MLS Predict 6: How to play and what you need to know for Week 1

MLS Predict 6 presented by BetMGM is here in time for the 2020 season. It's FREE to play and takes only four steps for a chance to win $50,000:

1. Visit predict6.mlssoccer.com/picks
2. Pick the outcome of the six matches for the week. You can select win, loss, or draw. Underdog outcomes are worth more points than favorites.
3. Next, predict the action. Predict match action to gain additional points and compete for the jackpot. Example: Who scores first?
4. Submit your picks. (Free MLS network account required.)

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Match #1: D.C. United vs. Colorado Rapids

• D.C. United are unbeaten in their last nine matches against Colorado in MLS (W5 D4), equalling their longest unbeaten run against any team in their history in the competition (Chicago Fire: nine games from March 2014 to September 2016). They have won three successive games against the Rapids and could equal their longest winning streak over Colorado in the club’s MLS history (four games from August 1996 to June 1997).
• Only Atlanta United (3) were shut out on fewer occasions than the Rapids (4, tied with LAFC) in MLS last season.
• In MLS 2019, D.C. United had the best record in regular-season games that they scored the first goal in; winning 92% of these matches (13 games, 12 wins, 1 defeat).
• All-time Series: D.C. up 21W - 13L - 10D; 73 goals scored, 55 goals conceded
• All-time Series at D.C.: D.C. up 13W - 3L - 6D; 45 goals scored, 20 goals conceded
• Kickoff: Saturday, 1:00 pm ET
• Watch on: MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US or MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada

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Match #2: Houston Dynamo vs. LA Galaxy

• There have been 29 goals scored in the last six MLS matches between Houston and the LA Galaxy, an average of 4.83 goals per match. The Dynamo won three of the six meetings (D2 L1), while the Galaxy scored at least two goals in all six matches.
• The Dynamo are unbeaten in their last eight MLS season openers (W6 D2), dating back to a 0-1 loss to Philadelphia Union back in March 2011.
• Including their playoff match against LAFC, there were 59 goals in the Galaxy’s final 11 matches last season (5.36 per match). The Galaxy both scored and conceded at least once in all 11 of these matches.
• Alberth Elis has scored five goals in six MLS matches against LA Galaxy in his career, more than against any other team. He has also recorded three primary assists against the Galaxy, only registering more against Portland (4).
• All-time Series: Houston up 12W - 11L - 7D; 42 goals scored, 39 goals conceded
• All-time Series at Houston: Houston up 8W - 5L - 3D; 26 goals scored, 20 goals conceded
• Kickoff: Saturday, 3:30 pm ET
• Watch on: Univision, TUDN, Twitter in US or MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada

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Match #3: Nashville SC vs. Atlanta United

• Only one of the last eight teams to debut in MLS have won their inaugural match, dating back to Portland Timbers in 2011 (LAFC 1-0 Seattle in 2018). Orlando City and New York City FC drew against each other in both team’s inaugural match in 2015, while the other five teams that joined the league in that time lost their opening match.
• Of Major League Soccer’s last nine new teams, only one has failed to score in their inaugural match in the competition: Montreal Impact losing 0-2 to Vancouver Whitecaps in 2012.
• Atlanta United scored in their final 25 Major League Soccer matches of 2019 (including playoffs). The last team with a longer scoring run in MLS was Columbus Crew; who scored in 31 consecutive matches from August 2008 to July 2009.
• All-time Series: N/A
• All-time Series at Nashville: N/A
• Kickoff: Saturday, 8 pm ET
• Watch on: FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports App in US or MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada

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Match #4: Seattle Sounders vs. Chicago Fire FC

• Seattle have never lost a home MLS match against the Fire (W4 D2), though Chicago managed a 1-1 draw at CenturyLink field in their last visit in 2018. The Fire have never won an MLS match in the North-West (D4 L12 in 16 total visits to Seattle, Portland and Vancouver).
• The Sounders won their last six matches last season (including playoffs), the second-longest winning streak in the club’s MLS history (nine straight in July-September 2018). Seattle outscored opponents 14-5 in those matches.
• Chicago haven’t won any of their last 10 season opening matches dating back to a 3-1 win at FC Dallas in 2009 (D3 L7), the longest active winless run in season openers in MLS. Only Colorado (11 straight from 1996 to 2006) have gone winless in more than 10 straight season opening matches in MLS history.
• The last three reigning MLS Cup winners lost the opening match of the following season, including Seattle’s 2-1 defeat at Houston in 2017 after winning the 2016 MLS Cup.
• All-time Series: Seattle up 8W - 2L - 4D; 20 goals scored, 15 goals conceded
• All-time Series at Seattle: Seattle up 4W - 0L - 2D; 8 goals scored, 4 goals conceded
• Kickoff: Sunday, 3:30 pm ET
• Watch on: ESPN, ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN in US or MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada

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Match #5: LAFC vs. Inter Miami CF

• Of the 14 teams to play their inaugural MLS match on the road, only two have managed to win; including LAFC in 2018 (also Chicago Fire in 1998, at Miami Fusion). Two more managed draws while 10 of the 14 teams that started on the road lost their inaugural match.
• The last six MLS expansion teams scored in their first-ever away match in the league dating back to 2015. Five of the teams scored one goal while Atlanta United scored six against fellow newcomers Minnesota United in 2017.
• All-time Series: N/A
• All-time Series at LAFC: N/A
• Kickoff: Sunday, 5:30 pm ET
• Watch on: ESPN, ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN in US or MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada

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Match #6: Portland Timbers vs. Minnesota United FC

• The home team has won five of the six meetings between the Timbers and Minnesota United, with Portland winning two of the three meetings with the Loons at Providence Park (D1). The meeting last season was a scoreless draw after the Timbers scored eight goals in their first two home matches against Minnesota.
• Minnesota United conceded just 43 goals last season, an improvement of 28 goals from their 2018 total (71 goals conceded). That was the third-largest single-season improvement in MLS history (LA Galaxy – 31 from 2009 (62) to 2010 (31) and Colorado – 30 from 1998 (62) to 1999 (32).
• All-time Series: Minnesota up 3W - 2L - 1D; 10 goals scored, 12 goals conceded
• All-time Series at Portland: Portland up 2W - 0L - 1D; 8 goals scored, 3 goals conceded
• Kickoff: Sunday, 7:30 pm ET
• Watch on: FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports App in US or MLS LIVE on DAZN in Canada

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