Predicting MLS results is difficult enough in a league with such parity. Guessing a scoreline exactly seems near impossible with the way results and goals have been going in so far in 2018. Week 8 didn’t disappoint, starting off with 20 goals in the first three matches — SKC 6-0 over Vancouver; LAFC 5-3 over Montreal; Houston 5-1 over Toronto.
Add on top of that the Chicago Fire picking up a win over the New York Red Bulls and Portland shutting out NYCFC 3-0, and you have yourself a proper MLS weekend. Week 9 offers a national TV tripleheader, including the opening of the new Banc of California stadium for LAFC.