Another full slate of MLS action tomorrow, featuring the return of league leaders and CONCACAF finalists Real Salt Lake to league play.
Philadelphia Union vs. San Jose Earthquakes.
The Union return after an unexpected weekend off last week after their fixture at Salt Lake was moved. Prior to that, they gave up a late equalizer at home to drop points against Seattle. San Jose has taken a couple of tough losses to RBNY and Chivas. This game has the potential to be a classic if these teams can pick themselves up. I look for Le Toux to get involved and for the Union to take the points at home.
Columbus Crew vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Don't look now, but here come the Crew. They're unbeaten since opening day and have been grinding out some positive results. For the Whitecaps, they've been playing alright, but they have had a hard time getting the result. Plus, Atiba Harris is out for awhile, which will hurt them. I think they'll recover some and earn a point in Columbus. If they don't, they might be in trouble.
NY Red Bulls vs. Sporting KC
These two teams are headed in two different directions. NY have been dominant in recent matches while KC has been dropping matches. Henry has been on fire for Red Bulls and for Sporting, well, still no Omar Bravo. Their massive road trip continues as they await the opening of their new stadium. Look for NY to continue their winning ways here.
Colorado Rapids vs. Chicago Fire
Well the good news is, one of these teams has to get a result, right? Hopefully anyway. You'd favor the Rapids to pick up points at home. After all, they played well despite going down a man in the loss to Seattle, but they are still injury riddled, and they've lost three straight. Chicago managed a draw with Houston last week, at least that's something for them, but they're obviously still struggling. I look for Colorado to do enough at home to pick up the three points.
Seattle Sounders vs. Toronto FC
Seattle is in deep trouble, really through no fault of their own. Zakuani is probably out for the season and O'Brian White is out for an extended period of time after surgery this week. Who will score goals? The good news is that Freddy Montero scored last week. For TFC, they had a draw result last week, but they're having troubles getting goals too. I look for Seattle's crowd to get behind them and help them pick up three points in a low scoring game.
Chivas USA vs. New England Revolution
Chivas took some of the pressure off last weekend by picking up their first win. New England also looked decent against KC. A three point result for either team would be a real boost at this point, but I look for a draw at the Home Depot Center.
Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake
Normally I kinda pull for Portland, but not against my boys tomorrow night. Sorry. Portland will look to do better after being destroyed by LA. RSL? Well, I think they'll either explode and rip up the Timbers, or implode following CCL. I look for Kries to keep them on an even keel, and I expect a point for RSL in a tough road match.
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