MLS Week 17 - 2018

[LionNYC]

MONDAY
Houston vs. Minnesota (USOC) (Houston won 1-0)

WEDNESDAY
D.C. vs. Orlando 7 PM (USOC)
Louisville vs. Nashville 7 PM (USOC)
Atlanta vs. Chicago 7:30 PM (USOC)
LAFC vs. Sacramento 10:30 PM (USOC)

SATURDAY
Philadelphia vs. Vancouver 5 PM
Red Bulls vs. Dallas 6 PM (Unimas, Twitter)
Orlando vs. Montreal 7:30 PM
Kansas City vs. Houston 8:30 PM
Colorado vs. Minnesota 9 PM
Seattle vs. Chicago 10 PM
Salt Lake vs. San Jose 10 PM
LAFC vs. Columbus 10:30 PM

SUNDAY
Atlanta vs. Portland 4:30 PM (FOX)
New York City vs. Toronto 5 PM

 

[canchon]

MONDAY
Houston vs. Minnesota (USOC) (Houston won 1-0)

WEDNESDAY
D.C. vs. Orlando 7 PM (USOC)
Louisville vs. Nashville 7 PM (USOC)
Atlanta vs. Chicago 7:30 PM (USOC)
LAFC vs. Sacramento 10:30 PM (USOC)

SATURDAY
Philadelphia vs. Vancouver 5 PM
Red Bulls vs. Dallas 6 PM (Unimas, Twitter)
Orlando vs. Montreal 7:30 PM
Kansas City vs. Houston 8:30 PM
Colorado vs. Minnesota 9 PM
Seattle vs. Chicago 10 PM
Salt Lake vs. San Jose 10 PM
LAFC vs. Columbus 10:30 PM

SUNDAY
Atlanta vs. Portland 4:30 PM (FOX)
New York City vs. Toronto 5 PM
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538 really thinks NYCFC is poop at home compared to RBNJ and Atlanta.

 

[LionNYC]

538 really thinks NYCFC is poop at home compared to RBNJ and Atlanta.

I think it's also based on quality of the opponent. Toronto (when healthy) is likely better than Portland and Dallas when on the road. And noted 538's algorithm isn't the best for MLS as it's mainly based on transfers which is better for European based football.

 

[SoupInNYC]

Was just browsing the MLS site and looking at the Eastern table and its all funky...

Atlanta is on 33 points, we are at 28 (having won 6 and drawn 1 at home), Orlando is on 19, Columbus 27, Red Bulls 26, and so on.....

wtf?

https://www.mlssoccer.com/standings

The only thing that seems accurate is matches played.

 

[SoupInNYC]

And now it seems to be working correctly. Not sure what that was all about.

 

[LionNYC]

Interesting one tonight with Red Bulls vs. Dallas.

You'd think to root for Dallas unless you look at the Supporters' Shield race. Do we care about the CCL spot or Supporters' Shield more?

 

[SoupInNYC]

Interesting one tonight with Red Bulls vs. Dallas.

You'd think to root for Dallas unless you look at the Supporters' Shield race. Do we care about the CCL spot or Supporters' Shield more?

Ummm, this has to be a no-brainer to root for Dallas. NJ affects CCL, Eastern playoff picture, still has an effect on SS, and is our rival.

 

[Ulrich]

Ummm, this has to be a no-brainer to root for Dallas. NJ affects CCL, Eastern playoff picture, still has an effect on SS, and is our rival.

We play NJ twice more. If we can’t take care of business head to head, then we don’t really deserve it, right? I’d rather Dallas get knocked down below us since we’ve already had our head to head with them.

 

[LionNYC]

Tyler Adams wins a 50-50 ball, races to the end line and passes to BWP, 1-0.

5 minutes later, after video review, Royer receives a red card after the initial call was a yellow. Robert Sibiga is the referee.

Royer will miss Red Bulls next match at Toronto on 7/1

 

[SoupInNYC]

We play NJ twice more. If we can’t take care of business head to head, then we don’t really deserve it, right? I’d rather Dallas get knocked down below us since we’ve already had our head to head with them.

I mean, not necessarily. It's possible that NJ gets our number this year, but we play well against other teams. Or something happens such as an early red in one of those games that leads to missed points. Or, even if we beat them twice, perhaps NJ turns it on everywhere else so that our wins against them doesn't carry us above them.

Mostly, (and saying this out loud seems a bit silly I realize since our rooting has 0 effect on the outcome) but rooting for Dallas seems to be counting our chickens before they hatch a bit. Dallas very well may not end up being a CCL contending team later (just lost Nedyalkov). Even outside of our rivalry with NJ, they are 0.01 PPG behind us and very well could jump ahead of us (even if we beat them twice) for one of the playoff byes.

I don't see how this isn't a no-brainer

 

[LionNYC]

Red Bulls have scored more down a man than up a man. It's 3-0 after Lawrence scores two minutes after the start of the second half. Red Bulls will move to 29 points, 1 point above NYCFC with equal games played. We're now sitting in 3rd in the East.

Thanks for nothing FC Dallas.

 

[mgarbowski]

Dallas’s record has been built on an overload of home games and easy road games. Their only tough road opponents to date have been us and RB.

 

[Kenny]

Red Bulls have scored more down a man than up a man. It's 3-0 after Lawrence scores two minutes after the start of the second half. Red Bulls will move to 29 points, 1 point above NYCFC with equal games played. We're now sitting in 3rd in the East.

Thanks for nothing FC Dallas.

 

[Keith Putnam]

LAFC scored twice vs CLB inside the first 8 minutes.

 

[LionNYC]

Down 0-2 to Houston, Kansas City roar back to 3-2 win. The game winner scored in the 88' by...































...Khiry Shelton.

 

[LeeNYCFC]

Down 0-2 to Houston, Kansas City roar back to 3-2 win. The game winner scored in the 88' by...































...Khiry Shelton.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1010711182917947395

I bagged Khiry incessantly here, but, that’s a good run and a well taken goal, kudos

 

[Midas Mulligan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1010711182917947395

I bagged Khiry incessantly here, but, that’s a good run and a well taken goal, kudos

To be fully fair to all of us, there’s no way we’ll ever know if he was trying to take that first time or settle it.

 

[Ulrich]

To be fully fair to all of us, there’s no way we’ll ever know if he was trying to take that first time or settle it.

Typically he’d attempt a pass in that situation, no?


In all seriousness though, of his few tallies, he has scored some key goals in box. They’re like endangered species - you never think you’ll see one in your lifetime but when it happens, you’re left impressed.

 

[Midas Mulligan]

Typically he’d attempt a pass in that situation, no?


In all seriousness though, of his few tallies, he has scored some key goals in box. They’re like endangered species - you never think you’ll see one in your lifetime but when it happens, you’re left impressed.

Because they are a mis-touch I believe.

 

[21Architect]

I watched a lot of the 2H of Portland @ Atlanta.

It’s an absolute miracle that Atlanta didn’t get 3 points.