On Sunday, October 22, MLS presents Decision Day 2017, an overwhelming celebration of the end of the regular season where 11 games all kick off at the same instant to decide who gets into the playoffs and who gets an extended off season. Some years, this is also the day where we discover who wins the Supporter’s Shield, but Toronto took care of that pretty early. Way to ruin the surprise, Toronto.
Thanks to Sara from Constellation & Co, we have prizes to give away! We’re going to be able to show pictures of the goodies later, but in the meantime, have some rules and entry guidelines!
The rules: List your predictions for the winners of the 11 Decision day games in the comments below. We’re limiting this to just choosing the winning team (or a draw). You can include a scoreline for fun, but you won’t get bonus points for being right. No bonus points for Derby Names either. With 11 games to worry about, let’s keep it as simple as possible.
Everyone on the internet is eligible to enter, but Dave and Carol will only be playing for fun. You must post your predictions BEFORE Decision Day Kickoff. Please include your email so we can notify you of your victory. Only comments on THIS POST will be considered; I don’t care how correct you were on Facebook or Twitter.
Here are the games you need to predict:
Real Atlanta United City FC vs Toronto FC
D.C. United vs New York Red Bulls
Montreal Impact vs New England Revolution
New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC
Philadelphia Union vs. Orlando City SC
FC Dallas vs LA Galaxy
Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City
Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC
San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC
Seattle Sounders FC vs Colorado Rapids
Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire
Best of Luck!
Real Atlanta United City FC vs Toronto FC – Draw
D.C. United vs New York Red Bulls – NYRB
Montreal Impact vs New England REVOLUTION – REVS
New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC – NYCFC
Philadelphia Union vs. Orlando City SC – Draw
FC Dallas vs LA Galaxy – Draw
Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City – SKC
Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC – VWFC
San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC – Draw
Seattle Sounders FC vs Colorado Rapids – SSFC
Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire – 2018 WC Champions, Chicago 🔥
TFC, NYRB, MIFC, NYCFC, PHI, Draw, Draw, VWFC, SJ, SSFC, Draw
Toronto FC (win)
New York Red Bulls (win)
Montreal Impact (win)
Columbus Crew SC (win)
Orlando City SC (win)
LA Galaxy (win)
Real Salt Lake (win)
Portland Timbers (win)
San Jose Earthquakes (win)
Seattle Sounders FC (win)
Toronto Wins it For Canada
D.C. United Wins It For Washington
New England Wins it for England
New York Wins it for the Indigenous populations of the 15th century Carribean
Philadelphia Wins it for Charlie Day
FC Dallas Wins it because LA was replaced by San Francisco in Blade Runner
Real Salt Lake will thoroughly defeat the Fake Sporting Kansas City
Vancouver White Caps easily defeat the Timbers
San Jose Wins because I live there now
Sounders Win, they have never lost
The Chicago Fire burns down the dry, dry, Houston team
If any predictions are found incorrect, the standard model of physics is totally wrong.
Toronto
D.C
Montreal
NYC
Draw( philly/Orlando)
Draw (Dallas/LA)
Sporting
Vancouver
San Jose
Seattle
Chicago
Real Atlanta United City FC vs Toronto FC
– TFC win
D.C. United vs New York Red Bulls
– Draw
Montreal Impact vs New England Revolution
– Montreal
New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC
– Draw
Philadelphia Union vs. Orlando City SC
– OCSC
FC Dallas vs LA Galaxy
-FCD
Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City
-SKC
Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC
-PTFC
San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC
-Draw
Seattle Sounders FC vs Colorado Rapids
-Fishing Village FC
Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire
– Chicago
I wonder what happens when I try using a different email address. This is another test.
Real Atlanta United City FC vs Toronto FC – Draw 0-0
The two teams who have scored the most goals in the regular season, this is the “Goals for days” Derby.
D.C. United vs New York Red Bulls – NYRB Win
“Bottom of the top vs Bottom of the bottom” Derby.
Montreal Impact vs New England Revolution – Draw
The two teams just below the line in the East, “So close yet so far” Derby.
New York City FC vs Austin Crew SC – NYCFC Win
“What’s that about a new stadium?” Derby. Too soon?
Philadelphia Union vs. Orlando City SC – Philly Win
“Battle of Who Could Care Less” Derby.
FC Dallas vs LA Galaxy – Dallas Win
“Past Their Prime” Derby. Former powerhouses both reduced to a shadow of their former glory.
Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City – SKC Win
“Flyover” Derby. Alternately the “Ski to SKC” Derby. Alternately the “Real Sporting” Derby.
Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC – PDX Win
“At least Seattle won’t win the division” Derby.
San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC – Quakes Win
“Minus Twenty-Two” Derby. Only DCU has a worse goal differential than these two.
Seattle Sounders FC vs Colorado Rapids – Seattle Win
Deuce vs. Howard in the “USMNT Retirees” Derby. At least one of these guys will earn a point for their team this week.
Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire – Houston Win
“Flip the script” Derby. Last year’s basement dwellers both made it to the playoffs in respectable positions this year.
Atlanta United
D.C. United
Montreal Impact
New York City FC
Philadelphia
FC Dallas
Real Salt Lake
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC
Houston Dynamo
Real Atlanta United City FC vs Toronto FC – Draw
D.C. United vs New York Red Bulls – NYRB
Montreal Impact vs New England Revolution – Montreal
New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC – NYCFC
Philadelphia Union vs. Orlando City SC – Philadelphia
FC Dallas vs LA Galaxy – FCD
Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City – RSL
Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC – Ugh. Timbers
San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC – San Jose
Seattle Sounders FC vs Colorado Rapids – SEATTLE
Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire – Chicago
Bugger. I’m going to make Dave look like Nostradamus (assuming the latter really had the talents he’s famous for).
Real Atlanta United City FC vs Toronto FC : Whiny Privileged FC, er, Atlanta
D.C. United vs New York Red Bulls : Sad Politico Buzzards
Montreal Impact vs New England Revolution : Léquipe Quelle Mal
New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC: Precourt’s Thorns
Philadelphia Union vs. Orlando City SC: Draw
FC Dallas vs LA Galaxy: Carlos Ruiz
Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City: Draw
Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC :Draw
San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC : Loons win the (mens) World Cup!
Seattle Sounders FC vs Colorado Rapids: Ravers
Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire : Draw
Real Atlanta United City FC vs Toronto FC: ATLiens win
D.C. United vs New York Red Bulls: The Kickin’ Paul Arriolas win
Montreal Impact vs New England Revolution: Bob Kraft’s bastards win
New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC: Manchester City C win
Philadelphia Union vs. Orlando City SC: Kaká wins
FC Dallas vs LA Galaxy: Los Quatro Santos win
Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City: SC LDS win
Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC: draw. No one wins.
San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC: Window’s Warriors win
Seattle Sounders FC vs Colorado Rapids: Christian Roldan and the Fellowship of the Ring win
Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire: the Windy City Disasters win
TOR – W
DCU – W
Mon- NE draw
COL -W
ORL – W
FCD – W
RSL – W
Por v Van draw
MIN – W
SEA – W
CHI – W
Toronto FC
D.C. United
Montreal Impact
Columbus Crew SC
Philadelphia Union
FC Dallas
Sporting Kansas City
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Minnesota United FC
Seattle Sounders FC
Chicago Fire
Real Atlanta United City FC vs Toronto FC- Toronto Obvi
D.C. United vs New York Red Bull’s- DC
Montreal Impact vs New England Revolution- New England
New York City FC vs Columbus Crew SC- Columbus
Philadelphia Union vs. Orlando City SC- Orlando
FC Dallas vs LA Galaxy- Dallas
Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City- KC
Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC- draw
San Jose Earthquakes vs Minnesota United FC- MN
Seattle Sounders FC vs Colorado Rapids- Seattle
Houston Dynamo vs Chicago Fire- draw