This is my exact post : Miami on the road : Loss 3-2 @Columbus LC match Lost 2-1 Tigres LC match neutral site Lost 6-1 @FCC Won 2-1 @Charoltte Won 2-1 @ Nashville Won 2-1 @Philly Won 2-1 @ Vancouver Draw 0-0 @ Orlando those are in order by date so yes they were playing better teams and had a great MLS away record but their recent road form was bad no matter how you slice it. Chicago definitely had a better opportunity than had they played at Miami but yes Chicago sucks and they didn’t seize the opportunity. I said they had a chance so all of you can just stop trying to twist my words. I didn’t bet on Chicago i just liked their chances more than some other recent Miami opponents like FCC @ Miami with Lucho not 90 fit. A lot of that has to do with Chicago having 4 home wins vrs 2 road wins and the had only lost 2-1 at Miami and just came off a draw at NYCFC. Now everything I just said is facts and what I based my opinion of … I like their chances. I never said how much i like their chances nor did I say they would win. i showed my homework and I’ve explained it again. Again you don’t have to agree with my reasoning. What I do know is the odds are vastly different on the road because it’s harder to win on the road. Again they have lost 4 games the same as the Crew. In MLS play Miami record home or away is about the same. But in all competitions it’s not the same story which is why i mentioned recent road form fully aware Chicago isn’t as good as the other teams. But Chicago is also significantly better at home. If it was Chicago @ Miami i would of said it’s 99% chance Miami wins. So yall can try to act like I predicted Chicago would win or bet on Chicago etc… but that’s just not what was said. The vibe i get is a cheap shot this guy is crazy he thought Chicago would win. Which is absurd and didn’t start with you. You just piled on with the others and took it out of context just like me FTW who started that nonsense.
Not of super importance, but not to be overlooked, either... if the Crew win Saturday, they officially clinch a playoff spot.
Saturday night after we win Miami 59pts Columbus 52pts (1 GIH vrs NE) FCC 51 I don’t see anywhere on FanDuel to bet on the shield winner but I definitely would take the Crew. Any site who does take those bets have to have us +100 underdogs or more
Saturday, 9/7 CLB 0:4 SEA NE 2:2 STL RBNY 1:1 SKC CHI 1:2 DC Team Points Wins GD (GR, Max) MIA 59 18 +22 (7, 80) CIN 51 16 +12 (7, 72) CLB 49 14 +24 (8, 73) RBNY 43 10 +9 (6, 61) ----------------------------------------- NYC 39 11 +4 (7, 60) CLT 38 10 +2 (7, 59) ORL 37 10 +1 (7, 58) TOR 33 10 -14 (6, 51) DC 32 8 -13 (6, 50) ------------------------------------------ ATL 31 8 -2 (7, 52) PHI 30 7 +4 (7, 51) NE 27 8 -21 (8, 51) MTL 27 6 -23 (7, 48) CHI 26 6 -16 (6, 44) NSH 26 6 -18 (7, 47) Not much to celebrate from our Saturday, but RBNY only got a point tonight, which makes it less likely than it already was that they could catch us for 3rd. DC gets a much needed win, and they vault into playoff position, but there are plenty of teams within reach with matches in hand.
Beating FCC & Miami is still very important but would still put us 5 points behind Miami in possible points. So now we need them to lose 2 games and to lose to us. That’s not very likely but not impossible. I would bet on Miami winning shield now.
Saturday, 9/14: ATL 0:2 NSH CIN 0:0 CLB DC 1:1 NYC MIA 3:1 PHI MON 2:1 CLT ORL 3:0 NE TOR 2:1 AUS CHI 2:1 NYRB Team Points Wins GD (GR, Max) MIA 62 19 +24 (6, 80) CIN 52 16 +12 (6, 70) CLB 50 14 +24 (7, 71) RBNY 43 10 +8 (5, 58) ----------------------------------------- ORL 40 11 +4 (6, 58) NYC 40 11 +4 (6, 58) CLT 38 10 +1 (6, 56) TOR 36 11 -13 (5, 51) DC 33 8 -13 (5, 48) ------------------------------------------ ATL 31 8 -4 (6, 49) PHI 30 7 +2 (6, 48) MTL 30 7 -22 (6, 48) CHI 29 7 -15 (5, 44) NSH 29 7 -16 (6, 47) NE 27 8 -24 (7, 48) Messi comes back and bags a brace and an assist. They're going to be a tough nut to crack in the playoffs. Hell Is Boring and Cincy clinches. Enough of the other results went our way that we do as well. Atlanta loses at home to Nashville. Wow. They had some room to spare, but that's a BAD loss. Toronto chops some Broccoli for a much needed win. Not a bad night for bottom-dwellers, as Chicago also wins. That result means NYRB are suddenly in position to have to fight off Orlando and NYC for home field in the first round.
In the Shield race (or more accurately our chance of hosting MLS cup vs a team from LA), the Gals had a late comeback vs LAFC. Always fun to see football craft fall on their faces but we trail Galaxy by 5 points with 2 games in hand. Might be hard to catch them after they won their toughest remaining game while we still face Miami. We're 2 points up on LAFC and even on games remaining.
Orlando climbing to 4th if results hold. They had a bad start but before the season i was very high on them. We will have a showdown with them on the 21st. Philly has gotten better but they need more talent.
Nashville get 2 straight with BJ, but there's hardly anyone there. The supporters section there looks like the student section of a middling high school football team
Orlando arguably gave us the toughest match up in the playoffs last year. I was expected them to be near the top at this point. Araujo is maybe my favorite non-Crew player. I love his midfield grit. I don't want anything to do with them in the playoffs this year. I hope we can take care of them at home on Saturday. It's a tough task.
That's nothing new. It is easily the worst atmosphere I've experienced on an away day, even worse than Yankee Stadium. Nashville had next to no local support or soccer history when MLS greenlit them. Since launching, it's been a largely unwatchable product and the stadium is too big and in a terrible location. They should have kept playing in the Titans stadium.
Wednesday, 9/18 ATL 2:2 MIA NE 2:2 MTL NYC 1:5 PHI TOR 0:2 CLB ORL 2:0 CLT MIN 1:2 CIN NSH 1:0 CHI Team Points Wins GD (GR, Max) MIA 63 19 +24 (5, 78) CIN 55 17 +13 (5, 70) CLB 53 15 +26 (6, 71) ORL 43 12 +6 (5, 58) ----------------------------------------- RBNY 43 10 +8 (5, 58) NYC 40 11 0 (5, 55) CLT 38 10 -1 (5, 53) TOR 36 11 -15 (4, 48) PHI 33 8 +6 (5, 48) ------------------------------------------ DC 33 8 -13 (5, 48) ATL 32 8 -4 (5, 47) NSH 32 8 -15 (5, 47) MTL 31 7 -22 (5, 46) CHI 29 7 -16 (4, 41) NE 28 8 -24 (6, 46) Atlanta ties Miami 2-2. On paper, that's a good point for Atlanta against the Miami juggernaut, but it's also points dropped at home, and they're below the line. Philly with a massive whooping of NYC on the road; go figure. They climb above the line, and NYC drop to sixth after Orlando hop them. Cincinnati get a road win at Minnesota, holding off the Crew for another day. The good guys get back on track in Toronto, and get two points closer to Miami, to keep their diminishing Shield hopes in play. And Nashville, Montreal, Chicago and New England played, apparently, but who really cares.
Well, this got us back to where we were pre-Seattle. But that 1 point from Sea & at Cincy almost certainly doomed what slight chances we had. Orlando is up to 4th and playing really well lately. But a home win plus some help from the Pigeons Saturday afternoon and the door may be slightly ajar.
Let's be real: We need Miami to throw in a stinker. We need them to lose a game that they shouldn't just to make it close. They have five matches left, and we basically need them to drop points in three of them, with one of those being our head-to-head. They do play on that crappy field in NYC this weekend, so perhaps not everyone will play, but that hasn't made a huge difference this season. And all of this assumes that the Crew don't stumble somewhere, which isn't a guarantee either.
In terms of hosting MLS cup if we get there, last night went well for us. Galaxy are 2 points ahead but we have 2 games in hand. LAFC are even with us on games played but we have 4 more points. We're up 3 points and have a game in hand on stumbling RSL.
It is a longshot. Like I said. But they are averaging 2 ppg, not 3. 10 from 5 is 2 ppg. Not quite enough. A loss to us and 8 from the other 4 would leave the door ajar. The real freaky thing is not Miami drawing a couple, that is entirely possible. It is us having to rip off 6 more in a row. 4 at home, though. The at NYC game is their toughest on paper, outside of us.
Had we beat Seattle we would be in a better spot . Had we beat Seattle and FCC we would be 5 points off with the GIH , the problem is Miami is not losing games. Their only midweek game is vrs us so they aren’t likely to lose to anyone other then us. NYC could maybe pull it off , Toronto will give up too many goals. Charlotte & NE are not good on the road. Idk what odds are that they lose but other than the NYC game (which ain’t enough ) it has to be under 10% Miami has 3 away games and 2 home games left to play. We have 4 home and 2 away (plus home vrs CA) Definitely need to hope FCC stumbles so we can separate ourselves as clear cut #2 we win our GIH vrs NE we will jump FCC by 1 point. If the East ends up 1 Miami 2 Columbus 3 FCC 4 Orlando the bracket if these teams kept winning would match Orlando @ Miami & FCC @ Columbus for the Conf semi finals right ?