By Paul Harvey

Since 2019, MLS has consistently had a panel of columnists, presenters, and other talent predict how the conference standings will end up at the close of the season. These prognostications are primarily to drive traffic and discussion from fans (how dare they pick us to finish 13th!) and for the most part, have not been revisited over time to see just how accurate they are. In fact, almost everyone forgets them until the end of the season where they can use them as bulletin board material.

Our 2026 MLS Season Previews have started and today we hit the Rapids, the Quakes, and RSL. If you want to support this coverage of the league, you can head to our Patreon. For $5 a month you can get access to a lot of the data visualization tools we use to make these previews.

Similarly, our friend and longtime ASA supporter Matt Doyle has started a new venture at the Tactics Free Zone, you can sign up here, and we’d encourage you to do so. Take care.

Our 2026 MLS Season Previews have started and today we hit STLCITYFC, the Revs, and the Houston Dynamo. If you want to support this coverage of the league, you can head to our Patreon. For $5 a month you can get access to a lot of the data visualization tools we use to make these previews.