Major League Soccer is back in our lives for yet another season of action across North America. We’re in the early stages of the new campaign but there’s already so much to get excited about from West to East, as the majority of teams gear up for a hopeful run to the MLS Cup. Today, we’ll be taking a look at what promises to be an intriguing clash between Sporting Kansas City and Philadelphia Union.
Kansas City Form GuideKansas City is a place that has become pretty familiar with the feeling of victory over the course of the last few years - but largely in the NFL. Still, Sporting did well to make their way into the playoffs last season, edging past San Jose to reach the first round. They proceeded to knock out St Louis City and from there, only went out courtesy of a narrow defeat to Houston.
Houston and Sporting Kansas City had a really interesting back and forth clash last Sunday but ultimately, neither were able to get the substantial upper hand, leading us down the path of a 1-1 draw.
Philadelphia Form GuidePhiladelphia Union have been on the rise over the course of the last few years and we do believe they have the kind of infrastructure necessary to make some more waves this season. Whether or not you believe they have the squad needed to go deep into the playoffs is another matter, but we think they’re going to start off well in the weeks ahead.
Philly and Chicago played out an absolutely electric encounter last weekend that really highlighted how much they’ve got to bring to the table. In the end, we wound up with a 2-2 draw, but the positives were there.
Match PredictionBoth of these teams like to play at a high intensity and, in the eyes of most of us, that can only be a good thing. We’re intrigued to see what kind of approach they both take and, in our view, the most likely outcome is over 2.5 goals scored - or, at least, that’s what we hope.
