BGN 2019 USL Championship Final Prediction

On Sunday night, the 2019 USL Championship crown will be won by either Louisville City FC or Real Monarchs SLC.

The 2019 USL Championship season kicked off on March 8th. Since then, 36 clubs each played 34 regular season matches and 20 total playoff sides have been widdled down to two. On Sunday night, Louisville City FC will try for their third-straight championship with Real Monarchs SLC aiming to win their first. To preview the biggest match of the biggest season for the league yet, we opened the polls for all of our BGN experts as well as fans of the league. Below, we take a look at the results of our polls which asked for a predicted champion, MVP, and scoreline.

BGN Experts

Champions

76.5% Louisville City FC

23.5% Real Monarchs SLC

MVP

1. Magnus Rasmussen

T-2. Maikel Chang

T-2. Brian Ownby

T-2. Luke Spencer

Receiving one vote each:  Paco Craig, Jack Blake, Oscar Jimenez, Tate Schmitt

Scoreline

2-1, Louisville City FC

3-1, Louisville City FC

3-2, Real Monarchs SLC

Other predictions: 3-2, Louisville City FC; 2-1, Real Monarchs; 1-0, Louisville City FC; 3-0, Louisville City FC

Fans

Champions

90% Louisville City FC

10% Real Monarchs SLC

MVP

1. Magnus Rasmussen

2. Brian Ownby

3. Luke Spencer

Receiving one vote each: Maikel Chang, Abdou Thiam, Jack Blake, Antoine Hoppenot, Napo Matsoso, Niall McCabe

Scoreline

2-1, Louisville City FC

2-0, Louisville City FC

3-1, Louisville City FC

Other predictions: 4-1, Louisville City FC; 3-2, Real Monarchs SLC; 4-2, Louisville City FC; 2-1, Real Monarchs SLC; 3-0, Louisville City FC

Carson A Merk

Reporting live from Sin City, I have covered both RGVFC and Las Vegas Lights FC since their inceptions. I also write profiles to highlight players from the NCAA to USL to NWSL and everywhere in between.