The MLS matchday 14 has\u00a0been wrapped up, and we had quite an exciting bunch of results, which have shifted things around a bit on the scoreboard, keeping the season as unpredictable as we like\u00a0it to be.
Now, the leaders of the Eastern Conference, Inter Miami, who are going on a stellar season so far, have to worry about Cincinnati\u00a0who\u00a0are just 1 point behind them and continue looking like a\u00a0big\u00a0threat for them, having an extra match to play over the leaders.
The Western Conference has Real Salt Lake leaping ahead from\u00a0Minnesota,\u00a0as both teams start to get ahead of the rest\u00a0of the bunch, now having a two-point lead over the 3rd placed teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When and Where?<\/strong> When and Where?<\/strong> When and Where?<\/strong>
Saturday, May 18, 1:45 pm ET at the Geodis Park<\/em>
Moneyline odds:\u00a0<\/strong>
Nashville 2.19\u00a0<\/em>
Atlanta United 3.12<\/em>
Draw Offs:\u00a0<\/strong>
3.64<\/strong><\/em>
Where can I watch it?<\/strong>
MLS Season Pass on Apple\u00a0TV<\/em><\/a>
Nashville played their first match since joining the league in 2020 without manager Gary Smith leading the way. Munthali, a former Nashville player and the current player development coach took the temporary reins after Smith\u00a0was fired\u00a0on Thursday.
Atlanta United had to play without\u00a0Thiago Almada\u00a0and\u00a0Giorgos Giakoumakis, as they lost their dynamic duo to injuries in last\u00a0week’s\u00a01-0 loss to FC Cincinnati.
Nashville took a 1-0 lead into halftime on a\u00a0penalty-kick goal by\u00a0Hany Mukhtar\u00a0in the 40th minute. But Slisz, a rookie midfielder, pulled Atlanta United even when he took a pass from Tristan Muyumba and drilled a right-footed\u00a0shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner of the net\u00a0in the 55th minute.\u00a0<\/strong>
It was the first assist of the season for Muyumba, who had a goal and an assist in 10 appearances last season, his first in the league.\u00a0<\/strong>After that, the teams split up points.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMLS Matchday 14:\u00a0Inter Miami 1 – 0 DC United<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Saturday, May 18, 7:30 pm ET at the DRV PNK Stadium<\/em>
Moneyline odds:\u00a0<\/strong>
Inter Miami 1.62\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
DC United 4.80<\/em>
Draw Offs:\u00a0<\/strong>
4.45<\/em>
Where can I watch it?<\/strong>
MLS Season Pass on Apple\u00a0TV<\/em><\/a>
Inter Miami snatched a 1-0 win over D.C. United thanks to Leonardo\u00a0Campana\u2019s\u00a0stoppage-time strike, as he had an instant impact after coming on in the 93rd minute when he volleyed in the winner just 25 seconds later.
Lionel Messi returned from a knee injury that kept him out against Orlando City but struggled to have his usual impact as Miami only managed eight shots.<\/strong>
Cristian Dajome had come closest to scoring for D.C. minutes after his introduction, but his\u00a0dipping shot sailed over the bar.\u00a0After the results, Miami remains a point clear\u00a0of FC Cincinnati at the top of the Eastern Conference,\u00a0while\u00a0D.C. sits ninth, a\u00a0huge\u00a014 points behind the league leaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMLS Matchday 14:\u00a0FC Cincinnati 3 – 1 St. Louis City SC<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Saturday, May 18, 7:30 pm ET at the TQL Stadium<\/em>
Moneyline odds:\u00a0<\/strong>
FC Cincinnati 1.74<\/strong><\/em>
St. Louis City SC 4.48<\/em>
Draw Offs:\u00a0<\/strong>
3.90<\/em>
Where can I watch it?<\/strong>
MLS Season Pass on Apple\u00a0TV<\/em><\/a>
Cincinnati’s\u00a0Luciano\u00a0“Lucho”\u00a0Acosta scored his seventh\u00a0goal\u00a0of the season\u00a0from the penalty spot to\u00a0give the Orange and Blue a 1-0 lead in the 26th minute.\u00a0He also extended his goal-contribution streak to eight games, setting a new club record.<\/strong>
It\u00a0didn’t\u00a0take too long for Yuya Kubo to double the Orange and\u00a0Blue\u2019slead in the 49th minute with his fourth goal of the MLS season,\u00a0<\/a>his first since scoring against CF Montr\u00e9al on April 13.\u00a0Acosta picked up an assist on the Kubo goal, his seventh of the year.<\/strong>
St. Louis was given a lifeline in the second half as FC Cincinnati put one in the back of their net in the 54th minute. It was the first own-goal conceded by the Orange and Blue in 2024.
But Cincinnati put the nail in the coffin in the 80th minute, as Sergio Santos buried his first goal of the 2024 campaign on a cross from Acosta\u00a0that was\u00a0set up by Luca Orellano.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMLS Matchday 14:\u00a0NYC FC 2 – 1 New York RB<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n