Tras haberse jugado la jornada completa del Decision Day 2020, los emparejamientos y partidos tanto de la Conf. Este como la Conf. del Oeste de los Playoffs 2020 han quedado definidos.
Un récord de 10 clubles de la Conferencia del Este han clasificado a la postemporada, y aquellos que culminaron en las posiciones siete a 10, deben disputar un partido Play-In para avanzar a la Ronda 1 de los Playoffs.
Montreal Impact (9na posicion) e Inter Miami (10ma posición) fueron los últimos clubes en clasificar a los Playoffs. Philadelphia Union, por su parte, logró el superliderato en la tabla general, ganando así su primer título en la historia.PUBLICIDADhttps://7f36c1b8a04df41f16a76a5d193bd5dd.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html
En el Oeste, Sporting Kansas City quedó como líder de la tabla tras una dominante victoria ante Real Salt Lake.
Aun cuando los clasificados a Playoffs de este grupo ya se habían definido previo a esta jornada, hubo mucho movimento de posiciones en la tabla, lo que tuvo incidencia en la ventaja de local en la postemporada. Minnesota United quedó en la cuarta posición, y por ende, tiene ventaja de local en la Ronda 1 de partidos.
Carlos Vela reapareció para LAFC con gol pero su equipo solo logró un empate, y ese empate los movió a la séptima posición lo que indica que arrancarán de visitantes ante su gran verdugo en 2019, los campeones reinantes Seattle Sounders.
CONFERENCIA DEL ESTE
Play-In de la Conferencia del Este
- Nashville SC (7) vs. Inter Miami (10)
- NE Revolution (8) vs Montreal Impact (9)
Ronda 1 de los Playoffs
- (1) Philadelphia Union vs. Ganador Play-In de menor puntaje en temporada regular
- (2) Toronto FC vs. Ganador Play-In de mayor puntaje en la temporada regular
- (3) Columbus Crew SC vs. (6) New York Red Bulls
- (4) Orlando City SC vs. (5) NYCFC
CONFERENCIA DEL OESTE
Ronda 1 de los Playoffs
- (1) Sporting Kansas City vs. (8) San Jose Earthquakes
- (2) Seattle Sounders vs. (7) LAFC
- (3) Portland Timbers vs. (6) FC Dallas
- (4) Minnesota United vs. (5) Colorado Rapids
After a wild Decision Day, featuring goals galore, triumph, heartbreak and even snow, the Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs field is now set.
A record 10 teams have made the postseason from the East, with those that finished in places seven to 10 facing a Play-In match in order to make it into Round 1 proper. The big news on Decision Day was the Philadelphia Union securing the top seed and the Supporters’ Shield, meaning they will play at home throughout the playoffs.
At the other end of the field, the Montreal Impact and Inter Miami CF edged out D.C. United and Chicago Fire FC to clinch the remaining two places in the East after a dramatic first set of games on Decision Day.
In the West, meanwhile, Sporting Kansas City clinched top spot with a win at Real Salt Lake in the aforementioned snow. While all eight playoff spots had already been wrapped up, there was plenty of movement in the seedings. Minnesota United took fourth spot to get a home Round 1 playoff game, while last season’s Supporters’ Shield winners, LAFC, dropped all the way down to seventh and will now face a blockbuster Round 1 matchup at the home of the 2019 MLS Cup winners, the Seattle Sounders.
Eastern Conference
Play-In Matches
(8) New England Revolution vs. (9) Montreal Impact
Friday, Nov. 20 at 6:30 pm ET (FS1, Fox Deportes in US; TSN, TVAS in Canada)
- New England Revolution at home in 2020: 2-3-5
- Montreal Impact on the road in 2020: 4-5-1
- Season matchup: The two teams have met four times this season, with the Revs winning three, including the only matchup played at Gillette Stadium, 3-1, on Sept. 23.
(7) Nashville SC vs. (10) Inter Miami CF
Friday, Nov. 20 at 9 pm ET (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes in US; TSN, TVAS in Canada)
- Nashville at home in 2020: 4-1-5
- Inter Miami on the road in 2020: 2-8-1
- Season matchup: Nashville have had the better of the two matchups between the 2020 expansion teams, winning 1-0 at home on Aug. 30 before drawing 1-1 in Florida on Sept. 6.
Round One
(1) Philadelphia Union vs. lower-seeded Play-In winner
- Philadelphia at home in 2020: 9-0-0
(2) Toronto FC vs. higher-seeded Play-In winner
- Toronto FC at home in 2020: 7-2-1
(3) Columbus Crew SC vs. (6) New York Red Bulls
- Columbus at home in 2020: 9-1-0
- RBNY on the road in 2020: 3-3-4
- Season matchup: Columbus came out on top in the only matchup between the two teams in 2020, winning 2-0 at the MLS is Back Tournament in July.
(4) Orlando City SC vs. (5) NYCFC
- Orlando at home in 2020: 6-1-3
- NYCFC on the road in 2020: 4-4-3
- Season matchup: Orlando won 3-1 when the teams met at the MLS is Back Tournament in July before the teams played out a 1-1 tie at Exploria Stadium last month.
Western Conference
Round One
(1) Sporting Kansas City vs. (8) San Jose Earthquakes
- SKC at home in 2020: 5-3-1
- San Jose on the road in 2020: 2-6-0
- Season matchup: Teams have not met in 2020
(2) Seattle Sounders vs. (7) LAFC
- Seattle at home in 2020: 7-1-2
- LAFC on the road in 2020: 1-6-1
- Season matchup: The two MLS heavyweights have met three times in the regular season in 2020, with Seattle winning both matches at home and LAFC taking the lone matchup at the Banc of California Stadium. The teams also met in the Round of 16 at the MLS is Back Tournament when LAFC were the emphatic 4-1 victors.
(3) Portland Timbers vs. (6) FC Dallas
- Portland at home in 2020: 5-4-2
- Dallas on the road in 2020: 1-5-3
- Season matchup: Teams have not met in 2020
(4) Minnesota United vs. (5) Colorado Rapids
- Minnesota at home in 2020: 4-1-3
- Colorado on the road in 2020: 4-3-2
- Season matchup: Minnesota were the 2-1 victors when the two teams faced off just two weeks ago in their only meeting at Allianz Field in 2020. They shared a 2-2 draw when they met at the MLS is Back Tournament in July.
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