Leagues Cup Matchday Preview: All Saturday Games
Another round of games is set to kickoff in the Leagues Cup after yesterday’s magic, headlined by Lionel Messi’s debut and winning free kick goal. We have all the match previews for todays July 22nd fixtures.
CF Montreal vs Pumas UNAM (7:30 E.T)
- First ever meeting head to head between both sides. Mexican teams haven’t played in Canada since Club America beat Montreal in the 2015 Concacaf Champions League Final.
- Montreal comes into the matchup having just snapped a winless streak of 4 games.
- UNAM are coming off consecutive ties in their Liga Mx season.
- Players to Watch : Opoku, Salvio.
NY Red Bulls vs NE Revolution (7:30 E.T.)
- Head to Head: NYRB 16 wins, NE Revs 11 wins. 7 draws.
- An inconsistent season has NYRB in 11th place and 4 points below the playoff line.
- The Revs have maintained consistent form and have only lost 1 of their last 10 games. They currently sit 2nd in the Eastern Conference.
- Players to Watch: Gil, Tolkin
Philadelphia Union vs Tijuana (8:00 E.T.)
- First ever head to head meeting
- Xolos coming off a good win against Cruz Azul.
- Union sit in 3rd place in the eastern conference and have won two straight.
- Players to Watch: Carranza, Gonzalez
Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders (9:30 E.T)
- Head to Head: RSL 15 Wins, SEA 15 Wins. 8 Draws.
- RSL are on a fantastic run of form and have not lost a game since May 31st. Currently in 3rd place in the Western Conference.
- Seattle have been consistent this season but haven’t won in two games. Currently in 4th place in the Western Conference.
- Only 1 point separate the two teams in MLS standings.
- Players to Watch: Luna, Ruidiaz.
San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers (10:00 E.T)
- Head to Head: PTFC 18 wins, SJEQ 6 wins, 11 Draws.
- San Jose has enjoyed an unusually consistent season where they haven’t been on any crazy winning or losing streaks which were a staple of the Almeyda era.
- Portland are not having a good season, they have struggled to find consistent scoring and currently sit 12 in the Western Conference Standings.
- Players to Watch: Espinoza, Asprilla.
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