Week 34 of the MLS, the penultimate of the regular season, has come to an end, and fewer teams remain in the fight to reach the playoffs.
Among the teams eliminated this weekend was the Houston Dynamo, who lost at home to San Diego FC, while in a key matchup, Real Salt Lake defeated the Colorado Rapids 2-1, knocking them out of the Play-In zone and taking their place.
Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Union beat NYC 1-0 and secured the Supporters\u2019 Shield, also earning qualification for next year\u2019s CONCACAF Champions Cup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At\u00a0Gambyl Exchange<\/a>, you can explore all the predictions for the\u00a0MLS<\/a>, the final bets for this matchday, and the odds for each match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n FC Dallas remains in the fight to reach the playoffs in the Western Conference after defeating LA Galaxy 2-1, with the defending champions now very close to finishing as the worst team in the entire league. Houston Dynamo suffered a tough blow, losing 2-4 to San Diego FC in the final minutes and getting eliminated with one week left in the regular season. Real Salt Lake earned a crucial victory by defeating Colorado Rapids 1-0 with a lone goal from Diogo Gon\u00e7alves. One of the teams left on the brink is the San Jose Earthquakes, who were crushed in Canada by the Vancouver Whitecaps in a 4-1 defeat. Week 34 of the MLS, the penultimate of the regular season, has come to an end, and fewer teams remain in the fight to reach the playoffs. Among the teams eliminated this weekend was the Houston Dynamo, who lost at home to San Diego FC, while in a key matchup, Real Salt Lake defeated the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[96],"tags":[171],"class_list":["post-45194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mls","tag-soccer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Erwin Noguera","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tMLS Matchday 34 Games <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
DC United 0-1 Charlotte<\/em><\/td><\/tr> Montr\u00e9al 1-1 Nashville <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Dallas 2-1 LA Galaxy <\/em><\/td><\/tr> NY Red Bulls 0-1 Cincinnati <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Philadelphia 1-0 NY City <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Orlando 1-1 Columbus <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Inter Miami 4-1 New England <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Austin 1-3 St. Louis <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Houston 2-4 San Diego <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Minnesota 3-0 Kansas City <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Chicago 2-2 Toronto <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Salt Lake 1-0 Colorado <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Seattle 1-0 Portland <\/em><\/td><\/tr> Vancouver 4-1 San Jose<\/em><\/td><\/tr> Los Angeles 1-0 Atlanta <\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n MLS Matchday 34: Dallas vs. LA Galaxy <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Dallas -124<\/strong><\/em><\/td> <\/strong>LA Galaxy +310 <\/em><\/td> Draw Offs: +310 <\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The Galaxy, last season\u2019s MLS champions, took an early lead with a great strike from Diego Fag\u00fandez from the edge of the box.
However, the hosts managed to turn things around before the end of the first half. First, it was Peter Musa in the 35th minute with a shot from inside the six-yard box, and then Patrickson Delgado in the 45+3rd minute with a beautiful curling effort from outside the area.
With this result, FC Dallas sit eighth in the West with 41 points and a game in hand,<\/strong> meaning that catching up with a win would secure their playoff spot and put them in contention for a direct berth. As for the Galaxy, they are at the bottom of the entire league with just 24 points.<\/strong>
Result: Dallas 2-1 LA Galaxy <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMLS Matchday 34: Houston Dynamo vs. San Diego FC <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Houston +139<\/em><\/td> San Diego +180 <\/strong><\/em><\/td> Draw Offs: +277 <\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The home side opened the scoring in the 15th minute through Felipe Andrada, who finished from the edge of the six-yard box.
In the second half, Anders Dreyer, one of the standout players of the year, equalized from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute, while Luca De La Torre turned the game around in the 85th with a powerful shot into the top center of the goal from inside the box.
Sergio Santos reignited Dynamo\u2019s hopes in the 87th minute with a low, angled shot to make it 2-2, but Dreyer snatched them away just two minutes later with an easy tap-in.
With the game already decided, in the final play at 90+13, Amahl Pellegrino delivered the final blow with a subtle finish across the goal to seal the 2-4 result\u2014a defeat that not only eliminated Houston but also made San Diego FC the debutant team with the most points (60) in MLS history. <\/strong>
Right now, the Californians sit first in the West, though the Vancouver Whitecaps have the same number of points and one game in hand.
Result: Houston Dynamo 2-4 San Diego FC <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMLS Matchday 34: Salt Lake vs. Colorado <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Salt Lake -132<\/strong><\/em><\/td> Colorado +330<\/em><\/td> Draw Offs: +315 <\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The Portuguese midfielder scored in the 39th minute with a strike into the top corner from the edge of the box after a cutback from Rwan Cruz. It was a great goal and one that meant a lot, as Salt Lake moved up to ninth place, currently qualifying for the Play-In and knocking Colorado down to tenth.
Both teams have 40 points, but the \u2018Royals\u2019 have 12 wins compared to their rival\u2019s 11, which is the first tiebreaker.<\/strong> In addition, Pablo Mastroeni\u2019s side has one game in hand.
Result: Salt Lake 1-0 Colorado <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMLS Matchday 34: Vancouver vs. San Jose <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Vancouver -162<\/strong><\/em><\/td> San Jose +401<\/em><\/td> Draw Offs: +345 <\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The Whitecaps, who had won the Canadian Championship earlier in the week, took the lead in the 39th minute with a first-time finish from Rayan Elloumi after a cross from Sebastian Berhalter.
In the second half, German forward Thomas M\u00fcller made it 2-0 with a low strike from the edge of the box, while Berhalter scored a stunning long-range golazo into the top corner in the 74th minute.
The Earthquakes pulled one back in the 89th minute with a fine strike from Beau Leroux from outside the area, but Berhalter appeared again with another long-range effort to seal the 4-1 final.
The Canadians are second in the West with the same number of points as first-place San Diego FC but with a game in hand<\/strong>, so they will be aiming to finish as conference champions.
As for San Jose, they sit 11th with 38 points and need to win their final match while hoping that two of the following three things happen: Dallas loses both games, Salt Lake loses both, and Colorado loses their match.
Result: Vancouver 4-1 San Jose<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n