MLS Week 14 Predictions

Friday, June 17th
Sporting Kansas City - San Jose Earthquakes: Kansas City hasn't had the best record so far this season and San Jose may be on a recent hot streak, especially after last week's 4-2 victory over DC United, but last week's 4-1 drubbing of an on form FC Dallas away from home and the advantage provided by the recently opened Livestrong Sporting Park should provide enough to lift Kansas City over San Jose.

Saturday, June 18th
Toronto FC - Seattle Sounders: Toronto has been struggling, and while they valiantly salvaged a draw last week at the Home Depot Center against the LA Galaxy I doubt that'll make all that much difference against an on form Sounders looking for a win.

Colorado Rapids - LA Galaxy: This is an interesting match-up, last season's supporter shield winner against last season's cup winners. Despite losing key players to Gold Cup duty the Galaxy are still hot, and though the Rapids broke through their dry steak of draws last weekend with a stoppage time victory over the Portland Timbers the Galaxy have the clear advantage.

Real Salt Lake - DC United: RSL may not exactly be the beast that they once were, but they still represent a sizable threat especially within the confines of Rio Tinto. I say they continue on renewing their home unbeaten streak against DC.

Vancouver Whitecaps - Philadelphia Union: Vancouver's Shea Salinas, formerly of Philadelphia, stated that his new club would top his old one with a 3-1 scoreline. That seems like wishful thinking to me. Faryd Mondragon is arguably on of the league's top goal keepers and apart from Real Salt Lake claim one of the lowest number of goals allowed in the league. Vancouver are showing signs of bouncing back from their fourteen game winless streak, though. I'm gonna have to go with a draw.

Sunday, June 19th
Portland Timbers - New York Red Bulls: Recently the Timbers having been looking more and more like the expansion team that they are despite following closely in the Sounders' footsteps in bucking that trend early in the season. Their last three results have been losses, two of them coming at home. A lack of production up front and an over reliance on set pieces will ultimately be their demise. While it will undoubtedly be a struggle, New York definitely has this one.