Week Six of 2022 saw just one team remain unbeaten on the season. Chicago and LAFC lost their first matches of the year, leaving only the Philadelphia Union among the ranks of the unbeaten. There was plenty of good play and plenty of poor play on display in week six. Here’s a look back at all the action, who won, drew, and lost, where the teams sit in the standings, and what’s in store for week seven!
Week Six of 2022
Week six saw 24 of the 28 teams play league matches. Seattle and NYCFC postponed their matches this week to later dates in the season as both teams focused on the Concacaf Champions League (CCL) semifinals. Seattle won the first leg at home over NYCFC 3-1, with the return leg being played in New Jersey this coming week to see who will go to the CCL final! The rest of MLS played in some thrilling matches that had the good, the bad, and the ugly. Philadelphia, Chicago, and LAFC enter the weekend unbeaten, and only Philly would end the weekend that way. Here’s a look at highlights from week six.
Orlando vs Chicago
Miami vs New England
New York vs Montreal
Philadelphia vs Columbus
Los Angeles vs LAFC
Salt Lake vs Toronto
Dallas vs Colorado
Houston vs San Jose
Kansas City vs Nashville
Vancouver vs Portland
Charlotte vs Atlanta
Austin vs Minnesota
Standings after week six
Winners in the East: Orlando, Miami, Montreal, Philadelphia, Charlotte.
Draws in the East: Toronto.
Losers in the East: Chicago, New England, New York, Columbus, Atlanta.
Winners in the West: Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Nashville, Portland, Austin.
Draws in the West: Salt Lake.
Losers in the West: LAFC, Colorado, San Jose, Kansas City, Vancouver, Minnesota.
Week Seven begins on Saturday!
Week seven sees all 28 teams back to playing as NYCFC, Seattle, DC, and Cincinnati had the week off in week six. There are a good amount of east vs west games coming up this weekend which always adds to the fun of the MLS season! Here’s a look at the upcoming matches in week seven:
Saturday, April 16
- Montreal vs Vancouver
- San Jose vs Nashville
- Atlanta vs Cincinnati
- Houston vs Portland
- New York vs Dallas
- Columbus vs Orlando
- DC vs Austin
- New England vs Charlotte
- Toronto vs Philadelphia
- Chicago vs Los Angeles
- Minnesota vs Colorado
- Seattle vs Miami
Saturday, April 17
- NYCFC vs Salt Lake
- LAFC vs Kansas City
Can the Philadelphia Union remain the last unbeaten team in MLS, or will Toronto be the first team to take all three points from them? Can teams with early season momentum carry themselves past the week in which underlying numbers start to actually quantify if a team is good, not good, or in between? We’ll have to wait for the weekend to find out!
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