This Week in MLS - August 21, 2018

• Heineken Rivalry Week is here!
• Can Orlando City spoil imminent history for Atlanta's Martinez?
• Paced by Vela and Ibrahimovic, El Trafico features top two offenses in West
• Rooney, D.C. making move, visit Red Bulls to kick off FS1 Sunday doubleheader
• Cannon, Gonzalez spearhead Dallas' defense for Texas Derby
• Toronto's climb goes through resurgent Impact in 401 Derby
• What to watch for: Heineken Rivalry Week
• MLS Week 26: Match Notes

Heineken Rivalry Week is Here!
The most robust Heineken Rivalry Week in MLS history kicks off Aug. 22-26 with nine electrifying matchups set to heat up the playoff race over five consecutive days of MLS competition.
From coast to coast, the unyielding passion of clubs and their fervent supporters will feature some of the most established sports rivalries in North America alongside the intensifying new crosstown clashes and regional showdowns. With record-breakers within reach and bragging rights on the line, this Heineken Rivalry Week will be one for history books.
Can Orlando City spoil imminent history for Atlanta United’s Josef Martinez
Atlanta United forward
Josef Martinez
is on the precipice of MLS history. After last week notching his 27th goal of this season to tie the current all-time high (
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In addition to already breaking the MLS career hat trick record earlier this season, the 25-year-old Venezuelan has also scored in his past eight consecutive games. If he can find the back of the net against Orlando City SC during Heineken Rivalry Week, Martinez will tie Diego Valeri’s record for goals in consecutive games, which at nine finishes last season, helped the Timbers captain earn Landon Donovan MLS MVP honors.
Atlanta United are undefeated against their Southern opponents, who due to suspensions, will be without two of the strongest Orlando City midfielders in FIFA World Cup player Yoshimar Yotun and Cristian Higuita. Winless in their past five outings, the Lions will be looking to get back into the win column by spoiling any cause for Atlanta United or Martinez celebrations.
Paced by Vela and Ibrahimovic, El Tráfico features two top offenses in West
While the El Tráfico rivalry between the LA Galaxy and Los Angeles Football Club is in its infancy, some of the top moments in world soccer have come the two times they have faced off earlier this season. In both matches, LAFC held multi-goal leads at halftime only for the Galaxy to rally, creating instant classics including
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
’s

in his debut with the Galaxy. The two highest scoring teams in the Western Conference will look to create another dramatic moment when they face off at StubHub Center on Friday (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN / WatchESPN / ESPN Deportes).
Ibrahimovic, who is tied for second in MLS with 15 goals scored has certainly left his mark on the rivalry, but LAFC’s
Carlos Vela
has had an equally large impact with three goals in two matches against the Galaxy, the most goals he’s scored against any team this season. The forward who starred for Mexico at this summer’s FIFA World Cup has formed an instant connection with recently acquired
Christian Ramirez
, who scored two goals in his first start with the club last week. Ramirez is the latest offensive weapon for the highest scoring team in the Western Conference with 49 goals this season.
The Galaxy meanwhile have 48 goals, paced by the dangerous combo of Ibrahimovic and
Ola Kamara
, who has nine goals scored this season. Both clubs are in need of a victory to keep their current standing in the tightly contested Western Conference playoff race. With an already announced sellout crowd on hand, round three of El Tráfico promises intense passion on and off the pitch.
Rooney, D.C. making move, visit Red Bulls to kick off FS1 Sunday doubleheader
D.C. United is blazing up the Eastern Conference standings with England icon and striker Wayne Rooney boosting his side to a five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1) that saw him tally three goals and two assists over that span. Rooney and Co. will look to continue that momentum when they visit the New York Red Bulls on Sunday (7 p.m. ET / FS1) as part of an FS1 doubleheader to cap off Heineken Rivalry Week.




The Atlantic Cup is the longest-standing rivalry in MLS history, and D.C. is making some noise heading into Sunday’s clash. Rooney’s partnership particularly with 
Luciano Acosta
 has stood out during his tenure. The 24-year-old Acosta has scored four goals in his past three games, highlighted by a hat trick against Orlando City SC on Aug. 12.




Rooney will square off against fellow Englishman 
Bradley Wright-Phillips
 of the Red Bulls. He recently became the first MLS player to tally 15 or more goals in five consecutive seasons, leading the Red Bulls to a current second-place position in the East.
What to watch for: Heineken Rivalry Week
Here is the daily breakdown, viewing information and highlights to watch for during an intense Heineken Rivalry Week (times ET):
Wednesday, Aug. 22

• New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls (7 p.m. | FS1, FOX Deportes, TSN): NYCFC forward and 2010 FIFA World Cup winner David Villa has returned from injury as his side goes up against Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright-Phillips, who has tallied a whopping 11 goals in seven New York Derby matches.
  

Thursday, Aug. 23

• Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC (7 p.m. | ESPN+): Crew SC forward Gyasi Zardes, enjoying a renaissance season, needs one more goal to match his career high of 16 set in 2014; his next goal also would be the 50th of his MLS career.
  
• Houston Dynamo vs. FC Dallas (9 p.m. | UniMás, UDN): Competing for El Capitán, a 19th-century Mountain Howitzer cannon, Western Conference-leading Dallas enters the Texas Derby having posted just one defeat in the past 12 meetings against the Dynamo (6-1-5 since 2013).
  

Friday, Aug. 24

• Orlando City SC vs. Atlanta United (8 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN Deportes): Atlanta’s 25-year-old Venezuelan striker Josef Martínez has his first full-game opportunity to set a new MLS single-season goalscoring record. Martínez tied the record of 27 goals during Sunday’s 3-1 win against Columbus Crew SC.
  
• LA Galaxy vs. Los Angeles Football Club (10:30 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN Deportes): Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic enters two goals shy of 500 career professional tallies in league play, and he will have a sold-out StubHub Center in his corner in the third installment of El Tráfico. The Galaxy are 1-0-1 against expansion LAFC, rallying on both occasions.
  

Saturday, Aug. 25

• Toronto FC vs. Montreal Impact (8 p.m. | TSN, TVA Sports, ESPN+): The defending MLS Cup winners and recent Canadian Championship victors, ninth-place Toronto will be in search of the full three points to close the gap against a Montreal team that is clinging onto the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference – the final position for the coveted MLS Cup Playoffs.
  
• Colorado Rapids vs. Real Salt Lake (9 p.m. | ESPN+): RSL, a nine-time winner of the Rocky Mountain Cup, leapt into fourth place in the Western Conference after earning their second road victory this past weekend. Colorado has won the Rocky Mountain Cup four times, including the first two editions in 2005 and 2006.
  

Sunday, Aug. 26

• New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United (7 p.m. | FS1, FOX Deportes): England star Wayne Rooney has posted three goals and two assists during D.C.’s five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1), quickly propelling the Eastern Conference side within striking distance of a postseason position with multiple games in hand.
  
• Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders FC (9:30 p.m. | FS1, FOX Deportes): The longest U.S.-based series and Cascadia Rivalry features a Seattle team that touts a club-record six-game winning streak heading in. Sounders FC’s 5-0 win against the LA Galaxy on Sunday also tied for the MLS side’s largest margin of victory.
  

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Cannon, Gonzalez spearhead Dallas’ defense with Texas Derby on docket
FC Dallas have had the upper hand against the Houston Dynamo for the past five years in the Texas Derby, and this season’s edition is led by Dallas’ youthful defense. Spearheaded by a back line that features 20-year-old
Reggie Cannon
and anchored by 23-year-old goalkeeper
Jesse Gonzalez
, FC Dallas look to maintain their first-place lead in the Western Conference when they visit Houston on Thursday at BBVA Compass Stadium (9 p.m. / UniMás, UDN).
Dallas is tied for the second-fewest goals conceded in the West with 30 allowed in 24 matches, and that back line will be a crucial part of the squad maintaining its dominance in the series. Since the start of the 2013 season, FC Dallas are 6-1-5 against the Dynamo in regular-season play. Combined with new attacking pieces such as 25-year-old striker
Dominique Badji
and 21-year-old Chilean midfielder
Pablo Aranguiz
, Dallas is looking to capitalize against a Houston team that has struggled of late in MLS play but has shown its grit by advancing to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final against the Philadelphia Union on Sept. 26 at BBVA Compass Stadium.
Toronto’s pivotal climb goes through resurgent Impact in 401 Derby
After running away with the Supporters’ Shield en route to the 2017 MLS Cup crown, Toronto FC are in unfamiliar territory as they host a resurgent Montreal Impact side in the 401 Derby on Saturday at BMO Field (8 p.m. / TSN, TVA Sports). Fresh off winning their third straight Canadian Championship last Wednesday, TFC (6-12-6, 24 points) will attempt to climb from their ninth-place standing in the Eastern Conference when they host Montreal (10-13-3, 33 points). Spearheaded by
Ignacio Piatti
, who leads his side with 12 goals and nine assists, Montreal has accrued 21 points over the past 11 games, good for sixth place in the East. Have the tables turned in the Impact’s favor against Toronto?
Secret Walls events paint intersection of soccer, art and music in Brooklyn, Los Angeles
MLS and Heineken are celebrating the unique clash of soccer, art, and music through the creation of soccer-themed murals during Secret Walls street art competitions at sold-out events in New York City and Los Angeles.
On Monday, fans from both sides of the New York Derby were joined by midfielder Sean Davis (NYRB), goalkeeper Luis Robles (NYRB), forward Ismael Tajour (NYCFC), and defender Anton Tinnerholm (NYCFC), as they cheered for their respective ‘street art’ teams in Brooklyn, New York. The evening concluded with a performance by triple-platinum recording artist Young M.A.

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MLS and Heineken will also host a Secret Walls event in Los Angeles on Wednesday in advance of Friday’s sold out rivalry match between the LA Galaxy and LAFC.
MLSsoccer.com providing exclusive Heineken Rivalry Week programming
Kicking off the Heineken Rivalry Week on Wednesday night live from Yankee Stadium, MLSsoccer.com will have no shortage of digital shows to preview and recap this exciting week of matchups. Complete coverage details are listed below.
Wednesday, Aug. 22
6:30 p.m. ET: New York Derby edition of ExtraTime Live driven by Continental (
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9:30 p.m. ET: Matchday Central Postgame Show (
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MLS Week 26: Match Notes
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls, 7 p.m. (FS1, FOX Deportes, TSN)

• NYCFC had their two-game undefeated streak come to an end in a 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union on Saturday evening at Talen Energy Stadium.
  
• The Red Bulls had their two-game winning run come to an end but extended their undefeated streak to three games, reaching a 2-2 draw with Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BC Place on Saturday afternoon.
  
• Daniel Royer scored both Red Bulls goals – his second two-goal game in the past three matches. Royer has four two-goal games in his MLS career. Each time, he has scored a pair of braces over a three-game span.
  
• The Red Bulls have won six of the 11 meetings all-time in league play, with a 25-12 goal differential. Included in that was a 7-0 Red Bulls win on May 21, 2016, at Yankee Stadium, the victory matching the largest margin of victory in MLS history (and the seven goals by the Red Bulls their club record). In all competitions, the Red Bulls have won eight of 13 matches, with one draw, with a 29-12 goal differential.
  
• The teams have met twice this year in league play, each winning one -- the Red Bulls again cruising to another heavy victory in the New York derby, a 4-0 win on May 5 at Red Bull Arena, and NYCFC winning 1-0 in the Bronx on July 8. The teams also met in the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, as the Red Bulls eased to another 4-0 victory in the series, also at Red Bull Arena.
  
• Two of NYCFC’s four wins vs. the Red Bulls came last year, a 2-0 victory June 24 in the club’s first win ever at Red Bull Arena, and a 3-2 victory at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 6, as David Villa hit for his first career MLS hat trick, overcoming a Bradley Wright-Phillips brace.
  
• Wright-Phillips has scored 11 goals against NYCFC, scoring in seven of the games, with two goals in a game on four occasions.
  

Thursday, August 23, 2018
Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• The Fire had their MLS club-record losing streak extended to eight matches, falling 2-1 to the Montréal Impact on Saturday evening at Stade Saputo. Nemanja Nikolic scored the Fire goal, his 11th of the season.
  
• Crew SC saw their three-game winning streak come to an end, falling 3-1 to Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Gyasi Zardes scored his 15th goal of the season, his fourth in the past four games.
  
• The teams are meeting for the third time this season, each having won on their home ground. Nikolic scored the game’s only goal after 27 minutes for a Fire victory April 7 at Toyota Park, then Zardes scored twice as Crew SC took a 3-0 win May 12 at Mapfre Stadium.
  
• Crew SC are undefeated in their past eight home meetings in the series (6-0-2), the last win for the Fire in Columbus coming in 2013. The Fire have won the past two meetings in Bridgeview, following a four-game home winless streak in the series.
  
• The Fire have won two of the past four meetings between the teams, after going 10 games winless against Crew SC, dating back to a 2-1 victory in Columbus on June 22, 2013. Crew SC had won five of the meetings in between, with five draws.
  

Houston Dynamo vs. FC Dallas, 9 p.m. (UniMás/UDN)

• The Dynamo equaled a club record with their fifth consecutive defeat – their winless run now at seven games – when Real Salt Lake scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in stoppage time for a 2-1 win at BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday evening.
  
• FC Dallas head coach Oscar Pareja became the ninth coach in MLS history to reach 100 league wins, guiding his club to a 2-0 victory against Minnesota United FC at Toyota Stadium on Saturday evening.
  
• It's been a rivalry owned by FC Dallas in recent years: The Dynamo have won just once in the series over the past five seasons. Since the start of 2013, FC Dallas are 6-1-5 in league play against Houston, and have won the three meetings between the teams in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
  
• The Dynamo haven’t won in Frisco since 2011, but the last three meetings there have ended in draws. FCD has won five of the past nine matches in all competitions between the teams at BBVA Compass Stadium.
  
• The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Matt Hedges gave FCD a first-minute lead, but Mauro Manotas leveled just seven minutes later, leaving the teams in a 1-1 draw July 21 at BBVA Compass Stadium.
  
• The clubs play for “El Capitán,” the 19th-century Mountain Howitzer cannon to be awarded to the winner of the season series by supporters’ groups for both clubs.
  

Friday, August 24, 2018
Orlando City SC vs. Atlanta United, 8 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN Deportes)

• Orlando City return to action after a weekend away, their winless streak now at five games with a fourth loss in that time, following a 3-2 defeat to D.C. United at Audi Field on Aug. 12. Dom Dwyer scored his 11th goal of the season, his third in as many games.
  
• Atlanta United extended their undefeated streak to six games with a fourth victory in that time, defeating Columbus Crew SC 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
  
• Josef Martínez moved into a tie for the all-time MLS single-season goalscoring record with his 27th goal of the season. In just 25 games, Martínez is the fastest in league history to reach the 27-goal mark (the previous mark was 27 goals in 30 games by Roy Lassiter in 1996). Martínez’s goal was his ninth in a row for Atlanta United, one shy of the all-time league record.
  
• Two of the newest clubs in the league have already set the South on fire with their rivalry – and it's been one completely owned by Atlanta United. In five meetings all-time, Atlanta has not lost to its neighbor to the south, earning a pair of victories this year, a 2-1 win on May 13 at Orlando City Stadium, and a dominant 4-0 victory on June 30 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
  
• Atlanta claimed victory in the first meeting between the teams, July 21 of last year at Orlando City Stadium, before the teams then played to two draws.
  

LA Galaxy vs. Los Angeles Football Club, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN Deportes)

• The Galaxy equaled the biggest margin of defeat in their 23-year history (set twice previously), suffering a 5-0 loss to Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field on Saturday afternoon. The loss extended the Galaxy’s winless run to four games.
  
• LAFC won their second game on the trot on the heels of a five-game winless run, both wins coming by shutout after a 2-0 defeat of the Colorado Rapids at Banc of California Stadium on Sunday evening.
  
• Their rivalry is just two games old, but the LA Galaxy and Los Angeles Football Club have already created some seminal moments.
  
• The teams first met on March 31 at StubHub Center – and the Galaxy overturned a 0-3 deficit for a 4-3 win – just the second time in MLS history, in 5,114 league matches, a team overturned a three-goal deficit for a victory. (It took 4,916 games for the first.). Zlatan Ibrahimović scored two goals, including the equalizer and the game-winner, and became just the third player in MLS annals to score the game-tying goal and the game-winning goals on his debut. He became the 16th player in MLS history to score two goals in his first league game. No player has ever scored a hat trick on his debut.
  
• The teams met for the first time at Banc of California Stadium on July 26, and once again there was a dramatic comeback. LAFC was up two goals after just 20 minutes, but Romain Alessandrini and Ola Kamara scored four minutes apart late in the match to leave the teams in a 2-2 draw.
  

Saturday, August 25, 2018
Philadelphia Union vs. New England Revolution, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)

• The Union won their second successive game and their third in the past four matches, defeating New York City FC 2-0 at Talen Energy Stadium on Saturday evening. Borek Dockal set up both Union goals, and he is now one of three players tied for second place in the MLS assist standings with 12.
  
• The Revolution had their winless streak extended to seven games with a second consecutive loss, falling 2-0 to D.C. United at Audi Field on Sunday evening.
  
• The teams are meeting for the third time this season, and the Union have won the first two. They took a 2-0 win in the season opener for both clubs on March 3 at Talen Energy Stadium, then on Aug. 11, Jack Elliott scored a pair of goals within the opening 24 minutes as the Union took a 3-2 win at Gillette Stadium.
  

• The Union have won five of the past six meetings between the clubs, outscoring New England 15-2 in those victories. The only Revolution win in the series since 2015 came July 29 of last year at Gillette Stadium, a 3-0 victory.
  

Toronto FC vs. Montreal Impact, 8 p.m. (TSN, TVA Sports, ESPN+)

• TFC saw their winless streak in league play stretched to three games with a second draw in that span, reaching a 1-1 result with the San Jose Earthquakes at Avaya Stadium on Saturday evening.
  
• The Impact put an end to a four-game winless run but extended their undefeated streak to three games, defeating the Chicago Fire 2-1 at Stade Saputo on Saturday evening.
  
• The teams are meeting for the second time this season in league play. Jeisson Vargas scored the game’s lone goal after 41 minutes as the Impact took a victory March 17 at Olympic Stadium.
  
• The teams have evenly split their last four league meetings. Each team has once at the other’s ground, both coming last year, TFC cruising to a 3-1 win on Aug. 23 at Stade Saputo, then the Impact taking a three-goal lead before the game was a half-hour old before winning 5-3 on Sept. 20 at BMO Field.
  
• The Impact had won two league games in a row at BMO Field before TFC won 1-0 last Oct. 15. They were the first two wins ever for the Impact in Toronto, going 0-6-4 in the first 10 meetings in all competitions at BMO Field.
  
• Before this season, the teams had met in every season they’ve been together in MLS in the Canadian Championship, with each team defeating the other once for the title – TFC winning the second of their three titles in a row in 2017, while the Impact won the title in 2014.
  
• The teams also met in a remarkable Eastern Conference Championship in 2016, when Toronto FC won the second leg 5-2 in extra time to advance to their first MLS Cup with a 7-5 victory on aggregate. It marked the most goals ever scored in a two-leg series since the format started in 2003.
  

Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United FC, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN+)

• Sporting won their third consecutive game – all by shutout – in a 3-0 defeat of the Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday evening. It was the 10th clean sheet of the season for Tim Melia, now leading MLS.
  
• MNUFC saw their winless streak reach four games with a third defeat in that time, falling 2-0 to FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium on Saturday evening.
  
• The teams are meeting for the third time this season. Wan Kuzain scored his first MLS goal as Sporting rolled to a 4-1 win on June 3 at Children’s Mercy Park. The teams also played to a 1-1 deadlock on May 20 at TCF Bank Stadium.
  
• The teams met three times in MNUFC’s inaugural season, evenly splitting their league series. Minnesota United won the first matchup between the clubs, a 2-0 win on May 7 at TCF Bank Stadium; they also reached a 1-1 draw in Minneapolis on Oct. 7. Sporting won the lone meeting in Kansas City, a 3-0 triumph on June 3. The teams also met in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, with Sporting strolling to a 4-0 victory on June 14 at Children’s Mercy Park.
  

Colorado Rapids vs. Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m. (ESPN+)

• The Rapids had their three-game undefeated run put to an end, falling 2-0 to the Los Angeles Football Club at Banc of California Stadium on Sunday evening.
  
• Real won on the road for the first time since May 26, getting the game-tying and game-winning goals in stoppage time for a 2-1 win against the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday evening.
  
• Albert Rusnák scored both RSL goals, the game-winner coming in the 100th minute, equaling the latest goal ever scored in stoppage time in a regulation game, the second time the game-winner was netted that late (also: Kaká, Orlando City vs. Toronto FC on June 25, 2016, also a penalty kick).
  
• The teams are meeting for the third time this season. Real got three goals in the final eight minutes plus stoppage time for a 3-0 victory on April 21 at Rio Tinto Stadium. On July 21 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, RSL held a two-goal lead after 17 minutes, but the Rapids got a late equalizer from Dillon Serna for a 2-2 draw.
  
• Real have a 16-game home undefeated streak alive vs. Colorado. Since the Rapids’ last win in Utah, a 2-0 victory on April 30, 2007, at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Real have won 12 games with four draws. Colorado has never won at Rio Tinto Stadium (0-10-4 all-time in league play).
  
• Real Salt Lake have come away with points on five of their last eight trips to Commerce City (three wins, two draws, dating back to 2013).
  
• The rivals play for the Rocky Mountain Cup, a trophy awarded by the supporters’ groups of both teams.
  

San Jose Earthquakes vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 10 p.m. (TSN)

• Chris Wondolowski scored the 141st league goal of his MLS career – now four goals away from tying Landon Donovan for the all-time record – as the Quakes played to a 1-1 draw with Toronto FC at Avaya Stadium.
  
• Whitecaps FC extended their league undefeated streak to four matches, reaching a 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls at BC Place on Saturday afternoon. Kendall Waston scored both Vancouver goals, his first career two-goal game in MLS.
  
• The teams are meeting for the second time this season, after reaching a 2-2 draw on May 16 at BC Place.
  
• The Quakes have a six-game undefeated streak in the league series, with the last Whitecaps FC win in a regular-season meeting between the teams coming on July 26, 2015. In the six league meetings since, the Quakes have won twice, with four draws.
  
• The Quakes have never lost to Whitecaps FC at home, with three wins in nine meetings there all-time. The teams have reached draws in five of the last seven meetings in San Jose, the Quakes win last March 11 the first by either team there since April 11, 2015.
  
• The Quakes have come away with points on their last three league trips to BC Place. The Quakes’ 2-1 win on Aug. 12, 2016, at BC Place was the first ever for the away team in the all-time series. The Quakes had lost on each of their six previous visits to Vancouver.
  
• The teams did also meet in the Knockout Round in last year’s MLS Cup Playoffs – and Whitecaps FC took a 5-0 win at BC Place, the second-most goals scored by a team in a postseason game in league history.
  

Sunday, August 26, 2018
New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United, 7 p.m. (FS1, FOX Deportes)

• D.C. United won their third consecutive match – their longest winning run of the season – and extended their undefeated streak to five games in a 2-0 victory against the New England Revolution at Audi Field on Sunday evening.
  
• The teams have met 91 times in all competitions over the years – the most of any two clubs in MLS history. New York has won 33 and United have won 43, including a 7-4-2 record in the postseason. They play for the Atlantic Cup, awarded to the winner of the season series by supporters’ groups from both clubs.
  
• It's been a while since D.C. United have seen any success in the series. The Red Bulls have a six-game undefeated streak alive in the series, including a 1-0 win at Audi Field on July 25, the lone meeting between the teams this season.
  
• The Red Bulls won the final meeting ever between the clubs at RFK Stadium, a 2-1 triumph on Decision Day (Oct. 22) last year, ending a five-game home undefeated streak for United in the series.
  
• The Red Bulls have a nine-game undefeated streak going in regular season matches at Red Bull Arena, having won five of the past seven meetings in Harrison. United’s last win at the Red Bulls came in 2011.
  

Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 9:30 p.m. (FS1, FOX Deportes)

• The Timbers saw their losing run extended to three games – after a club-record equaling 15-game undefeated streak – suffering a 3-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday evening.
  
• Sounders FC set a club record with their sixth consecutive league victory – and extended their undefeated streak to nine games, tied for second-longest in the club’s MLS history – in a 5-0 win over the LA Galaxy at CenturyLink Field. The win equaled the club’s record for margin of victory over its 10 MLS seasons.
  
• The Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers have met 101 times in all competitions, the most between two U.S.-based clubs, the second-most in U.S./Canadian soccer history. Since their first meeting in 1975 in the old North American Soccer League, Seattle has won 50 times and Portland has won 37, with 14 draws. In MLS league play, Sounders FC have won nine matches, the Timbers have won seven, and six have been draws. The Timbers won both meetings in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
  
• The Timbers won 3-2 on June 30 at CenturyLink Field – their first win ever in Seattle in an MLS regular season game (Sounders FC were 7-0-3 leading up to that match. However, the Timbers did win there during the 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs.
  
• The Timbers have won four of the past five league meetings in Portland, with one draw, over the last two seasons, including a 1-0 win there on May 13. Sounders FC last won in Portland in 2014. When the Timbers took a 4-1 win on June 28, 2015, the three-goal victory equaled Portland’s largest margin of victory against the Sounders since 1977.