Major League Soccer Betting Tips from our Experts
MLS BETTING TIPS 2023
Betting on the MLS is always an exciting opportunity - between the regular season, the playoffs and the MLS Cup, there’s plenty of action due to take place over the course of the season.
Major League Soccer (MLS) sees teams from both America and Canada (mainly America) battling it out in two conferences and then the MLS Cup play-offs. The 2023 season will see 29 clubs taking part in the main season, hoping to qualify for the MLS Cup play-offs. The defending MLS Cup champions are Los Angeles FC who beat Philadelphia Union in the final via a penalty shootout.
Los Angeles FC also won the Supporters Shield after winning the Western Conference by 11 points. MLS Cup losing finalists Philadelphia Union were the winners of the Supporters Shield for winning the Eastern Conference.
New to the MLS this year are St Louis City SC, who will be playing in the Western Conference. There will be 14 clubs in that conference and 15 in the Eastern Conference with Nashville switching to that conference. There is no relegation in the MLS. Los Angeles FC (now without Gareth Bale) will be bidding to become the first side since LA Galaxy in 2012 to win the MLS Cup in two successive seasons.
MLS: THE STATISTICS TO KNOW
Statistics can help you get wins when betting on the MLS. Here is a selection of the top stats for the 2022 MLS season.
- Los Angles FC won the Western Conference by 11 points but still lost nine of their 34 main season games.
- San Jose Earthquakes were the joint fifth highest scorers in the Western Conference but finished bottom of the table.
- Every side in the Western Conference scored an average of at least 1.17 goals in the main season.
- Los Angeles FC won 13 of their 17 home games in the Western Conference, three more than any other club.
- Los Angeles FC lost seven away conference games last season.
- There were over 2.5 goals scored in 24 out of 34 Houston Dynamo main season games in the Western Conference.
- Philadelphia Union won the Eastern Conference but it was Montreal who won most matches with 20 wins.
- Philadelphia Union were the top scorers in the Eastern Conference with 72 goals in 34 games.
- FC Cincinnati finished fifth in the Eastern Conference scoring 64 goals but they conceded 56.
- 25 out of 34 Atlanta games had more than 2.5 goals scored in them.
- 20 out of 34 New York Red Bulls matches had under 2.5 goals scored in them.
MLS: Our free prediction for the 2023 Season
Another exciting season lies ahead of us when the 2023 MLS season begins on February 25. Los Angeles FC will be defending the MLS Cup and again hoping to finish top of the Western Conference again. They will be without Gareth Bale for the new season after he announced his immediate retirement from the game in January. Their squad is a strong one and they were already top of the conference when he joined them.
They can again expect to see tough opposition from Philadelphia Union who came so close to winning the MLS Cup last season. Austin FC had an excellent season in 2022 and are again likely to be a major force in 2023. LA Galaxy are also strong contenders as are New York City. Here are the latest odds.
Latest Odds
- Los Angeles FC, odds of 6.50
- Philadelphia Union, odds of 7.00
- Austin FC, odds of 8.00
- LA Galaxy, odds of 9.00
- New York City, odds of 9.00
- Nashville,odds of 10.00
- Seattle Sounders, odds of 12.00
- New England Revolution, odds of 13.00
- Portland, odds of 17.00
- New York Red Bulls, odds of 19.00
- Inter Miami,odds of 21.00
- FC Cincinnati, odds of 21.00
- Toronto, odds of 21.00
- Sporting Kansas City, odds of 21.00
- FC Dallas, odds of 26.00
- Atlanta, odds of 26.00
- Minnesota United, odds of 29.00
- DC United, odds of 34.00
- Orlando, odds of 34.00
- Columbus Crew, odds of 41.00
- Houston Dynamos, odds of 41.00
- Montreal,odds of 49.00
- Real Salt Lake, odds of 51.00
- Chicago, odds of 51.00
- Colorado Rapids,odds of 61.00
- Vancouver Whitecaps, odds of 67.00
- Charlotte, odds of 81.00
- St Louis City, odds of 81.00
- San Jose Earthquakes, odds of 81.00
Odds are taken from bet365.co.uk and Unibet.co.uk.
