Over the past two Weeks, we’ve seen some teams show their true colors and others play below their talent levels. NYCFC and Atlanta show they are the best teams in the league, while former greats Toronto FC struggle in MLS play. New England and Vancouver have exceeded expectations early on, while teams like Chicago and Seattle have fallen off a bit. Any way you look at it, there’s been a lot of action, and plenty of movement in the league in this young 2018 season! Take a look back at all of the highlights from weeks eight and nine to get ready for all the action as the 2018 season hits double digits! week 10 starts tonight! This week around MLS Weeks Eight and Nine!
Week Eight:
Sporting Kansas City: 6
Vancouver Whitecaps FC: 0
Montreal Impact: 3
Los Angeles Football Club: 5
Houston Dynamo: 5
Toronto FC: 1
New York Red Bulls: 1
Chicago Fire: 2
Columbus Crew SC: 2
New England Revolution: 2
Orlando City SC: 3
San Jose Earthquakes: 2
FC Dallas: 2
Philadelphia Union: 0
Real Salt Lake: 3
Colorado Rapids: 0
LA Galaxy: 0
Atlanta United FC: 2
Seattle Sounders FC: 3
Minnesota United FC: 1
Portland Timbers: 3
New York City FC: 0
Week 8 Goals
So. Many. Goals.
Week 8 was wild. ? pic.twitter.com/v7hOoPChBC
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 23, 2018
Week 8 Saves
Week 8 had some absolutely incredible saves. ? pic.twitter.com/tOj2Evdn9f
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 24, 2018
Team of the week
Show 'em some love ?
Week 8's best: https://t.co/O6FwUXzxaR // @Audi pic.twitter.com/8LNDKzvNMO
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 23, 2018
Player of the week
Hat trick hero ✔@alcatelmobileus Player of the Week ✔
Congrats to @SportingKC's Johnny Russell! https://t.co/BumfXiOreo
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 24, 2018
Week 8 power rankings
Are you all caught up on this week's Power Rankings? Did your team go ⬆️ or ⬇️? https://t.co/R3CaxInz3X pic.twitter.com/en2mxICaf1
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 25, 2018
Standings
Week 9 starts tonight. Where we stand in the East. pic.twitter.com/zPxFkdngPO
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 27, 2018
How we stand in the West. pic.twitter.com/KD7K7pwTl7
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 27, 2018
Week Nine:
Vancouver Whitecaps FC: 2 (4-4-1)
Real Salt Lake: 0 ( 3-4-1 )
Atlanta United: 4 ( 6-1-1 )
Montreal Impact: 1 ( 2-6-0 )
Toronto FC: 2 ( 1-4-1 )
Chicago Fire: 2 ( 2-3-2 )
Philadelphia Union: 3 ( 2-3-2 )
DC United: 2 ( 1-4-2 )
Columbus Crew SC: 2 ( 4-3-2 )
San Jose Earthquakes: 1 ( 1-4-2 )
New England Revolution: 1 ( 4-2-2 )
Sporting Kansas City: 0 ( 5-2-2 )
Minnesota United FC: 2 ( 3-5-0 )
Houston Dynamo: 1 ( 2-3-2 )
LA Galaxy: 1 ( 3-4-1 )
New York Red Bulls: 2 ( 4-3-0 )
Colorado Rapids: 1 ( 2-3-2 )
Orlando City SC: 2 ( 5-2-1 )
New York City FC: 3 ( 6-1-2 )
FC Dallas: 1 ( 3-1-3 )
Los Angeles Football Club: 1 ( 5-2-0 )
Seattle Sounders FC: 0 ( 1-4-1 )
Week 9 Goals
Miss any goals from Week 9?
You came to the right place. pic.twitter.com/QCEurkPAG9
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 30, 2018
Week 9 Saves
The top stops from Week 9. https://t.co/xOVvRd9Pag
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 30, 2018
Team of the week
Week 9's finest. https://t.co/bOxYd4tgLq // @Audi pic.twitter.com/MO8lXiogRi
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 30, 2018
Player of the week
Another strong week for Miggy. ?
Miguel Almiron takes home @alcatelmobileus Player of the Week honors! https://t.co/AJfSERaSn8
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 1, 2018
Week 9 power rankings
You can probably guess who's still at the top of the Power Rankings? ? https://t.co/yWNPekSDHs pic.twitter.com/GSAg4IsfM5
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 1, 2018
Standings
Eastern Conference
| Points | Overall | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | PTS | PPG | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
| 20 | 2.22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 2.38 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 16 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 1.75 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 1.56 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 1.71 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 1.14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | ||
| 8 | 1.14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | ||
| 6 | 0.75 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 21 | -11 | ||
| 5 | 0.71 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | ||
| 4 | 0.67 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | -7 | ||
Western Conference
| Points | Overall | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | PTS | PPG | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
| 17 | 1.89 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 2.14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 1.44 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | -7 | ||
| 12 | 1.71 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 1.25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | -3 | ||
| 10 | 1.25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | -7 | ||
| 9 | 1.13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 16 | -5 | ||
| 8 | 1.14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 1.14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 1.14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | ||
| 5 | 0.71 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -3 | ||
| 4 | 0.67 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -4 | ||
Week 10 fixtures
Friday, May 4th:
Toronto FC vs Philadelphia Union | 8:00 PM EST
Saturday, May 5th:
Montreal Impact vs New England Revolution | 1:00 PM EST
New York Red bulls vs New York City FC | 1:55 PM EST
Minnesota United FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2:00 PM EST
Los Angeles Football Club vs FC Dallas | 3:55 PM EST
Seattle Sounders FC vs Columbus Crew SC | 4:00 PM EST
Chicago Fire vs Atlanta United FC | 8:30 PM EST
Houston Dynamo vs LA Galaxy | 8:30 PM EST
Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids | 8:30 PM EST
San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland timbers | 10:30 PM EST
Sunday, May 6th:
Orlando City SC vs Real Salt Lake | 5:00 PM EST
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