With the regular season winding down, MLS sides are looking to the second season. This weekend there are six matches with Fox Soccer Channel showing the Toronto vs Dallas match-up.

Saturday, October 11

New England Revolution at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m. (DK, MLSLIVE.tv)

• Having clinched a playoff spot for the seventh straight year, the Revolution now look to secure home field advantage for the first round.
• New England has won the past three contests against the Wizards, including a 3-1 victory at Community America Ballpark in April.
• These teams close the regular season against each other with New England hosting on Oct. 25.
•  Watch for late goals: 24 percent of the goals in the all-time series have been scored in the last 15 minutes of the second half.

Toronto FC at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. (FSC, FSE) 

• With LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan (19 goals) representing the U.S. Men’s National team this week, FC Dallas forward Kenny Cooper (16 goals) has a chance to close the gap in the race for the Budweiser Golden Boot award.
• Toronto’s Chad Barrett (4 goals, 1 assist) and FC Dallas’ Jeff Cunningham (5 goals, 2 assists) have boosted their respective teams’ offenses since joining via midseason trades.
• The teams have faced each other only three times with FC Dallas leading the series 2-1-0.
• Toronto sealed their victory over New York last week with a goal from teenager Abdus Ibrahim, who was drafted #14 overall in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. He was acquired via a trade between in the clubs in June 2008. 
   
  Chivas USA at San Jose Earthquakes, 10:00 p.m. (HDNet) 
• San Jose did not score in its two previous games against Chivas USA this season. The only team to shut out the Earthquakes in their past nine games was Chivas USA in a scoreless draw on Aug. 23.
• With six goals and four assists in 10 games, Darren Huckerby has become the catalyst for San Jose’s recent success.
• Brazilian forward Dejair made his Chivas USA debut on Saturday with a goal and an assist in a huge road win against D.C. United.
• Chivas USA forward Alecko Eskandarian has three goals in three consecutive games, all wins, for the LA-based club. He is tied for the team goal-scoring lead with two other players despite only playing in eight games this season due to injury. 
   
  Sunday, October 12

Columbus Crew at Chicago Fire, 3:00 p.m.  (TeleFutura)  

• The Crew would capture the Supporters’ Shield trophy outright with a victory over the Fire on Sunday. If Columbus loses or ties Chicago, the trophy may be decided when Houston plays D.C. United later in the evening.  
• Two of the League’s top goalkeepers, statistically, face each other in this match. Chicago’s Jon Busch leads MLS with a 0.96 goals against average and 10 shutouts. The Crew’s William Hesmer ranks second in shutouts with nine and ranks first with 16 wins.
• This is the second and final meeting in 2008. The teams tied 2-2 at Crew Stadium on July 5. The Fire lead the all-time series 17-10-9 and have not lost to the Crew since Oct. 7, 2006.
   
  D.C. United at Houston Dynamo, 7:00 p.m. (DK, MLSLIVE.tv)  
• This is the second and final meeting this season between the clubs. The Dynamo lead the all-time series 3-2-0 and defeated United 2-0 at RFK Stadium in their meeting in July.
• Houston’s Brian Ching has equaled his career-high goal total with 12, a number he also achieved in 2004 as a member of the San Jose Earthquakes.  
• If Chivas USA lose to San Jose on Saturday, Houston could clinch the top spot in the Western Conference with a win.
• D.C. United have allowed 31 goals on the road, the second highest total in the League; the Galaxy have allowed 32.
   
  Colorado Rapids at Los Angeles Galaxy, 8:00 p.m.  (DK, MLSLIVE.tv)  
• After a hot month of September in which they went 3-0-1 and jumped up the standings, the Rapids were cooled by a 3-1 loss to Houston to start October.
• The game will be missing two of League’s top scorers in Landon Donovan (19 goals) and Conor Casey (9 goals). Donovan will miss the game due to international duty for the U.S. Men’s National Team. Casey received a red card in the Rapids loss to Houston last weekend. 
• The Galaxy’s playoff hopes are dwindling and hinge on getting victories in their final three games. In 2007 the Galaxy closed the season 1-1-1 with a tie and loss in their final two games.