Has an MLS game ever ended 5-4?
Yes. MLS has seen a final score of 5-4 19 times. It first happened on April 24, 1998, when Colorado Rapids beat Chicago Fire, and most recently on September 6, 2026, when Portland Timbers beat Minnesota United FC.
That makes 5-4 the 22nd most common final score out of 34 that have ever occurred in MLS. One point away, 6-4 has happened 4 times and 5-5 has happened 1 times.
Every 5-4 in MLS history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | Portland Timbers over Minnesota United FC | 2026 | |
| 2025-09-13 | Columbus Crew over Atlanta United FC | 2025 | |
| 2024-11-03 | New York RB over Columbus Crew | 2024 | |
| 2024-10-29 | Minnesota United FC over Real Salt Lake | 2024 | |
| 2024-10-28 | Seattle Sounders over Houston Dynamo | 2024 | |
| 2024-10-22 | Atlanta United FC over CF Montréal | 2024 | |
| 2023-11-06 | Real Salt Lake over Houston Dynamo | 2023 | |
| 2022-10-17 | FC Dallas over Minnesota United FC | 2022 | |
| 2022-08-02 | Colorado Rapids over New York RB | 2022 | |
| 2022-04-24 | New York City FC over Toronto FC | 2022 | |
| 2021-07-17 | CF Montréal over FC Cincinnati | 2021 | |
| 2014-05-10 | Chicago Fire over New York Red Bulls | 2014 | |
| 2008-09-27 | Colorado Rapids over New York Red Bulls | 2008 | |
| 2007-08-18 | New York Red Bulls over LA Galaxy | 2007 | |
| 2006-05-20 | New York Red Bulls over CD Chivas USA | 2006 | |
| 2005-09-17 | New York Red Bulls over New England Revolution | 2005 | |
| 2002-06-02 | Chicago Fire over Columbus Crew SC | 2002 | |
| 1998-06-06 | FC Dallas over D.C. United | 1998 | |
| 1998-04-24 | Colorado Rapids over Chicago Fire | 1998 |