{"id":901286,"date":"2026-04-25T00:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T05:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/matchday-10-everything-to-know-for-this-weekends-biggest-matches-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T00:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T05:18:07","slug":"matchday-10-everything-to-know-for-this-weekends-biggest-matches-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/matchday-10-everything-to-know-for-this-weekends-biggest-matches-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchday 10: Everything to know for this weekend&#8217;s biggest matches | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<article xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Matchday 10 is upon us, highlighted by several high-profile Western Conference clashes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Let&#8217;s look ahead to key games on deck this weekend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>\u2014 Major League Soccer (@MLS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLS\/status\/2047775082739626148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Saturday, 4:45 pm ET\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soc.cr\/3ODKiwW\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a>, FOX<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s a battle between fourth (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/minnesota-united-fc\/\">Minnesota<\/a>) and third (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/los-angeles-football-club\/\">LAFC<\/a>) in the West at Allianz Field; only the goal-differential tiebreaker separates these sides.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota are in fantastic form, rattling off four straight wins and going five games unbeaten.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/kelvin-yeboah\/\">Kelvin Yeboah<\/a> boasts a team-best five goals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/tomas-chancalay\/\">Tom\u00e1s Chancalay<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/joaquin-pereyra\/\">Joaqu\u00edn Pereyra<\/a> have combined for seven assists, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/drake-callender\/\">Drake Callender<\/a> has posted four clean sheets.<\/p>\n<p>LAFC are building towards their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/concacaf-champions-cup\/\">Concacaf Champions Cup<\/a> semifinal series vs. LIGA MX powerhouse Toluca, which begins next Wednesday. They&#8217;re also trying to rebound from a mini-slump in league play, going three games winless while juggling a busy schedule.<\/p>\n<p>If LAFC turn things around, odds are that star forwards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/denis-bouanga\/\">Denis Bouanga<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/son-heung-min\/\">Son Heung-Min<\/a> will factor in. Same for goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/hugo-lloris\/\">Hugo Lloris<\/a>, who has a league-best seven shutouts.<\/p>\n<p>Could a bigger role await Minnesota midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/james-rodriguez\/\">James Rodr\u00edguez<\/a>? The Colombian superstar has played just 40 league minutes (three appearances) since signing during the offseason.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Saturday, 8:30 pm ET\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/soc.cr\/3Qmw5oE\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>When these Texas rivals clash during Walmart Saturday Showdown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/austin-fc\/\">Austin<\/a> chase their second win of the year and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/houston-dynamo-fc\/\">Houston<\/a> seek a third straight victory.<\/p>\n<p>Uruguay international and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> hopeful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/facundo-torres\/\">Facundo Torres<\/a> leads the Austin attack, supplying 1g\/4a in nine games since being acquired during the offseason from Brazilian powerhouse Palmeiras.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/myrto-uzuni\/\">Myrto Uzuni<\/a> missed the Verde &#038; Black&#8217;s midweek match with an ankle injury, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/brandon-vazquez\/\">Brandon Vazquez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/owen-wolff\/\">Owen Wolff<\/a> are yet to make their season debuts due to injury.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/guilherme\/\">Guilherme<\/a> has hit the ground running for Houston, posting a team-best 5g\/4a since arriving over the winter from Brazilian side Santos. He is joined in the attack by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/mateusz-bogusz\/\">Mateusz Bogusz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/ezequiel-ponce\/\">Ezequiel Ponce<\/a>, the Dynamo&#8217;s other two Designated Players.<\/p>\n<p>Houston&#8217;s mini-surge has come without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/us-men-s-national-team\/\">USMNT<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/jack-mcglynn\/\">Jack McGlynn<\/a>, who is recovering from a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WHEN:<\/strong> Sunday, 7 pm ET\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/soc.cr\/4cFfyDS\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s been stops and starts this season for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/la-galaxy\/\">LA<\/a>, who have won two of nine matches while juggling key absences.<\/p>\n<p>The good news: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/joseph-paintsil\/\">Joseph Paintsil<\/a> recently returned from a hamstring injury, reuniting the Ghanaian World Cup hopeful with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/gabriel-pec\/\">Gabriel Pec<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/marco-reus\/\">Marco Reus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bad news: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/joao-klauss\/\">Jo\u00e3o Klauss<\/a> is set to miss several months with a foot injury. The Brazilian striker, who was brought in after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/ricard-puig-marti\/\">Riqui Puig<\/a>&#8216;s season-ending knee surgery, is LA&#8217;s leading scorer with five goals.<\/p>\n<p>As head coach Greg Vanney pieces things together, RSL are a formidable opponent.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>USMNT midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/diego-luna\/\">Diego Luna<\/a>, homegrown winger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/zavier-gozo\/\">Zavier Gozo<\/a> and rookie striker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/sergi-solans\/\">Sergi Solans<\/a> have all impressed this year. Meanwhile, offseason signings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/morgan-guilavogui\/\">Morgan Guilavogui<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/juan-manuel-sanabria\/\">Juan Manuel Sanabria<\/a> have raised the Claret-and-Cobalt&#8217;s ceiling.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Will LA or RSL rebound from midweek defeats with three points in Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/matchday-10-everything-to-know-for-this-weekends-biggest-matches-2026\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Rubi Schewe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Matchday 10 is upon us, highlighted by several high-profile Western Conference clashes. Let&#8217;s look ahead to key games on deck this weekend. \u2014 Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 24, 2026 WHEN: Saturday, 4:45 pm ET\u00a0 WATCH:\u00a0Apple TV, FOX It&#8217;s a battle between fourth (Minnesota) and third (LAFC) in the West at Allianz Field; only [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":901287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1272,119564,2005],"tags":[7839,119563],"class_list":{"0":"post-901286","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-everything","8":"category-matchday","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-everything","11":"tag-matchday"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/901287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=901286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=901286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}