Week 34 MLS Power Rankings: The final power rankings of the season! | OneFootball

It all comes down to this Sunday: MLS Decision Day.

Every team (except Real Salt Lake) will be in action simultaneously and with post-season positioning and the Supporter’s Shield on the line, there’s sure to be drama all over the country.

It’s time to count down the top 10 teams in Major League Soccer.

10 LA Galaxy [13-9-11] (++)

Since allowing 17 goals over a four-game stretch, the Galaxy are unbeaten in their last four games.

With RSL locked in on 49 points, it’s simple for Zlatan and the seventh-placed Galaxy: Defeat a battered Houston Dynamo squad and they’ll qualify for the post-season.

If they find a way to mess it up this weekend, it will be a disaster of colossal proportions.

9 Portland Timbers [15-9-9] (++)

Portland defeated Real Salt Lake by three goals for the second time in succession and will hope to host their first-round play-off game.

It will be interesting to see which Timbers team shows up for the post-season.

8 Philadelphia Union [15-5-13] (-1)

It’s simple for Philadelphia this weekend: defeat NYCFC and they’ll host their first-round play-off game.

Despite losing a heartbreaker to New York Red Bulls last week, the Union go into the post-season in fine form and could be a threat to Atlanta or the Red Bulls should they advance.

7 FC Dallas [16-9-8] (-4)

In a battle of the top two teams in the West, FC Dallas were embarrassed at home by a motivated SKC squad.

FCD have been inconsistent all year, and it’s only right that they go into this weekend’s match against Colorado with a chance to be seeded as high as second or as low as fifth.

6 LAFC [16-9-8] (-1)

LAFC have been unbelievable in their inaugural season and could cap it all off with a Western Conference regular season title this weekend.

A win over top-ranked Sporting KC will guarantee LAFC the number one seed in the West.

5 D.C. United [14-8-11] (+3)

If you haven’t already hopped on, there’s still plenty of room on the D.C. United bandwagon.

Wayne Rooney has transformed United from a two-win club in the basement of the Eastern Conference to an MLS Cup contender in just a few short months.

Currently in fifth place on a four-match winning streak (eight matches unbeaten), they’ll need to leapfrog NYCFC and/or Philadelphia Union this weekend to secure home-field advantage for their first-round post-season clash.

4 Seattle Sounders [17-5-11] (NC)

Since the beginning of July, Seattle have lost just two of their 18 games – one of the hottest runs in the history of MLS.

The Sounders are currently on a four-match winning streak and face San Jose this weekend – the worst team in the league.

With a win and an FC Dallas loss or draw, Seattle will earn the second seed and a first-round bye.

They can also achieve this by earning a draw if SKC defeat LAFC and FCD lose to Colorado.

3 Sporting Kansas City [17-8-8] (+3)

All SKC did was trounce Vancouver 4-1 and destroy then-top-ranked FC Dallas 3-0 on the road to surge to the top of the Western Conference standings.

They’ll secure the number one seed in the West with at least a draw against LAFC.

2 Atlanta United [21-6-6] (NC)

Atlanta United can win the Supporter’s Shield with a win at Toronto FC this weekend.

Despite winning five of their last six matches, Atlanta has a lot to be worried about heading into the post-season.

Miguel Almirón is still out with a hamstring injury, Tata Martino announced he’s leaving at the end of the season, and Josef Martínez hasn’t scored in four games – the longest such streak in his MLS career.

Whatever happens this weekend, they can still hang their heads high and look forward to something special next season – as they qualified for their first CONCACAF Champions League for having the best aggregate record in MLS for the last two seasons.

1 New York Red Bulls [21-5-7] (NC)

The Red Bulls have reeled off four straight wins and are likely to make it five this weekend against Orlando City.

Despite being down by a point in the Supporter’s Shield standings, there’s no doubt that the Red Bulls are one of the hottest teams in the league and have talent up and down the roster.