Major League Soccer Betting tips & Predictions

MLS Predictions

Types of bets

USA Major League Soccer

Playoffs

19 November - 18:30

Orlando City SC

FC Cincinnati

1 2.48

X 4.12

2 2.60

Prediction:

Probability: 53%

19 November - 21:00

Seattle Sounders

Real Salt Lake

1 2.04

X 3.96

2 3.55

Prediction:

Probability: 51%

21 November - 13:00

New England Revolution

Philadelphia Union

1 3.35

X 3.90

2 2.11

Prediction:

Probability: 46%

21 November - 15:00

FC Dallas

Portland Timbers

1 1.96

X 4.17

2 3.66

Prediction:

Probability: 62%

21 November - 17:00

Inter Miami

Columbus Crew

1 1.79

X 4.50

2 4.10

Prediction:

Probability: 60%

22 November - 17:30

Chicago Fire

Charlotte FC

1 1.65

X 5.07

2 4.87

Prediction:

Probability: 49%

23 November - 19:00

Saint Louis City SC

Los Angeles FC

1 2.59

X 3.76

2 2.82

Prediction:

Probability: 52%

24 November - 21:00

San Jose Earthquakes

Houston Dynamo

1 2.37

X 3.60

2 3.05

Prediction:

Probability: 45%

Major League Soccer Statistics (Football)

Match stats

Number of matches played 510

% home win 45.88%

% away win 28.63%

% halftime draws 25.49%

% halftime home wins 37.25%

% halftime away wins 28.43%

% halftime draws 34.31%

Goal stats

Goals 1657

Average goals per match 3.25

Average home goals per match 1.84

Average away goals per match 1.41

Stats betting

% matches over 2.5 goals 64.12%

% matches under 2.5 goals 35.88%

BTTS 63.73%

Cleansheet 36.27%

Discipline stats

Yellow cards 2015

Average yellow cards per match 3.95

Red cards 87

Average red cards per match 0.17

Other stats

Corners 5128

Average corners per match 10.05

Major League Soccer Table - USA

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	23	8	3	+46	77
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	34	19	7	8	+40	64
3	Inter Miami	34	16	12	6	+21	60
4	New England Revolution	34	18	4	12	+8	58
5	FC Dallas	34	16	10	8	+11	58
6	Chicago Fire	34	16	7	11	+10	55
7	Charlotte FC	34	15	9	10	+15	54
8	Saint Louis City SC	34	15	9	10	+11	54
9	San Jose Earthquakes	34	14	10	10	+6	52
10	Houston Dynamo	34	14	9	11	0	51
11	Philadelphia Union	34	14	8	12	+14	50
12	Columbus Crew	34	14	5	15	+7	47
13	Los Angeles FC	34	12	11	11	+12	47
14	Portland Timbers	34	13	7	14	+1	46
15	Orlando City SC	34	13	7	14	-15	46
16	Seattle Sounders	34	12	10	12	-2	46
17	FC Cincinnati	34	12	10	12	-8	46
18	Real Salt Lake	34	13	6	15	+1	45
19	Minnesota United	34	11	11	12	-2	44
20	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	11	11	12	-7	44
21	Colorado Rapids	34	12	7	15	-3	43
22	New York Red Bulls	34	12	6	16	-14	42
23	New York City	34	10	12	12	+4	42
24	Toronto FC	34	9	12	13	-15	39
25	San Diego FC	34	9	11	14	-6	38
26	Austin FC	34	8	10	16	-23	34
27	Atlanta United Fc	34	9	6	19	-17	33
28	DC United	34	7	12	15	-22	33
29	Sporting Kansas City	34	7	5	22	-41	26
30	CF Montreal	34	6	8	20	-32	26
1	Nashville SC	34	15	2	0	34	47
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	34	11	2	4	28	35
3	New England Revolution	34	11	2	4	11	35
4	Charlotte FC	34	10	4	3	21	34
5	Colorado Rapids	34	10	3	4	12	33
6	Orlando City SC	34	10	3	4	11	33
6	Real Salt Lake	34	10	3	4	11	33
8	FC Dallas	34	9	5	3	9	32
9	Los Angeles FC	34	9	4	4	14	31
10	Saint Louis City SC	34	9	4	4	13	31
11	Portland Timbers	34	9	4	4	9	31
12	FC Cincinnati	34	9	3	5	7	30
13	Columbus Crew	34	9	2	6	10	29
14	Chicago Fire	34	9	2	6	8	29
15	Philadelphia Union	34	8	5	4	13	29
16	Houston Dynamo	34	8	5	4	4	29
17	Seattle Sounders	34	8	4	5	3	28
18	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	7	6	4	5	27
19	Inter Miami	34	6	9	2	15	27
20	Toronto FC	34	6	9	2	3	27
21	San Jose Earthquakes	34	7	5	5	4	26
22	New York Red Bulls	34	7	3	7	-2	24
23	San Diego FC	34	6	5	6	7	23
24	Minnesota United	34	5	7	5	3	22
25	New York City	34	5	6	6	6	21
26	DC United	34	5	5	7	-9	20
27	Austin FC	34	4	6	7	-3	18
28	Atlanta United Fc	34	5	2	10	-7	17
29	CF Montreal	34	4	5	8	-6	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	3	5	9	-11	14
1	Inter Miami	34	10	3	4	6	33
2	Nashville SC	34	8	6	3	12	30
3	Vancouver Whitecaps	34	8	5	4	12	29
4	Chicago Fire	34	7	5	5	2	26
5	FC Dallas	34	7	5	5	2	26
6	San Jose Earthquakes	34	7	5	5	2	26
7	New England Revolution	34	7	2	8	-3	23
8	Saint Louis City SC	34	6	5	6	-2	23
9	Houston Dynamo	34	6	4	7	-4	22
10	Minnesota United	34	6	4	7	-5	22
11	Philadelphia Union	34	6	3	8	1	21
12	New York City	34	5	6	6	-2	21
13	Charlotte FC	34	5	5	7	-6	20
14	Columbus Crew	34	5	3	9	-3	18
15	New York Red Bulls	34	5	3	9	-12	18
16	Seattle Sounders	34	4	6	7	-5	18
17	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	4	5	8	-12	17
18	Atlanta United Fc	34	4	4	9	-10	16
19	Austin FC	34	4	4	9	-20	16
20	Los Angeles FC	34	3	7	7	-2	16
21	FC Cincinnati	34	3	7	7	-15	16
22	Portland Timbers	34	4	3	10	-8	15
23	San Diego FC	34	3	6	8	-13	15
24	Orlando City SC	34	3	4	10	-26	13
25	DC United	34	2	7	8	-13	13
26	Sporting Kansas City	34	4	0	13	-30	12
27	Real Salt Lake	34	3	3	11	-10	12
28	Toronto FC	34	3	3	11	-18	12
29	Colorado Rapids	34	2	4	11	-15	10
30	CF Montreal	34	2	3	12	-26	9
1	Columbus Crew	6	6	0	0	12	18
2	Nashville SC	6	4	2	0	9	14
3	Minnesota United	6	4	2	0	7	14
4	Vancouver Whitecaps	6	4	1	1	9	13
5	Real Salt Lake	6	4	1	1	6	13
6	Portland Timbers	6	4	1	1	4	13
7	New England Revolution	6	4	0	2	2	12
8	FC Dallas	6	3	2	1	4	11
9	Inter Miami	6	3	2	1	3	11
10	FC Cincinnati	6	3	1	2	0	10
11	Orlando City SC	6	2	3	1	0	9
12	New York City	6	2	3	1	0	9
13	Charlotte FC	6	2	2	2	5	8
14	Philadelphia Union	6	2	2	2	3	8
15	Los Angeles Galaxy	6	2	2	2	0	8
16	Chicago Fire	6	2	1	3	-1	7
17	Toronto FC	6	2	1	3	-4	7
18	New York Red Bulls	6	2	0	4	0	6
19	Los Angeles FC	6	1	3	2	-1	6
20	Atlanta United Fc	6	2	0	4	-2	6
21	Houston Dynamo	6	1	3	2	-2	6
22	San Diego FC	6	1	3	2	-3	6
23	Colorado Rapids	6	1	3	2	-3	6
24	San Jose Earthquakes	6	1	3	2	-4	6
25	Seattle Sounders	6	1	2	3	-5	5
26	Saint Louis City SC	6	1	1	4	-5	4
27	Sporting Kansas City	6	1	1	4	-8	4
28	Austin FC	6	1	0	5	-8	3
29	CF Montreal	6	0	2	4	-11	2
30	DC United	6	0	0	6	-11	0

Major League Soccer fixtures

21 Nov 13:00

New England Revolution

Philadelphia Union

21 Nov 15:00

FC Dallas

Portland Timbers

21 Nov 17:00

Inter Miami

Columbus Crew

22 Nov 17:30

Chicago Fire

Charlotte FC

23 Nov 19:00

Saint Louis City SC

Los Angeles FC

24 Nov 21:00

San Jose Earthquakes

Houston Dynamo

27 Nov 19:00

Columbus Crew

Inter Miami

28 Nov 11:30

Charlotte FC

Chicago Fire

28 Nov 13:30

Houston Dynamo

San Jose Earthquakes

28 Nov 15:30

Philadelphia Union

New England Revolution

28 Nov 19:30

Los Angeles FC

Saint Louis City SC

28 Nov 21:30

Portland Timbers

FC Dallas

How are our MLS predictions made?

MLS Prediction 2026-27

At Wincomparator, we've been predicting the MLS since 2008. Now, in 2026, we're bringing you our intelligent predictions, the result of years of research. Our special algorithm enables us to make reliable Major League Soccer predictions.

Our predictions are based on thousands of pieces of data
AI helps us to process the data
The odds on the MLS are taken into account in the calculation
Our experts validate all the MLS predictions generated by our tool
We are currently able to calculate the most likely result to be expected from an MLS match.

We currently have the ability to calculate the most likely outcome of MLS match in November 2026.

Winner prediction: who do we expect to win the MLS Cup?

Best scorer Lionel Messi - MLS

After lifting their first MLS title in club history by beating Vancouver 3-1 in the final, Inter Miami will now attempt to defend their crown in the 2026 season. There will be stiff competition with the likes of LAFC, Vancouver Whitecaps and San Diego FC. However, Inter Miami arguably have a stronger team this season than they did last year.

While they've lost key pieces Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, the Herons were able to bring in plenty of reinforcements such as Sergio Reguilon, German Berterame, Micael from Palmeiras, Rodrigo De Paul on a permanent basis and 2025 goalkeeper of the season Dayne St. Clair. And of course, they still possess the most important player in the league: Lionel Messi. 2025 saw Messi produce the greatest single season in MLS history, posting an absurd 35 goals and 23 assists in 34 matches en route to winning the MLS Cup.

With Luis Suarez also still on board, all signs point towards the deadly Inter Miami attack once again dominating the league's defenses. After delivering the MLS championship to his club, we believe there's a strong possibility that the team kicks on and comes into the 2026 season with momentum and confidence. Even before kickoff, our advice is clear: back the legendary No. 10 and his teammates.

Our 2026 MLS winner prediction: Inter Miami to be crowned champions.

2026 MLS season - odds for the title

Vancouver Whitecaps - 3.00
Nashville SC - 3.50
Inter Miami - 3.75
LAFC - 4.50
Chicago Fire - 5.50
Houston Dynamo - 7.00
FC Dallas - 8.00
St Louis City - 9.00
New England - 10.00
FC Cincinnati - 17.00
Orlando City - 34.00
DC United - 41.00

These odds, taken from the Bet365 website, show that the title will be hotly contested and that winning the MLS is anything but easy. Would you like to bet on the future winner or find out the odds on all the teams? Go to Bet365.com!

Note also that at certain times of the season, you'll have the opportunity to bet on the long term, with bets on which teams will win the Supporters’ Shield (awarded to the team with the best regular season record), which teams will finish at the top of their respective conference, which players will top the goalscoring charts, and more.

The impact of MLS statistics on your predictions

If there’s one important thing to always keep in mind when making your predictions, it's that statistics are a vital element in the success of a sports bet. In fact, by taking them into account along with other information (such as teams, players, fixtures, etc.), you'll have a much better idea of which bets to favor and which to avoid.

Consider a match with Inter Miami at home vs a visiting LAFC, two teams with tremendous attacking potential with the likes of Messi, Suarez, Son and Bouanga. Naturally, it’s going to be highly likely that a bet such as ‘+2.5 goals’ will come through. In the 2025 season, for example, Inter Miami topped the charts for matches with 3 or more goals, validating the +2.5 prediction in 18 of their 21 total home matches (86%). LAFC, meanwhile, saw 68% of their away fixtures go over in the 2025 campaign. On the other hand, if two teams known for their defensive stoutness were to face off, such as Vancouver and Philadelphia, it’s probably best to avoid this type of bet.

Keep in mind that the main figures and all the statistics should be analysed before each bet on the MLS, and that we offer you our stats table a bit higher up on this page, so don't hesitate to make use of it!

MLS odds: how to use them to bet with bookmakers?

It’s not just the statistics that you need to factor in: the odds offered by the bookmakers are a determining factor for your bets. The odds reflect the different probabilities of an outcome, and of course must be taken into account in our algorithm.

In order to make a reliable Major League Soccer prediction, you need to ask yourself this question: are the odds a true reflection of actual outcome? You have to ask yourself whether the winnings that are on offer in the event of a winning bet are worth the amount that you are risking with a bookmaker.

For example, you are predicting a tightly contested match between FC Cincinnati and Charlotte FC. The bookmakers are offering odds of 1.70 for Cincinnati to win – in this scenario, it might be wiser to avoid placing this bet. Using the formula (1/quote) x 100, we calculate that the bookmakers estimate the probability of Cincinnati winning the match at 58.8%, which is a fairly high percentage. If you think the odds are too high, the best thing to do might be to pass on the bet altogether. Why risk your stake if you are only going to win €7 (for an initial stake of €10)?
Now let’s imagine the opposite case, you forecast a comfortable win for Inter Miami at home against Toronto FC. The bookmakers are offering odds of 1.85 on average; in this scenario, the odds are worth taking: the potential gains will be high in relation to the risk taken.

As you can see, the odds offered by online bookmakers for the MLS are clearly not to be overlooked and should always be taken into account. This is true not only for Major League Soccer, but also for any other football predictions!

Guidelines for reliable MLS predictions

MLS Betting advice tips

All the MLS predictions on our site are based on over 100 parameters. A real asset if you want to put all the odds in your favour to win as many bets as possible.

If you'd like to carry out an analysis yourself, here are three key tips to apply to your bets on the MLS, especially for punters who are just starting out.

1. Observe the form of key MLS players

Firstly, and probably most importantly, it is necessary to analyse the form of the key players who are preparing to play in the match that you wish to bet on. In the United States more than elsewhere, in addition to almost all sports, we speak of a "franchise player", i.e. the most important player on a team. There can sometimes be several of them, and it is then necessary to identify them.

Their latest performances and their current form will be decisive for your predictions. For example, last year, Denis Bouanga finished as the second top scorer in MLS, and helped LAFC finish in third-place in the Western Conference!

2. Beware of low-stakes matches in the USA

It is very important to be aware of what is really at stake in the match you are about to bet on. For example, if a club has already qualified for the playoffs at the end of the season, but is no longer in contention for top spot, it could afford to rest some of its key players in order to be fresh for the second half of the season. The same goes for a club that can no longer qualify for the play-offs and has nothing left to play for at the end of the season, and could probably play the last few games without being 100% focused.

Before betting on the US football championship, you need to take a good look at the official standings and see what is really at stake for a team this season. For example, there is no relegation, so there is no real pressure on the teams at the bottom of the table.

3. Take the time to compare MLS odds between bookmakers

Finally, and this will have a direct impact on your net winnings, we strongly advise you to compare the MLS odds offered by the different bookmakers before placing a bet. It often happens that there is a big difference between two bookmakers for the same type of bet. For example, a big match like Los Angeles FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps might see Bet365 offering the home side a win at 1.80, while Betway will only offer it at 1.70.

At first glance, this may not seem to have much of an impact, but these differences start to add up over the long term. We therefore advise you to sign up with as many bookmakers as possible to guarantee yourself the best odds on the market. What's more, you'll be able to take advantage of the fantastic welcome bonuses offered by the various sports betting sites!

Our opinion on the difficulty of MLS betting

Every year, the MLS can be a tricky competition to predict. There exists a good amount of parity and unpredictability in this league, in large part down to the salary cap and designated player limits that the teams impose. This means that surprises are not uncommon and the winner is almost never the same. In the last 9 MLS seasons, there have been 8 different winners.

Just because a team had a good season the year prior, is not guarantee that they will replicate those results in the current season. Likewise, a team that struggled in a prior season has plenty of tools and resources to immediately change their fortunes with the right kind of offseason moves. At Wincomparator, we put you in the best possible position with our expert predictions, MLS stats and the best odds to bet on.