Most likely! It's just surprising how stark the gap is right now even with most teams have 10-11 games in the books now. It's also a lot starker in the western conference, with just 2/12 teams between 1.9 and 1.11 PPG! It's that chasm we mentioned earlier; might be less likely to see that close.
Yep. Its early but I just did the projection for final points based on each teams home and away record at this point. (Portland makes that tricky so I had to fudge them a bit.) But anyway, at the current pace the 7th place team in the West would have 51 points with 8th place down at 36.8 That's huge gap. In the East it looks much tighter. 7th place would be at 41 with 8th at 39 and 9th at 38.5. We shall how it works out.
Week 11 results: CLB 3-1 LAG FCD 1-3 NYR LAG 0-2 NYC CLB 0-3 LAX NER 3-1 SJE CHI 2-0 MIN DCU 1-0 SKC The East wins the week with 6 wins and just one loss. That makes the East 21-9-20 and puts the East on top for the first time this year. Standings are W-T-L. Teams are ranked by Points Earned. EAST NYR 3-1-1 DCU 3-0-2 NER 2-2-0 CHI 2-2-2 ORL 2-0-1 ATL 2-0-1 CLB 2-0-3 NYC 1-2-0 PHI 1-1-2 CIN 1-1-4 TOR 1-0-2 MTL 1-0-2 WEST LAX 3-2-0 SEA 3-0-0 SKC 2-3-2 MIN 2-1-3 HOU 2-0-0 RSL 2-0-1 POR 2-0-1 LAG 2-0-3 VAN 1-2-0 FCD 1-1-3 SJE 1-0-3 COR 0-0-4 Week 12 fixtures: VAN v. ATL SEA v. ORL RSL v. TOR SJE v. CHI PHI v. SEA MIN v. CLB HOU v. DCU
The East caught up in a big way this week, getting 12/15 home points and 6/6 away points. ATCHCNCBDCMTNENCNRORPHTRCODLHOLFLGMNPRRSSESJSKVN ATL1:01:2 CHI4:12:02:41:1 CIN3:00:31:1 CLB1:00:33:11:3 DCU0:45:01:0 MNT NER2:13:1 NYC2:2 NYR3:21:24:1 ORL4:31:0 PHI2:1 TRN4:31:2 COL2:3 FCD1:11:3 HOU2:02:1 LAF0:02:0 LAG2:10:22:0 MIN1:03:3 POR RSL2:1 SEA4:13:2 SJQ1:01:2 SPK0:37:14:42:22:0 VAN1:1 Even more than that, the East has retaken the Home PPG lead; they have 1.89 versus the West's 1.83. The East has played four more home games, so if the West can catch back up, it's anybody's trophy. I think I still favor the West, but I am much less certain than a few weeks ago. 2019HOMEHOMEHOMEAWAYAWAYAWAYTOTSTOTSTOTS 2019WINS TIESLOSSWINS TIESLOSSG.S.G.A.G.D. EAST16.003.008.005.006.0012.0084.0086.00-2.00 WEST12.006.005.008.003.0016.0086.0084.002.00 ATLU1.000.001.001.000.000.005.002.003.00 CHIC2.001.001.000.001.001.0010.008.002.00 CINC1.001.001.000.000.003.005.0011.00-6.00 CLBS2.000.002.000.000.001.005.009.00-4.00 DCUD2.000.001.001.000.001.009.007.002.00 MONT0.000.000.001.000.002.004.0010.00-6.00 NERV2.000.000.000.002.000.0010.007.003.00 NYFC0.001.000.001.001.000.007.005.002.00 NYRB2.000.001.001.001.000.0013.008.005.00 ORLD2.000.000.000.000.001.006.005.001.00 PHIL1.000.000.000.001.002.003.006.00-3.00 TORN1.000.001.000.000.001.007.008.00-1.00 COLO0.000.001.000.000.003.006.0012.00-6.00 FCDS0.001.001.001.000.002.005.008.00-3.00 HOUS2.000.000.000.000.000.004.001.003.00 LAFC1.001.000.002.000.000.009.000.009.00 LAGA2.000.001.000.001.002.009.0011.00-2.00 MINN1.001.000.001.000.003.0010.0012.00-2.00 PORT0.000.000.002.000.001.005.005.000.00 RSLK1.000.000.001.000.001.005.006.00-1.00 SEAT2.000.000.001.000.000.0011.005.006.00 SJEQ1.000.001.000.000.002.004.009.00-5.00 SPKC2.002.001.000.001.001.0016.0012.004.00 VANC0.001.000.000.001.001.002.003.00-1.00 The East has also managed to get closer to its 2018 mark than the West; the East are 54 points away from their 2018 performance, whereas the West are 75 points away. Whether that means anything, I don't know. 2019TOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSPTSA 2019TGP.PTS.GPG.PPG.GAPGGLFT2018 EAST50.0072.001.681.441.7294.00-54.00 WEST50.0069.001.721.381.6894.00-75.00 ATLU3.006.001.672.000.679.00-8.00 CHIC6.008.001.671.331.336.002.00 CINC6.004.000.830.671.836.000.00 CLBS5.006.001.001.201.807.00-5.00 DCUD5.009.001.801.801.407.00-3.00 MONT3.003.001.331.003.339.00-14.00 NERV4.008.002.502.001.758.00-4.00 NYFC3.005.002.331.671.679.00-15.00 NYRB5.0010.002.602.001.607.00-14.00 ORLD3.006.002.002.001.679.00-6.00 PHIL4.004.000.751.001.508.00-6.00 TORN3.003.002.331.002.679.00-1.00 COLO4.000.001.500.003.008.00-7.00 FCDS5.004.001.000.801.607.00-14.00 HOUS2.006.002.003.000.5010.00-7.00 LAFC4.0010.002.252.500.008.00-4.00 LAGA6.007.001.501.171.836.00-12.00 MINN6.007.001.671.172.006.00-8.00 PORT3.006.001.672.001.679.00-3.00 RSLK3.006.001.672.002.009.00-4.00 SEAT3.009.003.673.001.679.00-4.00 SJEQ4.003.001.000.752.258.001.00 SPKC7.009.002.291.291.715.00-2.00 VANC3.002.000.670.671.009.00-12.00 My mind may be more malleable next week; the West has only one away game, meaning they have to hit wins all over the place. If the East ekes out a win and a draw or two, that could easily be it.
Week 12 results: VAN 0-1 ATL SEA 2-1 ORL RSL 3-0 TOR SJE 4-1 CHI PHI 0-0 SEA MIN 1-0 CLB HOU 2-1 DCU The West wins the week with 5 wins, 1 draw, and just 1 loss. That makes the East 22-10-25 so the West retakes the lead. Standings are W-T-L. Teams are ranked by Points Earned. EAST NYR 3-1-1 ATL 3-0-1 DCU 3-0-3 NER 2-2-0 CHI 2-2-3 ORL 2-0-2 CLB 2-0-4 NYC 1-2-0 PHI 1-2-2 CIN 1-1-4 MTL 1-0-2 TOR 1-0-3 WEST SEA 4-1-0 LAX 3-2-0 MIN 3-1-3 HOU 3-0-0 RSL 3-0-1 SKC 2-3-2 POR 2-0-1 LAG 2-0-3 SJE 2-0-3 VAN 1-2-1 FCD 1-1-3 COR 0-0-4 Week 13 fixtures: NYR v. VAN ORL v. LAG RSL v. ATL LAX v. MTL PHI v. POR COR v. CLB TOR v. SJE
Shield Standings by PPG (5/20/19) 1. LAX 2.21 ----------------- 2. HOU 2.09 3. SEA 2.00 4. PHI 1.85 5. DCU 1.71 6. LAG 1.69 7. ATL 1.67 8. NYC 1.64 9. MTL 1.50 10. MIN 1.50 11. NYR 1.42 12. TOR 1.42 13. FCD 1.38 14. RSL 1.33 15. CHI 1.23 16. SJE 1.17 17. ORL 1.15 18. CLB 1.14 19. VAN 1.00 20. POR 1.00 21. SKC 1.00 22. NER 0.86 23. CIN 0.85 24. COR 0.42 Two weeks later and things are starting to change. The West still has the top 3 but the East now has 5 of the top 9 and 7 of the top 12. Atlanta and Chicago climbed the most, up 5 spots. Toronto was the big loser, dropping 8 spots.
Much too late, but here is my contribution. The West managed to pull out an away draw and only one home loss, so they did quite well. Back to a small Western advantage. ATCHCNCBDCMTNENCNRORPHTRCODLHOLFLGMNPRRSSESJSKVN ATL1:01:2 CHI4:12:02:41:1 CIN3:00:31:1 CLB1:00:33:11:3 DCU0:45:01:0 MNT NER2:13:1 NYC2:2 NYR3:21:24:1 ORL4:31:0 PHI2:10:0 TRN4:31:2 COL2:3 FCD1:11:3 HOU2:02:12:1 LAF0:02:0 LAG2:10:22:0 MIN1:01:03:3 POR RSL2:13:0 SEA4:12:13:2 SJQ4:11:01:2 SPK0:37:14:42:22:0 VAN0:11:1 2019HOMEHOMEHOMEAWAYAWAYAWAYTOTSTOTSTOTS 2019WINS TIESLOSSWINS TIESLOSSG.S.G.A.G.D. EAST16.004.008.006.006.0017.0088.0098.00-10.00 WEST17.006.006.008.004.0016.0098.0088.0010.00 ATLU1.000.001.002.000.000.006.002.004.00 CHIC2.001.001.000.001.002.0011.0012.00-1.00 CINC1.001.001.000.000.003.005.0011.00-6.00 CLBS2.000.002.000.000.002.005.0010.00-5.00 DCUD2.000.001.001.000.002.0010.009.001.00 MONT0.000.000.001.000.002.004.0010.00-6.00 NERV2.000.000.000.002.000.0010.007.003.00 NYFC0.001.000.001.001.000.007.005.002.00 NYRB2.000.001.001.001.000.0013.008.005.00 ORLD2.000.000.000.000.002.007.007.000.00 PHIL1.001.000.000.001.002.003.006.00-3.00 TORN1.000.001.000.000.002.007.0011.00-4.00 COLO0.000.001.000.000.003.006.0012.00-6.00 FCDS0.001.001.001.000.002.005.008.00-3.00 HOUS3.000.000.000.000.000.006.002.004.00 LAFC1.001.000.002.000.000.009.000.009.00 LAGA2.000.001.000.001.002.009.0011.00-2.00 MINN2.001.000.001.000.003.0011.0012.00-1.00 PORT0.000.000.002.000.001.005.005.000.00 RSLK2.000.000.001.000.001.008.006.002.00 SEAT3.000.000.001.001.000.0013.006.007.00 SJEQ2.000.001.000.000.002.008.0010.00-2.00 SPKC2.002.001.000.001.001.0016.0012.004.00 VANC0.001.001.000.001.001.002.004.00-2.00 2019TOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSPTSA 2019TGP.PTS.GPG.PPG.GAPGGLFT2018 EAST57.0076.001.541.331.7287.00-50.00 WEST57.0085.001.721.491.5487.00-59.00 ATLU4.009.001.502.250.508.00-5.00 CHIC7.008.001.571.141.715.002.00 CINC6.004.000.830.671.836.000.00 CLBS6.006.000.831.001.676.00-5.00 DCUD6.009.001.671.501.506.00-3.00 MONT3.003.001.331.003.339.00-14.00 NERV4.008.002.502.001.758.00-4.00 NYFC3.005.002.331.671.679.00-15.00 NYRB5.0010.002.602.001.607.00-14.00 ORLD4.006.001.751.501.758.00-6.00 PHIL5.005.000.601.001.207.00-5.00 TORN4.003.001.750.752.758.00-1.00 COLO4.000.001.500.003.008.00-7.00 FCDS5.004.001.000.801.607.00-14.00 HOUS3.009.002.003.000.679.00-4.00 LAFC4.0010.002.252.500.008.00-4.00 LAGA6.007.001.501.171.836.00-12.00 MINN7.0010.001.571.431.715.00-5.00 PORT3.006.001.672.001.679.00-3.00 RSLK4.009.002.002.251.508.00-1.00 SEAT5.0013.002.602.601.207.000.00 SJEQ5.006.001.601.202.007.004.00 SPKC7.009.002.291.291.715.00-2.00 VANC4.002.000.500.501.008.00-12.00
By my unofficial count, MLS Eastern Conference teams have lost 10 and drawn one in their past 11 meetings vs. Western clubs— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) May 26, 2019
Week 13 results: NYR 2-2 VAN ORL 0-1 LAG RSL 2-1 ATL LAX 4-2 MTL PHI 1-3 POR COR 3-2 CLB TOR 1-2 SJE The West wins another week, this time with 6 wins, 1 draw, and no losses. That makes the East 22-11-31. Standings are W-T-L. Teams are ranked by Points Earned. EAST NYR 3-2-1 ATL 3-0-2 DCU 3-0-3 NER 2-2-0 CHI 2-2-3 ORL 2-0-3 CLB 2-0-5 NYC 1-2-0 PHI 1-2-3 CIN 1-1-4 MTL 1-0-3 TOR 1-0-4 WEST LAX 4-2-0 SEA 4-1-0 RSL 4-0-1 MIN 3-1-3 HOU 3-0-0 POR 3-0-1 LAG 3-0-3 SJE 3-0-3 SKC 2-3-2 VAN 1-3-1 FCD 1-1-3 COR 1-0-4 Week 14 fixtures: ATL v. MIN MTL v. RSL PHI v. COR VAN v. TOR NYR v. RSL DCU v. SJE COR v. CIN MIN v. PHI LAG v. NER
Seventy-three games in, and I'm lazy enough to call the season. The West has this. Twenty-five point lead, 10 goal lead, over half the season left...it's not looking great. To top that off, the East has played 37 home matches, 1.73 PPG. The West has played 36 games and 1.94 PPG. The West has simply outperformed its counterpart at home. ATCHCNCBDCMTNENCNRORPHTRCODLHOLFLGMNPRRSSESJSKVN ATL1:01:23:0 CHI4:12:02:41:1 CIN3:00:31:1 CLB1:00:33:11:3 DCU0:45:01:11:0 MNT2:1 NER2:13:1 NYC2:2 NYR3:21:24:04:12:2 ORL4:30:11:0 PHI1:12:11:30:0 TRN4:31:21:2 COL3:13:22:3 FCD1:11:3 HOU2:02:12:1 LAF0:02:04:2 LAG2:11:20:22:0 MIN1:01:03:32:3 POR RSL2:12:13:0 SEA4:12:13:2 SJQ4:11:01:2 SPK0:37:14:42:22:0 VAN0:11:11:1 To catch up, the East will need to net 26 points from the remaining 71 games, which works out to 8.7 (really, 9) more wins than the East, to pull this out. That's still possible - a 38-1-32 remainder to the season (or a 38-0-33 season and netting eleven more goals) - but increasingly difficult given that half the season is gone. Every draw from here on out makes this even tougher for them, and home draws...well, that's why I'm lazy. 2019HOMEHOMEHOMEAWAYAWAYAWAYTOTSTOTSTOTS 2019WINS TIESLOSSWINS TIESLOSSG.S.G.A.G.D. EAST19.007.0011.008.007.0021.00115.00125.00-10.00 WEST21.007.008.0011.007.0019.00125.00115.0010.00 ATLU2.000.001.002.000.001.0010.004.006.00 CHIC2.001.001.000.001.002.0011.0012.00-1.00 CINC1.001.001.000.000.004.006.0014.00-8.00 CLBS2.000.002.000.000.003.007.0013.00-6.00 DCUD2.001.001.001.000.002.0011.0010.001.00 MONT1.000.000.001.000.003.008.0015.00-7.00 NERV2.000.000.001.002.000.0012.008.004.00 NYFC0.001.000.001.001.000.007.005.002.00 NYRB3.001.001.001.001.000.0019.0010.009.00 ORLD2.000.001.000.000.002.007.008.00-1.00 PHIL1.002.001.001.001.002.008.0012.00-4.00 TORN1.000.002.000.001.002.009.0014.00-5.00 COLO2.000.001.000.001.003.0013.0016.00-3.00 FCDS0.001.001.001.000.002.005.008.00-3.00 HOUS3.000.000.000.000.000.006.002.004.00 LAFC2.001.000.002.000.000.0013.002.0011.00 LAGA2.000.002.001.001.002.0011.0013.00-2.00 MINN2.001.001.001.000.004.0013.0018.00-5.00 PORT0.000.000.003.000.001.008.006.002.00 RSLK3.000.000.001.000.003.0011.0013.00-2.00 SEAT3.000.000.001.001.000.0013.006.007.00 SJEQ2.000.001.001.001.002.0011.0012.00-1.00 SPKC2.002.001.000.001.001.0016.0012.004.00 VANC0.002.001.000.002.001.005.007.00-2.00 2019TOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSPTSA 2019TGP.PTS.GPG.PPG.GAPGGLFT2018 EAST73.0095.001.581.301.7171.00-31.00 WEST73.00110.001.711.511.5871.00-34.00 ATLU6.0012.001.672.000.676.00-2.00 CHIC7.008.001.571.141.715.002.00 CINC7.004.000.860.572.005.000.00 CLBS7.006.001.000.861.865.00-5.00 DCUD7.0010.001.571.431.435.00-2.00 MONT5.006.001.601.203.007.00-11.00 NERV5.0011.002.402.201.607.00-1.00 NYFC3.005.002.331.671.679.00-15.00 NYRB7.0014.002.712.001.435.00-10.00 ORLD5.006.001.401.201.607.00-6.00 PHIL8.009.001.001.121.504.00-1.00 TORN6.004.001.500.672.336.000.00 COLO7.007.001.861.002.295.000.00 FCDS5.004.001.000.801.607.00-14.00 HOUS3.009.002.003.000.679.00-4.00 LAFC5.0013.002.602.600.407.00-1.00 LAGA8.0010.001.371.251.624.00-9.00 MINN9.0010.001.441.112.003.00-5.00 PORT4.009.002.002.251.508.000.00 RSLK7.0012.001.571.711.865.002.00 SEAT5.0013.002.602.601.207.000.00 SJEQ7.0010.001.571.431.715.008.00 SPKC7.009.002.291.291.715.00-2.00 VANC6.004.000.830.671.176.00-10.00
Week 14 results: ATL 3-0 MIN MTL 2-1 RSL PHI 1-1 COR VAN 1-1 TOR NYR 4-0 RSL DCU 1-1 SJE COR 3-1 CIN MIN 2-3 PHI LAG 1-2 NER The East wins the week with 5 wins, 3 draws, and just one loss. That makes the East 27-14-32. Standings are W-T-L. Teams are ranked by Points Earned. EAST NYR 4-2-1 ATL 4-0-2 NER 3-2-0 DCU 3-1-3 PHI 2-3-3 CHI 2-2-3 ORL 2-0-3 MTL 2-0-3 CLB 2-0-5 NYC 1-2-0 TOR 1-1-4 CIN 1-1-5 WEST LAX 4-2-0 SEA 4-1-0 RSL 4-0-3 SJE 3-1-3 MIN 3-1-5 HOU 3-0-0 POR 3-0-1 LAG 3-0-4 SKC 2-3-2 COR 2-1-4 VAN 1-4-1 FCD 1-1-3 Week 15 fixtures: MTL v. SEA TFC v. SKC
Week 15 results: MTL 2-1 SEA TOR 2-2 SKC The East wins the week with 1 win and a draw. The East is now 28-15-32. Standings are W-T-L. Teams are ranked by Points Earned. EAST NYR 4-2-1 ATL 4-0-2 NER 3-2-0 DCU 3-1-3 MTL 3-0-3 PHI 2-3-3 CHI 2-2-3 ORL 2-0-3 CLB 2-0-5 NYC 1-2-0 TOR 1-2-4 CIN 1-1-5 WEST LAX 4-2-0 SEA 4-1-1 RSL 4-0-3 SJE 3-1-3 MIN 3-1-5 SKC 2-4-2 HOU 3-0-0 POR 3-0-1 LAG 3-0-4 COR 2-1-4 VAN 1-4-1 FCD 1-1-3 Week 16 fixtures: CIN v. LAG CHI v. RSL FCD v. TOR CLB v. SKC
newtex said the East was 27-14-32 through 73 games. That's 5 more wins and a 15 point lead for the West, not a 25 point lead. The lead always has to be a multiple of 3.
Week 16 results: CIN 0-2 LAG CHI 1-1 RSL FCD 3-0 TOR CLB 0-1 SKC The West wins the week with 3 wins and a draw. The East is now 28-16-35. Standings are W-T-L. Teams are ranked by Points Earned. EAST NYR 4-2-1 ATL 4-0-2 NER 3-2-0 DCU 3-1-3 MTL 3-0-3 PHI 2-3-3 CHI 2-3-3 ORL 2-0-3 CLB 2-0-6 NYC 1-2-0 TOR 1-2-5 CIN 1-1-6 WEST LAX 4-2-0 SEA 4-1-1 RSL 4-1-3 SKC 3-4-2 LAG 4-0-4 SJE 3-1-3 MIN 3-1-5 HOU 3-0-0 POR 3-0-1 FCD 2-1-3 COR 2-1-4 VAN 1-4-1 Week 17 fixtures: MTL v. POR MIN v. CIN NER v. HOU
ATCHCNCBDCMTNENCNRORPHTRCODLHOLFLGMNPRRSSESJSKVN ATL1:01:23:0 CHI4:12:01:12:41:1 CIN0:23:00:31:1 CLB1:00:33:11:30:1 DCU0:45:01:11:0 MNT2:12:1 NER2:13:1 NYC2:2 NYR3:21:24:04:12:2 ORL4:30:11:0 PHI1:12:11:30:0 TRN4:31:21:22:2 COL3:13:22:3 FCD1:11:33:0 HOU2:02:12:1 LAF0:02:04:2 LAG2:11:20:22:0 MIN1:01:03:32:3 POR RSL2:12:13:0 SEA4:12:13:2 SJQ4:11:01:2 SPK0:37:14:42:22:0 VAN0:11:11:1 The East is in some trouble. From 42 home games they have just 20 wins, for a PPG of 1.64. By contrast, the West has had 37 home games and won 22 of them, for a PPG of 1.97. Even if the West loses all five of those additional home games, they will still be ahead because of the two extra wins. 2019HOMEHOMEHOMEAWAYAWAYAWAYTOTSTOTSTOTS 2019WINS TIESLOSSWINS TIESLOSSG.S.G.A.G.D. EAST20.009.0013.008.007.0022.00120.00135.00-15.00 WEST22.007.008.0013.009.0020.00135.00120.0015.00 ATLU2.000.001.002.000.001.0010.004.006.00 CHIC2.002.001.000.001.002.0012.0013.00-1.00 CINC1.001.002.000.000.004.006.0016.00-10.00 CLBS2.000.003.000.000.003.007.0014.00-7.00 DCUD2.001.001.001.000.002.0011.0010.001.00 MONT2.000.000.001.000.003.0010.0016.00-6.00 NERV2.000.000.001.002.000.0012.008.004.00 NYFC0.001.000.001.001.000.007.005.002.00 NYRB3.001.001.001.001.000.0019.0010.009.00 ORLD2.000.001.000.000.002.007.008.00-1.00 PHIL1.002.001.001.001.002.008.0012.00-4.00 TORN1.001.002.000.001.003.0011.0019.00-8.00 COLO2.000.001.000.001.003.0013.0016.00-3.00 FCDS1.001.001.001.000.002.008.008.000.00 HOUS3.000.000.000.000.000.006.002.004.00 LAFC2.001.000.002.000.000.0013.002.0011.00 LAGA2.000.002.002.001.002.0013.0013.000.00 MINN2.001.001.001.000.004.0013.0018.00-5.00 PORT0.000.000.003.000.001.008.006.002.00 RSLK3.000.000.001.001.003.0012.0014.00-2.00 SEAT3.000.000.001.001.001.0014.008.006.00 SJEQ2.000.001.001.001.002.0011.0012.00-1.00 SPKC2.002.001.001.002.001.0019.0014.005.00 VANC0.002.001.000.002.001.005.007.00-2.00 With 65 games left, the East needs to overcome a 21-point deficit, or net 7 wins to tie the whole thing up. That means they need a 36-0-29 record to succeed. Every tie makes the whole thing harder. 2019TOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSPTSA 2019TGP.PTS.GPG.PPG.GAPGGLFT2018 EAST79.00100.001.521.271.7165.00-26.00 WEST79.00121.001.711.531.5265.00-23.00 ATLU6.0012.001.672.000.676.00-2.00 CHIC8.009.001.501.121.624.003.00 CINC8.004.000.750.502.004.000.00 CLBS8.006.000.870.751.754.00-5.00 DCUD7.0010.001.571.431.435.00-2.00 MONT6.009.001.671.502.676.00-8.00 NERV5.0011.002.402.201.607.00-1.00 NYFC3.005.002.331.671.679.00-15.00 NYRB7.0014.002.712.001.435.00-10.00 ORLD5.006.001.401.201.607.00-6.00 PHIL8.009.001.001.121.504.00-1.00 TORN8.005.001.370.622.374.001.00 COLO7.007.001.861.002.295.000.00 FCDS6.007.001.331.171.336.00-11.00 HOUS3.009.002.003.000.679.00-4.00 LAFC5.0013.002.602.600.407.00-1.00 LAGA9.0013.001.441.441.443.00-6.00 MINN9.0010.001.441.112.003.00-5.00 PORT4.009.002.002.251.508.000.00 RSLK8.0013.001.501.621.754.003.00 SEAT6.0013.002.332.171.336.000.00 SJEQ7.0010.001.571.431.715.008.00 SPKC9.0013.002.111.441.563.002.00 VANC6.004.000.830.671.176.00-10.00
Week 17 results: MTL 2-1 POR MIN 7-1 CIN NER 2-1 HOU The East wins the week with 2 wins and just 1 loss. The East is now 30-16-36. Standings are W-T-L. Teams are ranked by Points Earned. EAST NER 4-2-0 NYR 4-2-1 ATL 4-0-2 MTL 4-0-3 DCU 3-1-3 PHI 2-3-3 CHI 2-3-3 ORL 2-0-3 CLB 2-0-6 NYC 1-2-0 TOR 1-2-5 CIN 1-1-7 WEST LAX 4-2-0 SEA 4-1-1 RSL 4-1-3 MIN 4-1-5 SKC 3-4-2 LAG 4-0-4 SJE 3-1-3 HOU 3-0-1 POR 3-0-2 FCD 2-1-3 COR 2-1-4 VAN 1-4-1 Week 18 fixtures: NYC v. SEA HOU v. NYR RSL v. CLB FCD v. DCU COR v. NER LAG v. TOR CIN v. HOU CLB v. SEA MTL v. MIN SKC v. CHI NYC v. POR
Week 18 results: NYC 3-0 SEA HOU 4-0 NYR RSL 1-0 CLB FCD 2-0 DCU COR 1-2 NER LAG 2-0 TOR CIN 3-2 HOU CLB 1-2 SEA MTL 2-3 MIN SKC 1-0 CHI NYC 0-1 POR The West wins the week with 8 wins against 3 losses. The East is now 33-16-44. Standings are W-T-L. Teams are ranked by Points Earned. EAST NER 5-2-0 NYR 4-2-2 ATL 4-0-2 MTL 4-0-4 DCU 3-1-4 PHI 2-3-3 CHI 2-3-4 NYC 2-2-1 CIN 2-1-7 ORL 2-0-3 CLB 2-0-8 TOR 1-2-6 WEST SEA 5-1-2 RSL 5-1-3 MIN 5-1-5 SKC 4-4-2 LAG 5-0-4 LAX 4-2-0 HOU 4-0-2 POR 4-0-2 SJE 3-1-3 FCD 3-1-3 COR 2-1-5 VAN 1-4-1 Week 19 fixtures: RSL v. PHI SEA v. ATL
Week 19 results: RSL 4-0 PHI SEA 2-1 ATL The West wins the week with 2 wins . The East is now 33-16-46. Standings are W-T-L. Teams are ranked by Points Earned. EAST NER 5-2-0 NYR 4-2-2 ATL 4-0-3 MTL 4-0-4 DCU 3-1-4 PHI 2-3-4 CHI 2-3-4 NYC 2-2-1 CIN 2-1-7 ORL 2-0-3 CLB 2-0-8 TOR 1-2-6 WEST SEA 6-1-2 RSL 6-1-3 MIN 5-1-5 SKC 4-4-2 LAG 5-0-4 LAX 4-2-0 HOU 4-0-2 POR 4-0-2 SJE 3-1-3 FCD 3-1-3 COR 2-1-5 VAN 1-4-1 Week 20 fixtures: ATL v. HOU NER v. VAN POR v. ORL TOR v. HOU COR v. NYC
Week 20 results: ATL 5-0 HOU NER 4-0 VAN POR 1-1 ORL TOR 1-3 HOU COR 1-2 NYC The East wins the week with 3 wins and a draw against just 1 loss. The East is now 36-17-47. Standings are W-T-L. Teams are ranked by Points Earned. EAST NER 6-2-0 ATL 5-0-3 NYR 4-2-2 MTL 4-0-4 NYC 3-2-1 DCU 3-1-4 PHI 2-3-4 CHI 2-3-4 ORL 2-1-3 CIN 2-1-7 CLB 2-0-8 TOR 1-2-7 WEST SEA 6-1-2 RSL 6-1-3 MIN 5-1-5 SKC 4-4-2 HOU 5-0-3 LAG 5-0-4 LAX 4-2-0 POR 4-1-2 SJE 3-1-3 FCD 3-1-3 COR 2-1-6 VAN 1-4-2 Week 21 fixtures: NYC v. SKC LAX v. ATL
I've taken a self-imposed leave of absence from this thread, mostly because at work I've been creating databases the last month and I was sick and tired of typing in numbers. But I'm updating today, apologies for the two of you who like my tables ATCHCNCBDCMTNENCNRORPHTRCODLHOLFLGMNPRRSSESJSKVN ATL1:01:25:03:0 CHI4:12:01:12:41:1 CIN3:20:23:00:31:1 CLB1:00:33:11:31:20:1 DCU0:45:01:11:0 MNT2:32:12:12:1 NER2:12:13:14:0 NYC2:20:13:0 NYR3:21:24:04:12:2 ORL4:30:11:0 PHI1:12:11:30:0 TRN1:34:31:21:22:2 COL3:13:22:31:21:2 FCD2:01:11:33:0 HOU2:02:12:14:0 LAF0:02:04:2 LAG2:11:20:22:02:0 MIN7:11:01:03:32:3 POR1:1 RSL2:11:02:14:03:0 SEA2:14:12:13:2 SJQ4:11:01:2 SPK0:31:07:14:42:22:0 VAN0:11:11:1 With just 44 games left, things look increasingly dire for the East. They need to net ten wins from those games. Their home PPG is 1.67, 87 points from 52 games. The West has 98 points from 48 games, or 2.04. The West has four more home games, has performed better at home, and is my favorite to win. The only thing going for the East at this point is Minnesota only has one game left - the way they've performed recently, Eastern teams have gotta be happy to not face them much more. 2019HOMEHOMEHOMEAWAYAWAYAWAYTOTSTOTSTOTS 2019WINS TIESLOSSWINS TIESLOSSG.S.G.A.G.D. EAST26.009.0017.0010.008.0030.00150.00174.00-24.00 WEST30.008.0010.0017.009.0026.00174.00150.0024.00 ATLU3.000.001.002.000.002.0016.006.0010.00 CHIC2.002.001.000.001.003.0012.0014.00-2.00 CINC2.001.002.000.000.005.0010.0025.00-15.00 CLBS2.000.004.000.000.004.008.0017.00-9.00 DCUD2.001.001.001.000.003.0011.0012.00-1.00 MONT3.000.001.001.000.003.0014.0020.00-6.00 NERV4.000.000.002.002.000.0020.0010.0010.00 NYFC1.001.001.002.001.000.0012.007.005.00 NYRB3.001.001.001.001.001.0019.0014.005.00 ORLD2.000.001.000.001.002.008.009.00-1.00 PHIL1.002.001.001.001.003.008.0016.00-8.00 TORN1.001.003.000.001.004.0012.0024.00-12.00 COLO2.000.003.000.001.003.0015.0020.00-5.00 FCDS2.001.001.001.000.002.0010.008.002.00 HOUS4.000.000.001.000.003.0016.0013.003.00 LAFC2.001.000.002.000.000.0013.002.0011.00 LAGA3.000.002.002.001.002.0015.0013.002.00 MINN3.001.001.002.000.004.0023.0021.002.00 PORT0.001.000.004.000.002.0011.009.002.00 RSLK5.000.000.001.001.003.0017.0014.003.00 SEAT4.000.000.002.001.002.0018.0013.005.00 SJEQ2.000.001.001.001.002.0011.0012.00-1.00 SPKC3.002.001.001.002.001.0020.0014.006.00 VANC0.002.001.000.002.002.005.0011.00-6.00 2019TOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSTOTSPTSA 2019TGP.PTS.GPG.PPG.GAPGGLFT2018 EAST100.00125.001.501.251.7444.00-1.00 WEST100.00158.001.741.581.5044.0014.00 ATLU8.0015.002.001.870.754.001.00 CHIC9.009.001.331.001.563.003.00 CINC10.007.001.000.702.502.000.00 CLBS10.006.000.800.601.702.00-5.00 DCUD8.0010.001.371.251.504.00-2.00 MONT8.0012.001.751.502.504.00-5.00 NERV8.0020.002.502.501.254.008.00 NYFC6.0011.002.001.831.176.00-9.00 NYRB8.0014.002.371.751.754.00-10.00 ORLD6.007.001.331.171.506.00-5.00 PHIL9.009.000.891.001.783.00-1.00 TORN10.005.001.200.502.402.001.00 COLO9.007.001.670.782.223.000.00 FCDS7.0010.001.431.431.145.00-8.00 HOUS8.0015.002.001.871.624.002.00 LAFC5.0013.002.602.600.407.00-1.00 LAGA10.0016.001.501.601.302.00-3.00 MINN11.0016.002.091.451.911.001.00 PORT7.0013.001.571.861.295.004.00 RSLK10.0019.001.701.901.402.009.00 SEAT9.0019.002.002.111.443.006.00 SJEQ7.0010.001.571.431.715.008.00 SPKC10.0016.002.001.601.402.005.00 VANC7.004.000.710.571.575.00-10.00 Good luck to the East, but I'm happy calling it.
Week 21 results: NYC 3-1 SKC LAX 4-3 ATL The week was split with a win each way. The East is now 37-17-48. Standings are W-T-L. Teams are ranked by Points Earned. EAST NER 6-2-0 ATL 5-0-4 NYC 4-2-1 NYR 4-2-2 MTL 4-0-4 DCU 3-1-4 PHI 2-3-4 CHI 2-3-4 ORL 2-1-3 CIN 2-1-7 CLB 2-0-8 TOR 1-2-7 WEST SEA 6-1-2 RSL 6-1-3 LAX 5-2-0 MIN 5-1-5 SKC 4-4-3 HOU 5-0-3 LAG 5-0-4 POR 4-1-2 SJE 3-1-3 FCD 3-1-3 COR 2-1-6 VAN 1-4-2 Week 22 fixtures: ATL v. LAG NER v. LAX ORL v. FCD CIN v. VAN HOU v. CHI COR v. MTL RSL v. NYC SJE v. CLB