MLS Matchweek 13 – A Hooligan Mid-Week Special

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·14 de maio de 2025

MLS Matchweek 13 – A Hooligan Mid-Week Special

We’ve got a bizarre week-long stretch with three games for many teams, all brought to you by the FIFA Club World Cup’s thirty-day “break” mid-season. Coincidence that this mid-week set of fixtures is luck number 13? Owing to weekend travel, I’m deviating from the normal format and also providing a quick recap of Matchweek 12 at no additional cost to you!

CF Montréal vs. Columbus Crew

7:30pm ET @ Stade Saputo, Montreal, Canada. Streaming on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+

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How they fared last week

CF Montréal WIN 1 – 0 over NYCFC. This was Montréal’s first win of the league season, and their first road win as well.
Columbus Crew DRAW 2 – 2 at Philadelphia Union. This battle of Eastern titans resulted in stalemate, but thrills and goals for the crowd.

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Notwithstanding their weekend victory, the Montréal defense should get steamrolled by top-ranked Columbus.

D.C. United vs. New York City FC

7:30pm ET @ Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia. Streaming on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+

How they fared last week

D.C. United LOSS 0 – 2 to Toronto FC. The road hasn’t been particularly kind to United.
New York City FC LOSS 0 – 1 to CF Montréal. That’s as bad as it looks. Actually, worse, since it happened at home.

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Both teams are coming off embarrassing losses to poor Canadian sides. You’d think United at home should be an edge, but I think NYCFC’s thirst for redemption will be greater. NYCFC by one.

Orlando City SC vs. Charlotte FC

7:30pm ET @ Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, Florida. Streaming on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+

How they fared last week

Orlando City SC DRAW 3 – 3 to New England Revolution. Martín Ojeda’s hat-trick was spoiled by a late pen from Carles Gil to give the visitors a point.
Charlotte FC LOST 1 – 2 to Nashville SC. Charlotte struck first but Jakob Schaffelburg struck last to give Nashville the victory.

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Charlotte are in a real slump, with three consecutive losses coming into this match. Orlando are the picture of mid-table stability, with four draws and a win in their last five. What does this mean? Not much. Even odds for me here.

Philadelphia Union vs. LA Galaxy

7:30pm ET @ Subaru Park, Chester, Pennsylvania. Streaming on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+

How they fared last week

Philadelphia Union DRAW 2 – 2 against Columbus Crew. They have to feel bruised after that 93rd minute goal by Sean Zawadzki snatched two points from their grasp.
LA Galaxy LOST 0 – 7 at NY Red Bulls. There are no words. None.

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Philly has to smell blood in the water, and frankly anything less than a complete annihilation of the hapless Galaxy should rouse their supporters to a blinding fury.

Toronto FC vs. FC Cincinnati

7:30pm ET @ BMO Field, Toronto, Canada. Streaming on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+

How they fared last week

Toronto FC WON 2 – 0 against D.C. United. Not sure what was more surprising, that Toronto won, or that beleaguered DP Lorenzo Insigne got a goal.
FC Cincinnati WON 2 – 1 against Austin FC. Evander continued to hit that net, but it was Gerardo Valenzuela who got the winner in the 76th minute.

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Can lightning strike twice at BMO Field? Sadly, I think not. Cincinnati should be strong enough to prevent a two-win run for the hosts.

Houston Dynamo FC vs. Minnesota United FC

8:30pm ET @ Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas. Streaming on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+

How they fared last week

Houston Dynamo FC LOST 1 – 3 to Seattle Sounders. Obafemi Awodesu was hero and villain, scoring the lone goal but also drawing the red card four minutes later to leave the side short for nearly an hour of game time.
Minnesota United FC WON 4 – 1 over Inter Miami. We now know the Loon is superior to the Heron in the MLS Battle of the Water Birds.

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I cannot see any other outcome than a complete Minnesota victory. They are mirror images of one another in GD, and that generally doesn’t end well for the side on the bottom half.

Nashville SC vs. New York Red Bulls

8:30pm ET @ GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennessee. Streaming on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+

How they fared last week

Nashville SC WON 2 – 1 over Charlotte FC. They jumped two spots in the standings, after weeks of sitting in 7th place.
New York Red Bulls WON 7 – 0 over LA Galaxy. If you take away this result NYRB has a negative goal differential. This is why statistics ignores outliers.

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Let’s not read too much into the Red Bulls game. They’re not all that and a packet of chips (crisps). Nashville are 5W 1L at home after their opening draw, with 17 goals scored and 6 conceded. I don’t expect that trend to change.

St. Louis CITY SC vs. Sporting Kansas City

8:45pm ET @ Energizer Park, St. Louis, Missouri. Broadcasting on FS1. Streaming on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+

How they fared last week

St. Louis CITY SC LOST 1 – 2 against San Diego FC. The visitors went up by two before St. Louis’ honor goal in the 91st minute.
Sporting Kansas City LOST 0 – 1 at Portland Timbers. This wasn’t actually a poor game for SKC. They outshot and had marginally better possession than the hosts.

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CITY average a paltry 0.75 goals per game. SKC are nearly twice as effective (1.41) but concede many more. Flip a coin here to see which approach will win.

Austin FC vs. Atlanta United FC

9:00pm ET @ Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas. Streaming on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+

How they fared last week

Austin FC LOST 1 – 2 at Cincinnati. One positive: Brandon Vazquez converted his penalty, bringing his success rate to 50%.
Atlanta United FC LOST 1 – 2 at Chicago Fire. They didn’t even score; Fire defender Samual Rogers hit an own goal.

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This may be a battle of the A teams, but that’s not a grade on their quality (which has been well below A-level). If you have to pick a winner, I’d lean towards Austin.

Real Salt Lake vs. Portland Timbers

9:30pm ET @ America First Field, Sandy, Utah. Streaming on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+

How they fared last week

Real Salt Lake DREW 1 – 1 at FC Dallas. RSL got lucky that FC Dallas couldn’t capitalize on a man advantage after William Agada’s red in the 58th.
Portland Timbers WON 1 – 0 over Sporting Kansas City. Portland is certainly capable of playing dynamic, exciting soccer; they just didn’t today and ground out this win.

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With only one loss in their last nine games, the Timbers are in a good spot right now. Real Salt Lake have zero consistency but lead the league in red cards (4). I think Portland takes this.

LAFC vs. Seattle Sounders FC

10:30pm ET @ BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California. Streaming on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+

How they fared last week

LAFC DREW 2 – 2 at Vancouver. LAFC actually squandered a two-goal lead in this one, so the result isn’t quite as impressive as it seems.
Seattle Sounders FC WON 3 – 1 at Houston. A comfortable win against a 10-player opponent. Albert Rusnák got a brace.

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This has all the raw materials for a nice, competitive fixture. With Seattle looking to build a head of steam heading into the Club World Cup, and LAFC preparing for the $10M play-in match to replace Club Léon in the same event later this month, expect neither side to hold back.

San Diego FC vs. Colorado Rapids

10:30pm ET @ Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California. Streaming on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+

How they fared last week

San Diego FC WON 2 – 1 at St. Louis. Like a seasoned prizefighter, SDFC waited until the waning minutes before throwing the one-two punch from Milan Iloski (79th) Anders Dreyer (87th).
Colorado Rapids LOST 0 – 2 against San Jose. This wasn’t a great effort in from of the home crowd.

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Colorado is a perfect 4 – 4 – 4, evenly split between home and away, yet there’s nothing perfect about their form this season. They’re equally capable of dud performances like last week, or dominating wins like their week 6 victory over Charlotte. San Diego has a raucous home crowd that should give them the edge in this one.

San Jose Earthquakes vs. Inter Miami CF

10:30pm ET @ PayPal Park, San Jose, California. Streaming on MLS Season Pass on AppleTV+

How they fared last week

San Jose Earthquakes WON 0 – 2 at Colorado. Will the real San Jose Earthquakes please stand up?
Inter Miami CF LOST 1 – 4 at Minnesota. What’s to say? Rumors are swirling of locker room struggles, and performances like this are dimming the team’s glow.

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The cheapest tickets for this match on the secondary market are $390. Thus is the Messi Effect. It’s not even clear Messi will suit up; he’s yet to play in three straight matches within such a narrow timeframe. Inter will have to stop the dangerous Quakes trio of Arango, Martínez and Espinoza if they want any chance here.