The sixth edition of the Leagues Cup gets underway this summer, and the tournament continues to go from strength to strength.
Almost 70,000 fans attended the final of the 2025 edition in Seattle, which saw the Sounders lift the trophy after a 3-0 victory over Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami.
This summer’s tournament, which pits the best US and Canadian teams against the 18 Liga MX clubs, is aiming to build off a fantastic World Cup staged across North America.
Leagues Cup 2026 Outright betting picks and predictions
Vancouver Whitecaps (+800)
MLS teams have dominated the Leagues Cup in recent years, helped by the fact that the matches are held in the US and Canada.
The tournament comes just a few weeks into the new Liga MX campaign, while MLS teams are over halfway through their regular season.
The last three Leagues Cup finals have been contested by US sides, with Inter Miami the only team to appear in two finals during that timeframe.
Three of the four semi-finalists were from the US in 2023, and the previous two seasons have seen all US final fours.
This tournament seems better suited, and possibly more important, to MLS teams. However, it could be one of the league’s Canadian sides that continues the Leagues Cup dominance this season.
The Vancouver Whitecaps lifting the trophy would be a major boost for a franchise that is rumoured to be facing relocation. That’s despite an incredibly successful season in 2025.
Vancouver won the Canadian Championship in 2025, while they reached the final of the Champions Cup. Due to playing in those two competitions, they were ineligible to feature in last season’s Leagues Cup.
Their success last season suggests they’d have fared well, as they also finished second in the MLS Western Conference in 2025, reaching the MLS Cup, where they lost to Inter Miami.
The Whitecaps are on course for another good year, as they’re leading the way in the Western Conference, losing only three of their 17 matches.
Their underlying numbers are the best across both conferences, with a league-high 41.5 Expected Goals generated, and a league-low 14.8 conceded.
The Whitecaps have a proven track record in cup competitions, and as one of the standout sides in MLS over the last 18 months, they are a good bet to win a competition that MLS sides have been dominating.
Orlando City (+5000)
Orlando City are three points outside the playoff spots in the Eastern Conference, and in terms of xG, they’ve got the worst record in the east.
They’re +5000 to win the Leagues Cup off the back of that start, but recent results suggest they could contend for the trophy.
Orlando City have only suffered two defeats across their last seven games, and they’ve become one of the most potent attacking teams in MLS.
Across their last 10 matches in all competitions, they’ve scored four goals on five occasions.
The addition of Antoine Griezmann has added to their attacking threat. Griezmann’s first game brought a 4-0 win over a San Jose Earthquakes side who have spent all season towards the top of the Western Conference. After that, they beat a Nashville side with the best record in MLS 1-0.
Their weekend defeat at New York Red Bulls saw them generate 3.68 Expected Goals, and taking that attacking threat into this tournament means they’re a side to keep an eye on.
Orlando finished fourth in the Leagues Cup last year, and a good run in this tournament could set the stage for their play-off push in the final months of the campaign.
Their early matches against Monterrey, Leon, and San Luis look winnable, with those sides not expected to contend for this trophy. That can allow Orlando City to bridge their high-scoring MLS form into this competition, and they’re a tempting outsider at +5000.
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Leagues Cup 2026 Outright odds
Inter Miami | +700 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | +800 |
LAFC | +1000 |
Nashville SC | +1200 |
Real Salt Lake | +1200 |
Chicago Fire | +1400 |
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