The sky is blue. The grass is green. The sun rises from the east, and Toronto FC and Seattle Sounders look like the two most sensible groups in Major League Soccer.
The two franchises that have faced each other in 3 of the last 4 MLS Cups have won together since the league returned to action after the MLS is Back tournament.
Toronto has dealt with two weakest Canadian war games in its three games, while Seattle has been inspired by wins over Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC.
The streaks put the Reds first in the Eastern Conference and the Sounders two tracks to Sporting Kansas City in the Western Conference.
Other clubs, such as Philadelphia and Orlando, have also been in good shape in recent weeks, but have yet to be successful at the TFC and Seattle levels.
26. D.C. United (previous classification: 22)
Nothing goes to D.C. United.
The Negros and Reds were unable to leave Subaru Park with a result on Saturday after scoring 3 goals in the first half in Philadelphia.
Ben Olsen conceded six goals to Union and New England Revolution last week, facing injury problems.
On Saturday, DC wore 17 players and had Bill Hamid, Steve Birnbaum, Frederic Brillant or Edison Flores available.
The only bright spot of the showdown at the hands of the Union Julian Gressel, who on the adjustment sheet for the first time in a DC T-shirt.
25. Colorado Rapids (previous classification: 25)
Colorado wasted two to build momentum at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
After dropping a wave of goals in the second half against Real Salt Lake to lose 4-1, the Rapids conceded the tie 10 minutes after taking the lead on Saturday against Sporting KC.
Cole Bassett Colorado’s scorer in the 1-1 draw, however, the team’s overall offense departure may have been better.
The Rapids made only four of their 10 shots and were a constant risk to Tim Melia.
24. Vancouver Whitecaps (previous classification: 21)
After betting three times in eastern Canada, the Vancouver Whitecaps nevertheless get a series of house contests in the coming weeks.
Marc Dos Santos’ team will face Toronto FC once and Montreal twice at BC Place in 11 days, which may be the cause of their season.In 2019, the Whitecaps have scored 20 of their 34 issues and five of their 8 home victories.
In two losses to TFC and one defeat at the hands of the Impact, the Whitecaps were 6-0.
23. Inter Miami (Previous classification: 18)
Inter Miami CF missed the chance to win problems in consecutive games for the first time in franchise history.
Diego Alonso’s team wasted their chances in the 1-0 loss to Nashville: only five of his 19 shots were framed, while Nashville had five in total.
The loss came after the club’s first win on 22 August in Orlando.
With two of the next three games opposed to Atlanta, it can be tricky for Miami to retire from the Eastern Conference basement.
22. Nashville SC (previous classification: 26)
Nashville SC earned its first victory over its expansion team, Inter Miami CF, thanks to Anibal Godoy’s one-goal rocket.
Apart from the midfielder’s staggering goal, the freshman club did not produce much in the last third.
In games since resumption, Nashville has been defeated 5-3 through FC Dallas, Orlando City and Atlanta.
Gary Smith has yet to make the most of his offense, however, the defensive functionality is promising, and may be competitive in a few more games.
21. FC Dallas (previous classification: 24)
A great sigh of relief must have come from the FC Dallas band when Fafa Picault scored in the 11th minute of Saturday’s 3–1 win over Minnesota United.
In the 3 games leading up to Saturday, Luchi González’s team had a purpose in two draws and one loss.
A minute after Picault hit the bottom of the net, Jesús Ferreira followed him and Reto Ziegler added a penalty overdue to fill the margin.
While we were in FC Dallas’ offensive fights, and rightly so, he produced four decent defensive outings.
The Texan team allowed two goals in their last 360 minutes of action.
20. FC Cincinnati (previous classification: 19)
FC Cincinnati has yet to win the MLS normal season against Columbus in the Hell is Real Derby, however, he will have to be satisfied with a new blank sheet.
Jaap Stam’s team silenced Gyasi Zardes’ attack in 90 minutes at Nippert Stadium to record their bleached for now in 3 games.
The frustrating side of those two performances is the inability to get back to the bottom of the net.
In fact, FC Cincinnati hasn’t scored since he returned from MLS is Back.
19. Chicago Fire (previous classification: 20)
Chicago welcomed Soldier Field back to MLS with a three-goal functionality that turned out to be a break from FC Cincinnati’s defensive form.
Like other MLS groups, Fire failed to combine back-to-back results, losing 3-1 on the way to New York City FC on Saturday.
Chicago has shown more life than DC and Miami, which are the two groups under the standings, however, those two groups are largely the ones playing less consistent football right now.
18. Atlanta United (previous classification: 17)
Atlanta United is no longer undefeating in Orlando City.
The Five Stripes were surpassed through the Visiting Lions at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and the winning team’s functionality proved that Atlanta had yet to be solved.
Gonzalo “Pity” Martinez took on his two-goal functionality against Nashville and had only one shot at goal.
Atlanta’s only source of production came here from Brooks Lennon, who finished Jurgen Damm’s first help for the team.
The Five Stripes will have some other chance in Orlando on September 5, but before that, they’ll have to overcome their expansion aspect at the moment since the reboot at Inter Miami.
17. Houston Dynamo (previous rating: 23)
Houston unleashed last week’s dominant top offensive functionality at a roadside location in Sporting Kansas City.
The triumvirate ahead of Alberth Elis, Christian Ramirez and Darwin Quintero was combined for four of the team’s five goals, which came from Niko Hansen, who replaced Elis at half-time.
Houston would probably not have to score five goals to win each and every game in the future, but if their forwards make their chances to the fullest, Tab Ramos could make it to the playoffs in his first season as head coach.
16. Montreal Impact (previous classification: 15)
Montreal has done precisely what everyone expected of it over the more than seven days.
Impact sent whitecaps goals from Romell Quioto and Lassi Lappalainen, but then lost to Toronto FC on Friday.
Montreal will finish the season as the most productive moment of the 3 Canadian teams, and last week’s effects proved it.
Two other games opposed to Toronto can be difficult for the Impact to handle, especially since the Reds are playing well.
15. New York Red Bulls (previous classification: 13)
The New York Red Bulls’ cap is probably the place where they’ve been living in the East lately.
Chris Armas’ team is fifth after a 1-1-1 comeback.The last result was a 1-1 draw on the road in New England.
The Red Bulls haven’t been bad in the last 270 minutes, but they haven’t shown the ability to compete with the elite eastern groups either.
They have the potential to prove wrong in the September 6 house game with Philadelphia.
Wednesday’s task will be to win the first of September 2 with rival D.C.
14. San Jose Earthquakes (previous classification: 12)
San Jose decent when he returned to the box on Saturday.
The Quakes led the LA Galaxy twice, for the purpose of 16-year-old Cade Cowell, in their first regular-season opener.
While a victory would have been excellent over its main rival, San Jose can draw some positive aspects of the defeat, as it has created scoring opportunities.
If the Quakes continue that team spirit in the last third, they may break through LAFC’s defense on Wednesday.
13. Los Angeles FC (previous rank: 10)
Los Angeles FC wants improvements to the back center.
It was even more obvious on Sunday, when the Black-and-Golds set the fire through Raúl Ruidiaz and the Seattle attack.
Defensive problems can be attributed to Walker Zimmerman’s departure from the nashville low season.
Zimmerman plays at the most sensible level XI at LAFC, and Bob Bradley’s team has yet to find a capable replacement.
In seven regular-season games, LAFC allowed 15 goals, one less than the worst for the West, which belongs to Vancouver.
12. New England Revolution (previous ranking: 14)
New England is in the stands as their opponent on Saturday, the Red Bulls.
The Revolution has some things it does well, and Gustavo Bou and Matt Turner will likely be the two most productive players on the team almost every night.
However, they will have a hard time getting into the 4 most sensitive if they can’t combine the effects at home.
Bruce Arena has not lost a regular-season game since February 29, has lost 4 problems in his first two games at Gillette Stadium.
11. Minnesota United (Previous rank: 9)
The Minnesota United we saw in Orlando has not joined us in the recovery.
The Loons have lost to Sporting KC and FC Dallas to a combined score of 5-2 in their last two games.
The good news for Adrian Heath’s look is that he’s still third in the West thanks to his organizational-level effects on MLS is Back.
Minnesota has one of the most complicated schedules for the next two weeks.They Houston and Sporting KC and welcome FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake.
10. LA Galaxy (previous rating: 16)
No one has noticed a bigger change since he returned from the MLS than the LA Galaxy.
The Galaxy has won back-to-back victories over their California rivals to relive a season that looked lost after a draw in Orlando.
Sebastian Lletget had two goals to lend a hand on the two-game winning streak, while Cristian Pavon swept in the final third.
Pavón is the top asset ahead in front of San Jose, and if he is able to mix his form with Javier Hernandez at any time this season, the Galaxy can be a harmful team.
9. New York City FC (previous classification: 11)
Restored order inside NYCFC locker room.
Ronny Deila’s team has six problems in their last three games, a 3–1 win over Chicago on Saturday.
Anton Tinnerholm and Alexander Ring played a key role in the form of the team, and if they continue to the same level, they can win the most productive XI in their respective positions at the end of the season.
8. Sporting Kansas City (previous classification: 1)
Sporting KC does not lose, much less concede five goals, at Children’s Mercy Park.
Losing 5-2 to Dynamo on Tuesday would take Sporting KC out of first place, not as happened in Colorado this weekend.
Peter Vermes’ team racked up a point at the time in part thanks to a brilliant goal from Gianluca Busio, who is one of the fit young American players.
7. Real Salt Lake (Previous rating: 7)
Real Salt Lake evolved to score at the end of the time period.
Claret-y-Cobalt took advantage of Giuseppe Rossi and Sam Johnson in the time off to draw 4-4 to Portland.
In the last two games, RSL’s 8 goals have happened after the 75th minute.
Maybe the maximum of them is Rossi’s blow.The former Serie A star has suffered injuries in recent years, but demonstrated his skill with the ball and scored from close range.
Portland is still a team to play for, as it is less than a month away from a tournament championship.
With Seattle and LAFC arriving in the next week and a half, Portland wants it to sit a point or 3 against the Galaxy after wasting house points.
Previous rating: 2
Columbus is in the midst of a two-game goalless streak.
The team’s attack was first foiled through the NYCFC, then FC Cincinnati’s disciplined technique kept them at bay on Saturday.
Zardes and company submitted strike numbers in those contests, with 3 of their seven attempts framed.
The ideal time to reverse that form would be Wednesday at home to Philadelphia, but the Union is tough to break.
Previous ranking: 8
Orlando City nevertheless put a twisted number in the win column in its rivalry with Atlanta United.
The victory seems even sweeter since it happened along the way in a position where the Five Stripers built a fortress.
Junior Urso had one of his games for Orlando, with a purpose and an assist.
The peak progression of the last few games is the progress made through forward Daryl Dike, who contributed to the purpose of the 3-1 win moment.
If Dike continues to play the No. 9 role well, Orlando will have more for Chris Mueller and Nani in the final third.
Previous Rank: 6
Philadelphia had its victory over D.C. sealed at halftime.
Kacper Przybylko and Sergio Santos scored in the same game for the third time in their club’s career at 4-1.
The Union didn’t face many challenges through D.C., who played into their game plan with Mark McKenzie and Ray Gaddis rested.
We will be further informed about Philadelphia’s prestige in the league after their weekday vacation at Mapfre Stadium to face Crew.
Previous ranking: 3
Seattle has won 3 consecutive games that are close to the normal season standings.
Sunday’s deconstruction of LAFC’s defense, a prototypical functionality of the Sounders under Brian Schmetzer.
Ruidiaz opened the scoring and Jordan Morris followed up with a pair of scorers to reassert the Sounders close to the most sensible of MLS Cup contenders.
Seattle isn’t the best, allowing LAFC to return to the game thanks to a goal from Diego Rossi, but it’s a functionality forged enough to impress.
Previous ranking: 5
Toronto FC made a fight opposed to its Canadian rivals.
The Reds scored their third straight win north of the border, beating Montreal 1-0 on Friday.
The clash is back at Stade Saputo much more docile than the seven-goal run between MLS rivals.
Toronto has produced 3 blanks in a row, and there is a chance they will carry that streak to six if they control the next 3 games with Impact and Whitecaps.
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Statistics from MLSSoccer.com.