Week Eight of MLS is in the books. We’re starting to get a really good look at which teams are good, and which aren’t. The end of the second month of the season is right around the corner, will the teams who see themselves in the playoff picture right now be there when we reach the end of week 34?
Week Eight of 2022
Week eight saw some thrilling matches and some boring ones. It’s always said you can’t win a season in the first few months, but you can lose it for sure. We could be seeing that with some teams, but others are waking up from a slumping being to 2022. Here’s a look at the highlights from week eight of 2022.
Dallas vs Houston
Minnesota vs Chicago
DC vs New England
Austin vs Vancouver
Kansas City vs Columbus
Colorado vs Charlotte
Portland vs Salt Lake
San Jose vs Seattle
Los Angeles vs Nashville
Miami vs Atlanta
Orlando vs New York
Cincinnati vs LAFC
NYCFC vs Toronto
Standings after Week Eight
Winners in the East: DC, Miami, New York, NYCFC.
Draws in the East: Philadelphia, Montreal, Columbus, Charlotte.
Losers in the East: Chicago, New England, Atlanta, Orlando, Cincinnati, Toronto.
Winners in the West: Dallas, Minnesota, Austin, San Jose, Los Angeles, LAFC.
Draws in the West: Kansas City, Colorado, Portland, Salt Lake.
Losers in the West: Houston, Vancouver, Seattle, Nashville.
Week Nine Starts Now
The ninth week of the 2022 MLS season starts this Saturday. All teams except Seattle and Orlando will play this weekend. Seattle is focused on the CCL Final (the first leg is tonight at 10:30 pm) and Orlando will get a rest after playing one more game than most of the rest of the east. Here’s a look at the matchups for week nine.
Saturday, April 30
- Houston vs Austin
- Toronto vs Cincinnati
- Salt Lake vs Los Angeles
- Montreal vs Atlanta
- Columbus vs DC
- New England vs Miami
- Orlando vs Charlotte
- Chicago vs New York
- Kansas City vs Dallas
- Colorado vs Portland
Sunday, May 1
- NYCFC vs San Jose
- Nashville vs Philadelphia
- LAFC vs Minnesota
Theres a lot of good matches this week, but the marquee matchup for week nine has to be the Nashville-Philly match on Sunday afternoon. Nashville is opening their brand new stadium and the Union is looking to stay in first place in the east yet again. Will we see any crazy or unexpected results? We’ll have to wait for the weekend to find out!
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