With one regular season game day left, the LA Galaxy and LAFC stand alone atop the Western Conference. But who will end Decision Day as the No. 1 seed?
The Galaxy lead the West with 64 points and head into the playoffs when they visit Houston Dynamo FC (9 p.m. ET | MLS Season Pass). Meanwhile, LAFC will face the San Jose Earthquakes, who are already eliminated by just three points (9 p.m. ET | MLS Season Pass). ).
above This is MLSSasha Kriestan, Karen Kerr and Matt Doyle looked at what it takes for both sides to earn the coveted top seed on Saturday night.
Asked how confident he was that the Galaxy would finish at the top, Krizestan said: “60%.” And while he expects them to get the job done, he stressed that LA needs a winning mentality.
“I give the award to the LA Galaxy for how they played against Colorado a few weeks ago,” he said. “Hearing that gave me a little bit of faith. They played the same way in the second half, had a very efficient counter-attack…
“The Galaxy have to go into this game thinking, knowing that LAFC is going to win 5-6 against San Jose, 0-0. So they have the mindset to win, even if the worst case scenario is a draw. I know I have to play this game.”
Kerr agreed with Kriestan, but cautioned that getting a result might not be as easy as expected, suggesting Houston was “well-rested” and that “this game has come full circle.” did.
The trio also discussed the Galaxy’s Decision Day history against Dynamo as a matter of concern.
“But it goes back to what the Galaxy are going to do against Houston,” Doyle said. “And like Sasha said, the Galaxy don’t have a great history on Decision Day against the Houston Dynamo. The two teams have played each other on Decision Day five times, and I think Houston won in four of those. Masu.”
Doyle cited the 2018 matchup between the two teams as a good example. “They had Houston at home on Decision Day and just needed one point, but they figured out a way to lose to the Houston Dynamo, who weren’t a great team that year. We know it’s a much different group. But there are some demons you have to exorcise in this game.”
Doyle highlighted LAFC’s turnaround and the matchup with San Jose as reasons why they could jump to the West’s No. 1 seed.
“They’re starting to look more like themselves than they were the first four or five months of the season…” Doyle said. [and] They are done for this season. This gives LAFC three points. [Olivier] If Giroud scores some goals, he could be ready for the playoffs. ”
“I’m still not convinced that the Galaxy are that much better than the rest of the teams in this group. If you toss a coin between them and LAFC, I think they’ll beat LAFC almost every time,” Doyle said. added.
