The MLS Cup playoffs are here, with the postseason getting underway on Wednesday night with the Wild Card round.

Major League Soccer's play-in games pit the eighth- and ninth-seeded teams in each conference against one another, with the winner moving on to face the No. 1 seed in the best-of-three Round 1.

So how will things unfold out East, between the Chicago Fire and Orlando City (8:30 p.m. ET)? And who will move on in the West, with the Portland Timbers hosting Real Salt Lake (10:30 p.m. ET)? Cesar Hernandez and Joseph Lowery dive into the first of this postseason's matchups and break down the Wild Card round.

Eastern Conference

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