On August 11, the first major sports league in the United States crowns its victor. The Portland Timbers and Orlando City beat their respective opponents in last week’s MLS Is Back Semifinals. The two squads hit the pitch for the MLS Championship on Tuesday, August 11. Check out a recap of what happened that allowed both teams to get here. We also provide our preview of the huge championship match, along with their MLS odds!
2020 MLS Is Back Tournament
- When: July 8 – August 11
2020 Major League Soccer MLS Is Back Tournament Update
Portland Timbers over Philadelphia Union 2-1
The first semifinal happened on August 5. Portland battled the Philadelphia Union. Even though Philadelphia had rocked their previous opponents, the Timbers entered the semifinal the favorite.
Portland used scores off a couple of beautiful corner kicks to grab the win. The first corner happened early in the match at around the 13th minute mark. Diego Valeri landed a perfect corner to Jeremy Ebobisse. Kai Wagner stood their like a statue while Ebobisse knocked it past Philadelphia goal-keeper Andre Blake.
The second corner-led goal happened at the 70th minute. Diego Valeri sent it into the box again. Dario Zuparic headed it towards Sebastian Blanco, who then got it past Blake.
The two goals were enough for the Timbers to get past the Union.
Orlando City over Minnesota United 3-1
The very next day, August 6, Orlando City made it look easy. The scoring started in the 36th minute when Nani used an unbelievable pass to get it pat Tyler Miller off two touches.
The second goal also came off Nani’s foot. This time, the Portuguese player provided an unbelievable curled shot past the Minnesota star goalie.
Orlando City’s third goal happened in extra time. With United pushing forward, Benji Michel took a pass from Nani and sprinted to the box. He easily knocked it past Miller for the third goal.
MLBA Is Back Tournament Championship: Orlando City SC Lions vs Portland Timbers
- When: Tuesday, August 11 at 8:30 pm ET
- TV: ESPN / ESPN Deportes
MLS Is Back Tournament Championship Preview
Check out the odds on MyBookie:
The odds imply a tight match. If we bet on the draw, we can get either team at above even money.
No matter if you prefer Orlando City SC or the Portland Timbers, MyBookie offers fair odds.
If you don’t want a possible draw knocking out your wager, you can bet on the spread. Check out spread odds for Tuesday’s match:
Those are excellent odds without a draw. As far as who will win the match, make sure to read our specific blog.
One more thing to keep in mind. The MLS Is Back Tournament has shown that soccer provides awesome, mostly fair, multiple wagering options on each match.
Right now, the Champions League is happening in Europe. Get on board with those matches. Later on this month, EPL, La Liga, Italian Serie A, and the Bundesliga start their 2020-2021 seasons.
Have a great week!
