The fans have spoken, and the New York Red Bulls are their clear favorite to win MLS Cup.
The Red Bulls were chosen as MLS Cup champs by 24.51 percent of fans who have filled out an entry in MLSsoccer.com’s Audi 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge. That’s over five percentage points higher than Supporters’ Shield winners FC Dallas, who are currently running second in the Bracket Challenge with 19.16 percent of fans picking Oscar Pareja’s side to win Cup.
The fans stuck with the home teams for this week’s Knockout Round, selecting all four hosts to advance into the conference semifinals. LA Galaxy and Toronto FC both netted 91 percent of the fan vote in their Knockout contests, while Seattle were selected to beat Sporting Kansas City by a 73-27 margin and D.C. United were picked by 61 percent of fans to eliminate Montreal.
Haven’t filled out your bracket yet? You still have a bit of time – voting is open until 4 pm ET on Wednesday.
Until then, check out the nearly-complete results for fan voting below:
Knockout Round winner fans' picks
As of 11:30 AM on October 26
| % of fans picking team to win Knockout Round | |
|---|---|
| LA Galaxy: 91% | Real Salt Lake: 9% |
| Seattle Sounders FC: 73% | Sporting Kansas City: 27% |
| Toronto FC: 91% | Philadelphia Union: 9% |
| D.C. United: 61% | Montreal Impact: 39% |
MLS Cup winner fans' picks
As of 11:30 AM on October 26
% of fan picking
team to win MLS Cup |
|
|---|---|
New York Red Bulls |
24.51% |
FC Dallas |
19.16% |
New York City FC |
11.03% |
Seattle Sounders FC |
10.63% |
LA Galaxy |
8.69% |
Colorado Rapids |
8.64% |
Toronto FC |
8.44% |
D.C. United |
2.82% |
Sporting Kansas City |
2.32% |
Real Salt Lake |
1.48% |
Montreal Impact |
1.32% |
Philadelphia Union |
0.9% |
