MLS Predictions

This Week's Fixtures

New York City FC v Nashville SC

USA · Major League Soccer Fri 4 Sep, 23:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 58% model probability · odds 1.62

Model Goals 2.8 Corners 9.2 (4.6H · 4.7A) Cards 4.2 BTTS 58% O2.5 53%

Odds Home 2.90 Draw 3.50 Away 2.30 BTTS 1.62 O2.5 1.80

Inter Miami v Atlanta United FC

USA · Major League Soccer Sat 5 Sep, 23:30 UTC

Inter Miami to win · 72% model probability · odds 1.33

Model BTTS 66% O2.5 78%

Odds Home 1.33 Draw 5.50 Away 8.00 BTTS 1.44 O2.5 1.25

Philadelphia Union v CF Montreal

USA · Major League Soccer Sat 5 Sep, 23:30 UTC

Philadelphia Union to win · 66% model probability · odds 1.44

Model BTTS 58% O2.5 66%

Odds Home 1.44 Draw 5.00 Away 6.50 BTTS 1.62 O2.5 1.44

FC Cincinnati v DC United

USA · Major League Soccer Sat 5 Sep, 23:30 UTC

FC Cincinnati to win · 60% model probability · odds 1.57

Model BTTS 64% O2.5 68%

Odds Home 1.57 Draw 4.33 Away 5.50 BTTS 1.50 O2.5 1.40

Orlando City SC v San Diego

USA · Major League Soccer Sat 5 Sep, 23:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 71% model probability · odds 1.36

Model BTTS 71% O2.5 71%

Odds Home 2.15 Draw 3.90 Away 3.10 BTTS 1.36 O2.5 1.36

Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids

USA · Major League Soccer Sat 5 Sep, 23:30 UTC

Columbus Crew to win · 49% model probability · odds 1.95

Model BTTS 55% O2.5 52%

Odds Home 1.95 Draw 3.75 Away 3.60 BTTS 1.67 O2.5 1.80

Toronto FC v Chicago Fire

USA · Major League Soccer Sat 5 Sep, 23:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 63% model probability · odds 1.50

Model BTTS 63% O2.5 60%

Odds Home 2.88 Draw 3.70 Away 2.30 BTTS 1.50 O2.5 1.57

Charlotte v Houston Dynamo

USA · Major League Soccer Sat 5 Sep, 23:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 59% model probability · odds 1.57

Model BTTS 59% O2.5 55%

Odds Home 2.20 Draw 3.50 Away 3.20 BTTS 1.57 O2.5 1.70

Seattle Sounders v New York Red Bulls

USA · Major League Soccer Sun 6 Sep, 00:30 UTC

Seattle Sounders to win · 52% model probability · odds 1.83

Model BTTS 68% O2.5 69%

Odds Home 1.83 Draw 4.00 Away 3.90 BTTS 1.40 O2.5 1.40

FC Dallas v Sporting Kansas City

USA · Major League Soccer Sun 6 Sep, 00:30 UTC

FC Dallas to win · 66% model probability · odds 1.45

Model BTTS 58% O2.5 65%

Odds Home 1.45 Draw 5.00 Away 6.50 BTTS 1.62 O2.5 1.44

Austin v San Jose Earthquakes

USA · Major League Soccer Sun 6 Sep, 00:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 64% model probability · odds 1.50

Model BTTS 64% O2.5 61%

Odds Home 2.20 Draw 3.75 Away 3.00 BTTS 1.50 O2.5 1.53

Real Salt Lake v Los Angeles FC

USA · Major League Soccer Sun 6 Sep, 01:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 61% model probability · odds 1.57

Model BTTS 61% O2.5 57%

Odds Home 2.60 Draw 3.70 Away 2.50 BTTS 1.57 O2.5 1.67

Los Angeles Galaxy v New England Revolution

USA · Major League Soccer Sun 6 Sep, 01:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 65% model probability · odds 1.44

Model BTTS 65% O2.5 63%

Odds Home 2.40 Draw 3.75 Away 2.70 BTTS 1.44 O2.5 1.53

Vancouver Whitecaps v St. Louis City

USA · Major League Soccer Sun 6 Sep, 02:30 UTC

Vancouver Whitecaps to win · 67% model probability · odds 1.45

Model BTTS 59% O2.5 66%

Odds Home 1.45 Draw 5.00 Away 6.50 BTTS 1.62 O2.5 1.44

Portland Timbers v Minnesota United FC

USA · Major League Soccer Sun 6 Sep, 02:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 64% model probability · odds 1.50

Model BTTS 64% O2.5 62%

Odds Home 2.10 Draw 3.70 Away 3.30 BTTS 1.50 O2.5 1.53

Philadelphia Union v FC Cincinnati

USA · Major League Soccer Wed 9 Sep, 23:30 UTC

Philadelphia Union to win · 56% model probability · odds 1.73

Model BTTS 66% O2.5 68%

Odds Home 1.73 Draw 4.20 Away 4.00 BTTS 1.40 O2.5 1.40

Atlanta United FC v Orlando City SC

USA · Major League Soccer Wed 9 Sep, 23:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 65% model probability · odds 1.44

Model BTTS 65% O2.5 64%

Odds Home 2.05 Draw 3.80 Away 3.10 BTTS 1.44 O2.5 1.50

Toronto FC v Nashville SC

USA · Major League Soccer Wed 9 Sep, 23:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 62% model probability · odds 1.50

Model BTTS 62% O2.5 59%

Odds Home 2.90 Draw 3.60 Away 2.20 BTTS 1.50 O2.5 1.57

DC United v Columbus Crew

USA · Major League Soccer Wed 9 Sep, 23:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 61% model probability · odds 1.53

Model BTTS 61% O2.5 57%

Odds Home 2.35 Draw 3.50 Away 2.70 BTTS 1.53 O2.5 1.65

CF Montreal v Charlotte

USA · Major League Soccer Wed 9 Sep, 23:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 64% model probability · odds 1.50

Model BTTS 64% O2.5 61%

Odds Home 2.30 Draw 3.70 Away 2.75 BTTS 1.50 O2.5 1.53

New York City FC v New England Revolution

USA · Major League Soccer Thu 10 Sep, 00:00 UTC

Both teams to score · 61% model probability · odds 1.57

Model BTTS 61% O2.5 58%

Odds Home 2.05 Draw 3.60 Away 3.25 BTTS 1.57 O2.5 1.67

Chicago Fire v Inter Miami

USA · Major League Soccer Thu 10 Sep, 00:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 74% model probability · odds 1.28

Model BTTS 74% O2.5 75%

Odds Home 2.15 Draw 4.00 Away 2.80 BTTS 1.28 O2.5 1.28

Minnesota United FC v FC Dallas

USA · Major League Soccer Thu 10 Sep, 00:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 59% model probability · odds 1.62

Model BTTS 59% O2.5 56%

Odds Home 1.95 Draw 3.70 Away 3.50 BTTS 1.62 O2.5 1.67

Austin v Colorado Rapids

USA · Major League Soccer Thu 10 Sep, 00:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 58% model probability · odds 1.62

Model BTTS 58% O2.5 53%

Odds Home 2.40 Draw 3.50 Away 2.70 BTTS 1.62 O2.5 1.75

Houston Dynamo v Real Salt Lake

USA · Major League Soccer Thu 10 Sep, 00:30 UTC

Houston Dynamo to win · 56% model probability · odds 1.67

Model BTTS 58% O2.5 58%

Odds Home 1.67 Draw 3.90 Away 4.50 BTTS 1.62 O2.5 1.60

Los Angeles FC v New York Red Bulls

USA · Major League Soccer Thu 10 Sep, 02:30 UTC

Los Angeles FC to win · 55% model probability

Model BTTS 58% O2.5 58%

Vancouver Whitecaps v Los Angeles Galaxy

USA · Major League Soccer Thu 10 Sep, 02:30 UTC

Vancouver Whitecaps to win · 76% model probability · odds 1.27

Model BTTS 53% O2.5 69%

Odds Home 1.27 Draw 5.75 Away 9.50 BTTS 1.75 O2.5 1.40

San Diego v San Jose Earthquakes

USA · Major League Soccer Thu 10 Sep, 02:30 UTC

San Diego to win · 56% model probability · odds 1.67

Model BTTS 69% O2.5 72%

Odds Home 1.67 Draw 4.20 Away 4.20 BTTS 1.36 O2.5 1.33

Portland Timbers v St. Louis City

USA · Major League Soccer Thu 10 Sep, 02:30 UTC

Both teams to score · 64% model probability · odds 1.44

Model BTTS 64% O2.5 63%

Odds Home 2.00 Draw 3.75 Away 3.30 BTTS 1.44 O2.5 1.50

Current Table

#TeamPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 21 13 4 4 30 43 WWLWD
2 Houston Dynamo 22 12 3 7 4 39 DLWWW
3 Los Angeles FC 23 10 6 7 14 36 DDLLD
4 San Jose Earthquakes 22 10 4 8 6 34 DLLLL
5 FC Dallas 22 9 7 6 4 34 DLWWD
6 St. Louis City 22 9 7 6 3 34 DWDWD
7 Colorado Rapids 22 10 1 11 3 31 WLWWW
8 San Diego 22 8 6 8 7 30 WWLWD
9 Minnesota United FC 22 7 8 7 -2 29 DWLDD
10 Real Salt Lake 21 8 4 9 1 28 LLLDD
11 Portland Timbers 22 8 4 10 0 28 LDWLW
12 Seattle Sounders 21 7 5 9 -5 26 DDLLL
13 Los Angeles Galaxy 23 6 8 9 -7 26 LDWLD
14 Austin 22 6 6 10 -13 24 WDWLL
15 Sporting Kansas City 22 4 3 15 -34 15 LLDLL

Betting MLS in 2026/27

MLS is built differently from every European league we cover, and betting it with European instincts is expensive. The league is engineered for parity — salary caps, allocation money, drafts — so the gap between its best and worst sides is narrower than in any major European division. Dominant seasons happen, but dynasty pricing does not pay here: short favourites in MLS lose at rates that would be shocking in Spain or Germany.

Three structural facts drive the betting profile. First, travel: clubs cross a continent and multiple time zones for away fixtures, and home advantage in MLS is consistently among the strongest in world football — altitude in some venues, summer heat and humidity in others, artificial surfaces in a few. Away form league-wide is poor in a way European bettors underestimate. Second, the calendar: MLS runs spring to autumn, which means it is in mid-season rhythm while European leagues are in pre-season — through the summer months it is the deepest, most data-rich league on our slate. Third, squad rules produce mid-season roster upheaval around the summer transfer and international windows that the market prices slowly.

Scoring runs high — recent seasons have averaged around or above 3 goals per game, helped by attacking roster construction and the travel-weakened away sides — which keeps overs and both teams to score structurally live. The draw rate is unremarkable, but the home/away split is extreme enough that the model's separated home and away ratings matter more here than anywhere else we cover.

How the model handles it

Opposition-adjusted ratings with distinct home and away components are the right tool for a league whose defining feature is venue asymmetry. Expect selections concentrated in home-side match results, overs and BTTS, with particular value in the weeks when European-facing bookmakers are distracted by their own pre-seasons. Cross-conference fixtures, where teams meet rarely, are another spot where the market anchors on reputation and the model on results.

Every MLS selection is archived at kickoff, settled against the odds available at publication, and published in full on the model results page.