Decision Day: What to know, how to watch on MLS Season Pass | MLSSoccer.com

Decision Day is here.

After nearly eight months of regular-season play – with countless golazos, comebacks and dramatic match-winners – teams have one last chance to punch their Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs ticket. Seeding and home-field advantage are on the line as well.

It all goes down in two seven-match bursts on Saturday: 6 pm ET for the Eastern Conference matches, 9 pm ET for the Western Conference. The only team not playing? D.C. United, but they’re already eliminated from postseason contention.

To catch all the action at once, tune into the MLS 360 whip-around show for live look-ins, analysis and goal-by-goal standings updates. MLS Countdown and MLS Wrap-Up have your pre- and post-match analysis.

Watch guide:

Charlotte FC vs. Inter Miami CF

FC Cincinnati may have the Supporters’ Shield (and MLS Cup hosting pole position) wrapped up, but they can still earn a place in the MLS record books on Saturday. A win would leave them tied for the most home points in a single season with 43 (New York Red Bulls, 2018).

Columbus Crew vs. CF Montréal

One of two Decision Day fixtures (SKC vs. MIN being the other) where both teams are on the playoff bubble, the stakes are high for this one. Neither club can guarantee a playoff spot with a win (NYCFC need a lot of help), but three points would give either a chance.

Nashville SC vs. New York Red Bulls

At one point in 2023, this matchup would’ve looked like a possible Eastern Conference Final preview. But down the stretch, both teams hit rocky patches off the field (coaching change for New England, contract disputes for Philadelphia) that have possibly contributed to so-so on-field results of late.

Either team could finish as high as third in the East; either team could miss out on a top-four spot.

Toronto FC vs. Orlando City SC

Real Salt Lake are playing for a potential top-four spot in the Western Conference. If they earn that, and if DP striker Cristian Arango (hamstring) gets healthy before Round One, it’d be a massive boost for the Claret-and-Cobalt.

Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United FC

Dallas have sleepwalked through the final part of the season (seven draws in eight matches) to find themselves on the bubble come Decision Day. They still control their own destiny, but anything other than a win at LA (who haven’t lost at home since late May) puts their fate in the hands of other results.

Portland Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo FC

Similar to Dallas, a lackluster second half of the season has left San Jose in a position where they need a win to guarantee a playoff spot. Like several others, the Earthquakes could finish as high as seventh (and thus avoid the Wild Card round) or miss out on the postseason altogether.

St. Louis CITY SC vs. Seattle Sounders FC

LAFC are guaranteed a top-four spot, and now fight to finish second in the West despite some serious summer doldrums. Dénis Bouanga (19 goals) can also lock up the Golden Boot presented by Audi, which would be the third time in five years a Black & Gold player has won after Diego Rossi (2020) and Carlos Vela (2019) earned the goalscoring honor.

One interesting twist: This could be a Round One Best-of-3 series preview if results fall the Whitecaps‘ way, giving extra motivation to their one-two punch of Ryan Gauld and Brian White.