{"id":892914,"date":"2026-03-20T02:17:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/mls-on-fox-matchday-5-brings-cant-miss-games-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T02:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:17:55","slug":"mls-on-fox-matchday-5-brings-cant-miss-games-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/mls-on-fox-matchday-5-brings-cant-miss-games-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"MLS on FOX! Matchday 5 brings can&#8217;t-miss games | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<p>  <main role=\"main\" id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Page main content\"><\/p>\n<div data-bucket-name=\"main-content-before-middle-adv\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Ready for a weekend full of MLS? Matchday 5 has four star-driven games on FOX, in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/soc.cr\/4anADkS\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s everything you need to know before these clashes on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Nashville SC vs. Orlando City<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Saturday, 6 pm ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH:<\/strong> FS1, <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/sporting-event\/nashville-sc-vs-orlando-city\/umc.cse.673hlvu7n5b0rohqzddagvjsf?ctx_brand=tvs.sbd.7000%2Ctvs.sbd.4000\">Apple TV<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Fresh off scoring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/nashville-sc-s-hany-mukhtar-scores-25-000th-goal-in-mls-history\">25,000th goal<\/a> in MLS history, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/hany-mukhtar\/\">Hany Mukhtar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/nashville-sc\/\">Nashville SC<\/a> look to keep their hot start rolling when they host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/orlando-city-sc\/\">Orlando City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nashville are one of five unbeaten teams through Matchday 4, paced by their attacking trio of Mukhtar (2g\/1a),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/sam-surridge\/\">Sam Surridge<\/a> (4g\/0a) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/cristian-espinoza\/\">Cristian Espinoza<\/a> (1g\/2a).<\/p>\n<p>After three straight defeats to start the season and parting ways with head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/orlando-city-mutually-part-ways-with-oscar-pareja\">Oscar Pareja<\/a>, Orlando picked up their first win of the year with last weekend&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/orlvsmtl-03-14-2026\/\">2-1 victory<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/cf-montreal\/\">CF Montr\u00e9al<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions, led by Croatian international <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/marco-pasalic\/\">Marco Pa\u0161ali\u0107<\/a> and Argentine attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/martin-ojeda\/\">Mart\u00edn Ojeda<\/a>, hope to build on that momentum in this Eastern Conference clash.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9muwn_nxcHA?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"Hany Mukhtar STOPPAGE TIME STUNNER Is Major League Soccer's 25,000th GOAL!\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3><strong>Austin FC vs. LAFC<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Saturday, 8:30 pm ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH:<\/strong> FOX,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soc.cr\/412Kx78\">Apple TV<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/los-angeles-football-club\/\">LAFC<\/a> have looked like serious MLS Cup presented by Audi contenders, winning all four of their league matches with four shutouts and a +8 goal differential.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But they&#8217;re not just relying on forwards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/denis-bouanga\/\">Denis Bouanga<\/a> (1g\/2a) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/son-heung-min\/\">Son Heung-Min<\/a> (0g\/3a), reflecting the depth of Marc Dos Santos&#8217; squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/austin-fc\/\">Austin FC<\/a> will look to course-correct after back-to-back road defeats against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/charlotte-fc\/\">Charlotte FC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/real-salt-lake\/\">Real Salt Lake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Uruguay international <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/facundo-torres\/\">Facundo Torres<\/a>, Austin&#8217;s high-profile offseason signing, has 0g\/2a in his first four matches.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3SIYJ-jsPh8?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"New Year. Same Denis.\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3><strong>Minnesota United FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Sunday, 2:30 pm ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH:<\/strong> FOX, <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/sporting-event\/minnesota-united-vs-seattle-sounders-fc\/umc.cse.73kzmh5m5qayw7g7p4cu94kk0?ctx_brand=tvs.sbd.7000%2Ctvs.sbd.4000\">Apple TV<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s a rematch of last year&#8217;s Round One Best-of-3 Series in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, in which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/minnesota-united-fc\/\">Minnesota United<\/a>\u00a0eliminated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/seattle-sounders-fc\/\">Seattle Sounders<\/a> on penalties.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seattle will look to avenge that defeat and continue their strong start. Brian Schmetzer&#8217;s group has won three of four MLS matches despite a slew of injuries, getting key contributions from forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/jesus-ferreira\/\">Jesus Ferreira<\/a> (0g\/4a), winger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/paul-rothrock\/\">Paul Rothrock<\/a> (2g\/1a) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/us-men-s-national-team\/\">USMNT<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/cristian-roldan\/\">Cristian Roldan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota are still integrating Colombian superstar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/james-rodriguez\/\">James Rodr\u00edguez<\/a>, who made his MLS debut off the bench last weekend at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/vancouver-whitecaps-fc\/\">Vancouver<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich midfielder could start his first match, as the Loons look to rebound from consecutive road defeats.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uX1_LfEuuFU?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"WELCOME TO MLS, James Rodr\u00edguez!\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3><strong>Portland Timbers vs. LA Galaxy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Sunday, 4:30 pm ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH:<\/strong> FOX,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/sporting-event\/portland-timbers-vs-la-galaxy\/umc.cse.4rd5rz6zmwjv8puu2biwaec39?ctx_brand=tvs.sbd.7000%2Ctvs.sbd.4000\">Apple TV<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/portland-timbers\/\">Portland<\/a> aim to end a three-match losing streak when they host the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/la-galaxy\/\">LA Galaxy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Timbers took a gut-punch in last weekend&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/houvspor-03-14-2026\/\">3-2 defeat<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/houston-dynamo-fc\/\">Houston<\/a>, conceding a last-second winner.\u00a0DP forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/kristoffer-velde\/\">Kristoffer Velde<\/a> scored his first goal this season in that match, while DP midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/david-da-costa\/\">David Da Costa<\/a> returned from injury.<\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy have a two-match skid of their own in MLS play, experiencing stops and starts to begin the year.<\/p>\n<p>Offseason trade arrival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/joao-klauss\/\">Jo\u00e3o Klauss<\/a> is off to a flying start, racking up 4g\/0a in four matches. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/marco-reus\/\">Marco Reus<\/a> has 1g\/1a, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/gabriel-pec\/\">Gabriel Pec<\/a> is set to return from a red-card suspension.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zVvID9gs-FQ?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"Jo\u00e3o Klauss FIRST Goal For LA Galaxy Is PURE CLASS!\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/main><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/mls-on-fox-matchday-5-everything-to-know-watch-games\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Laine Schildgen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Ready for a weekend full of MLS? Matchday 5 has four star-driven games on FOX, in addition to Apple TV. Here&#8217;s everything you need to know before these clashes on Saturday and Sunday. 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