Pythagorean table for 2011 MLS Regular Season (2011-06-12)
Categories: Soccer Pythagorean: Tables
It's taken a while to reach this point, but all of the MLS teams have played enough matches to make a Pythagorean table meaningful. Here is such a table for the 2011 MLS regular season for matches played up to today (12 June). As always, the league Pythagorean exponent is 1.70. Draw and loss columns are reversed from the format used to report records in the USA.
Almost all of the league teams play in line with their statistical expectations. Sporting KC and Vancover are the exceptions with a Pythagorean residual of -5. Sporting have played almost all of their matches on the road, but I would guess that Vancouver's defensive record has caused them to drop points from winning positions. The bottom two's underperformances have helped obscure the poor campaigns of Toronto FC and the New England Revolution.
I usually develop Pythagorean records four times a season, but the staggered schedules that teams have are ridiculous, so I will settle for three releases during the MLS regular season.
| League Table | Pythagorean | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | Pts | Δ |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | +2 |
| FC Dallas | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | +3 |
| New York Red Bulls | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | -3 |
| Philadelphia Union | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | +0 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | -1 |
| Colorado Rapids | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | -1 |
| Real Salt Lake | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | -1 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | -2 |
| Houston Dynamo | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | -4 |
| Columbus Crew | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | +2 |
| Chivas USA | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | -2 |
| Portland Timbers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | +2 |
| D.C. United | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | +1 |
| Chicago Fire | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -2 |
| Toronto FC | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | +1 |
| New England Revolution | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | +0 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -5 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -5 |
