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Here is one I cooked up.

Goal differential per game played.

1. Atlanta +2.00*
2. Portland +1.20*
3. Houston +1.00
3. NYCFC +1.00
5. Dallas +0.67
6. Columbus +0.60
7. Toronto +0.50
8. New England +0.25*
8. Seattle +0.25
8. Sporting KC +0.25
11. San Jose 0.00
11. Orlando 0.00
11. Colorado 0.00*
14. Vancouver -0.25
14. Montreal -0.25
16. Chicago -0.50
16. Philly -0.50
18. NJRB -0.60
19. LA Galaxy -0.75
20. Real Salt Lake -1.00*
21. DC United -1.25
22. Minnesota -2.00

* - indicates a team that has played Minnesota.
 
Also, David Villa is 3rd in the league in assists with 3. His first year with us, he had 8 assists, but he had only 4 last year.

Also, through 4 games, Villa has 13 shots and 4 on goal, which is 3.25 and 1.00 per game, respectively. Last year, he averaged 5.03 shots and 2.06 shots on goal per game, and in 2015, those figures were 4.60 and 2.13 respectively.
 
* - indicates a team that has played Minnesota.
I was thinking it could be worth tracking GD in games excluding Minnesota as the opponent, but they won a game much earlier than I expected and the stat seems much less needed now.Portland and Atlanta got the big boost and that's just how it is.
 
I was thinking it could be worth tracking GD in games excluding Minnesota as the opponent, but they won a game much earlier than I expected and the stat seems much less needed now.Portland and Atlanta got the big boost and that's just how it is.
Unless RSL is a really horrible team this year and Minnesota benefited from playing them. RSL are in last place overall.
 
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Fair to say they were horrible in that game. Had to play Wingbert at CB. And MackLemore at outside back.

Such a versatile MoFo.

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Here is one I cooked up.

Goal differential per game played.

1. Atlanta +2.00*
2. Portland +1.20*
3. Houston +1.00
3. NYCFC +1.00
5. Dallas +0.67
6. Columbus +0.60
7. Toronto +0.50
8. New England +0.25*
8. Seattle +0.25
8. Sporting KC +0.25
11. San Jose 0.00
11. Orlando 0.00
11. Colorado 0.00*
14. Vancouver -0.25
14. Montreal -0.25
16. Chicago -0.50
16. Philly -0.50
18. NJRB -0.60
19. LA Galaxy -0.75
20. Real Salt Lake -1.00*
21. DC United -1.25
22. Minnesota -2.00

* - indicates a team that has played Minnesota.

Goal differential per game played, through April 15 (week 7).

1. Atlanta +1.17*
2. Portland +1.00*
3. NYCFC +0.83
4. Dallas +0.80*
5. Sporting KC +0.67
6. Columbus +0.43
7. Orlando +0.40
8. Houston +0.33*
8. Chicago +0.33
10. Toronto +0.17
11. New England 0.00*
11. Seattle 0.00
11. San Jose 0.00
14. Real Salt Lake -0.14*
15. NJRB -0.28
16. Montreal -0.33
16. LA Galaxy -0.33
18. Vancouver -0.50
19. Colorado -0.60*
20. Philly -1.00
20. DC United -1.00

22. Minnesota -1.71

* - indicates a team that has played Minnesota.
Boldface indicates a team that NYCFC have played.
 
Goal differential per game played, through April 15 (week 7).

1. Atlanta +1.17*
2. Portland +1.00*
3. NYCFC +0.83
4. Dallas +0.80*
5. Sporting KC +0.67
6. Columbus +0.43
7. Orlando +0.40
8. Houston +0.33*
8. Chicago +0.33
10. Toronto +0.17
11. New England 0.00*
11. Seattle 0.00
11. San Jose 0.00
14. Real Salt Lake -0.14*
15. NJRB -0.28
16. Montreal -0.33
16. LA Galaxy -0.33
18. Vancouver -0.50
19. Colorado -0.60*
20. Philly -1.00
20. DC United -1.00

22. Minnesota -1.71

* - indicates a team that has played Minnesota.
Boldface indicates a team that NYCFC have played.

First!*

*Among those who haven't played Minnesnowta.
 
Matt Doyle had a good line -- "Orlando City are owning it at home, but how does that make them any different than the Revs? The peculiarities of early-season MLS scheduling make false prophets of us all."
I find it hard to believe that there isn't an algorithm, that can jigger the league schedule based on known availability of stadiums, that can get pretty damn close to guaranteeing alternating Home/Away for every team save for us, and at worst we'd be on a home/home/away/away schedule sometimes.
 
I find it hard to believe that there isn't an algorithm, that can jigger the league schedule based on known availability of stadiums, that can get pretty damn close to guaranteeing alternating Home/Away for every team save for us, and at worst we'd be on a home/home/away/away schedule sometimes.
It evens out by the end of the season, I say more games in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, DC, LA, etc. in March and April and fewer in July and August. MLS has had a couple ridiculous snow games this season.
 
I find it hard to believe that there isn't an algorithm, that can jigger the league schedule based on known availability of stadiums, that can get pretty damn close to guaranteeing alternating Home/Away for every team save for us, and at worst we'd be on a home/home/away/away schedule sometimes.
I thought you were going to say that there is an algorithm that will predict the maximum amount of time even Matt Doyle can go without a good line.

It evens out by the end of the season, I say more games in Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, DC, LA, etc. in March and April and fewer in July and August. MLS has had a couple ridiculous snow games this season.
I think this is part of it. Maximizing climate conditions, plus things like stadium renovations, will keep the H/A imbalanced, especially early, but there also shouldn't be any reason (again excepting us) that the weather stuff can't be rebalanced by June.
 
I happen to like the differences in weather and climate. It's unique to American sports - football and baseball. Going to New England or to Yankee Stadium in the fall or winter for a playoff game can be brutal for the opposition. They have a home field advantage.

Similarly, we looked beaten down after playing at Houston last year I think it was (and maybe at Orlando and Kansas City) too.

It's very American and I love it. Our version of a rainy Tuesday night in Stoke
 
Procrastinating at work and I've found I've had to start getting creative with my procrastination...I was looking over the standings again today, as if they have changed since the last time I checked them (yesterday) and started looking at some of the Goals Allowed stats.

In the West, SKC and Dallas have had stellar defenses allowing only 2 and 3 goals all year respectively. But looking at the league overall and goals allowed per game, look at where we stand....

1. SKC - 0.333
2. FCD - 0.6
3. Orlando - 0.8 (1.0)
4. NYC - 0.833
5. Toronto - 1.0
6. San Jose - 1.143 (1.0)
6. Columbus - 1.143
8. Chicago - 1.167
8. Atlanta - 1.167
10. Portland - 1.286
10. RSL - 1.286
10. NJRB - 1.286
10. NER - 1.286
14. Seattle - 1.333
15. Montreal - 1.5 (1.6)
16. Colorado - 1.6
17. LAG - 1.667
17. DCU - 1.667 (1.25)
19. Houston - 1.833
19. Vancouver - 1.833
19. Philadelphia - 1.833 (1.8)
22. Minnesota - 3.429

For shits and giggles, I've also included in parentheses, what the goals allowed per game would be for our opponents so far, if you took away our games.

I know its early in the season, and I'm sure some of the home/away balances this early has a part to play in these numbers, but I do think its quite clear that our defense is massively improved from last year.