Sporting Kansas City midfielder and and former United States Men’s National Team star Benny Feilhaber has joined MLSsoccer.com as a guest columnist throughout the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs, offering insight as a veteran professional during the most exciting stretch of the season.
One week after going 4-for-6 on his Round One predictions, Feilhaber has penned a comprehensive preview of the conference finals and predicted who will advance to MLS Cup 2019 on Nov. 10.
Tuesday's Western Conference Final will see top-seeded LAFC host No. 2 seed Seattle Sounders FC (9 p.m. CT on ESPN and ESPN Deportes), while Wednesday's Eastern Conference Final is a battle of the last two MLS Cup champions as second-seeded Atlanta United FC hosts No. 4 seed Toronto FC (7 p.m. CT on FS1 and FOX Deportes).
Without giving anything away, Feilhaber says Tuesday's battle at Banc of California Stadium "won’t be too close," asserting that the winner will have little trouble en route to the conference title. In the East, Feilhaber foresees "a tight game in which neither team will encounter too many chances."
MLS Cup 2019 is slated for Sunday, Nov. 10, with national television coverage on ABC. The 2019 playoffs mark the first time in MLS history where none of the four conference finalists are league charter members from 1996.
