Austin vs Portland, Toronto vs LA Galaxy & More

MLS Week 28 kicks off on Wednesday, August 31 with Philadelphia vs Atlanta at 7:00 pm EST.

Philadelphia and NYCFC are favorites to take three points over Atlanta United and DC United. LAFC over Houston Dynamo is the only team favored to win on the road.

LAFC is on a two-game losing skid. LAFC lost 4-1 in Austin on Friday. Houston Dynamo lost 2-0 in Minnesota last week. The Dynamo are winless in six games and have just one win in their last 11. Los Angeles leads the Supporters’ Shield race at 18-3-6 and 57 points. Houston is in Wooden Spoon contention at 7-5-15 and 26 points, but they're still in the hunt.

Austin FC take on Portland Timbers in midweek. Both teams are in good form. The teams have scored in 21/28 of their matches this season. Portland won the lone earlier meeting this year 1-0. Last year the results were 3-1 and 4-2 at home for Portland.

Austin vs Portland, Toronto vs LA Galaxy and more are games to be played.

Toronto FC is outside the Eastern Conference playoffs. LA Galaxy are in the Western Conference playoff position. Greg Vanney won MLS Cup with Toronto FC in 2017.