two sides who were having good seasons but are without a win in three since the international break are New York Red Bulls and Minnesota United. They’ll be looking to get back to form when they host Toronto FC and Austin FC respectively. Colorado Rapids are the opposite to that. They have come alive and turned their form around since the international window and they will look for a third straight win when they go up against CF Montreal. Atlanta United will look for successive wins when they make the trip to St Louis City SC.
Betting
There are a few home sides I wanted to get on over the course of the night but they are a little shorter than I would have liked in a third match in a week so I’ll go with just the one bet which comes in the form of the champions Columbus Crew against Sporting Kansas City, a contest which could very easily turn into something of a goal fest. This is actually the first home game for Columbus in the better part of six weeks so they’ll be eager to deliver the goods.
Sporting Kansas City matches have gotten crazy very quickly in recent times. Their last seven matches have finished 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-3, 2-1 2-4 and 3-4 and in total now their fans have seen 71 goals in the 19 matches that they have played. They now face arguably the most dynamic attack in MLS with a bit of a point to prove after their midweek loss but Columbus can be got at. They have only kept once clean sheet in their last six and only two in seven at home this season. I struggle to see how this one doesn’t have over 3.25 goals.
Tips
Back Columbus Crew vs Sporting Kansas City – Over 3.25 goals for a 3/10 stake at 1.93 with Bet365
