The 2017 MLS East/West InterConference Play Thread

Week 25 - 4 Games
East Record 2-2-0
At Home 2-2-0
On Road 0-0-0
Goal Differential +1
East Points 6
West Points 6

Season To Date
East Record 42-31-25
At Home 32-8-8 (48)
On Road 10-23-17 (50)
Goal Differential +33
East Points 151
West Points 118
 
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One thing to add.

Looking at the rankings (using points per game) - the East is ahead of the West at every spot, except #8, where Orlando is behind Real Salt Lake.
 
Week 26 - 1 Game
East Record 0-0-1
At Home 0-0-0
On Road 0-0-1
Goal Differential 0
East Points 1
West Points 1

Season To Date
East Record 42-31-26
At Home 32-8-8 (48)
On Road 10-23-18 (51)
Goal Differential +33
East Points 152
West Points 119

Red Bulls were a man up for 53 minutes and managed only a point against a struggling Dallas team, but in the East/West standings a road tie is a good result. Next week there are 6 interconference matches, five of them hosted by the East, and two of those at Yankee Stadium.
 
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This is last weeks update catching up, and includes NYC's games against SKC and Portland:

Week 27 - 6 Games
East Record 3-1-2
At Home 3-1-1
On Road 0-0-1
Goal Differential +7
East Points 11
West Points 5

Season To Date
East Record 45-32-28
At Home 35-9-9 (53)
On Road 10-23-19 (52)
Goal Differential +40
East Points 163
West Points 124
 
Week 28 - 5 Games
East Record 1-2-2
At Home 0-1-0
On Road 1-1-2
Goal Differential +1
East Points 5
West Points 8

Season To Date
East Record 46-34-30
At Home 35-10-9 (54)
On Road 11-24-21 (56)
Goal Differential +41
East Points 168
West Points 132

All caught up, including the 1-1 draw between NYC and Colorado. NYC has 2 interconference games remaining, and the league has just 12 to go. If the West were to win all 12 remaining games the conferences would finish even.
 
Week 29 - 4 Games
East Record 2-1-1
At Home 2-0-1
On Road 0-1-0
Goal Differential +5
East Points 7
West Points 4

Season To Date
East Record 48-35-31
At Home 37-10-10 (57)
On Road 11-25-21 (57)
Goal Differential +46
East Points 175
West Points 136

The East clinched the season series in Week 29. It has 13 more wins than the West with only 8 games remaining. Meanwhile, NYCFC has faltered, going 0-1-2 in its last 3 interconference games. It has a better record now against the East than the West, which would be good, but one would prefer they did it by way of a strong winning streak against the East rather than the other way around.
 
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Week 30 - 4 Games
East Record 2-1-1
At Home 1-0-1
On Road 1-1-0
Goal Differential +4
East Points 7
West Points 4

Season To Date
East Record 50-36-32
At Home 38-10-11 (59)
On Road 12-26-21 (59)
Goal Differential +50
East Points 182
West Points 140

Only 4 games left, though as of when I'm posting this one of those 4 has been played (MIN beat ATL, YAY).
 
Weeks 31-33 -- 3 Games
East Record 1-2-0
At Home 1-1-0
On Road 0-1-0
Goal Differential -2
East Points 3
West Points 6

Season To Date
East Record 51-38-32
At Home 39-11-11 (61)
On Road 12-26-21 (60)
Goal Differential +48
East Points 185
West Points 146

One game to go, Houston hosting Chicago. Won't make much difference either way to this record, though it does have significant playoff positioning implications.
 
Week 34 and Final Tally
East Record 0-1-0
At Home 0-0-0
On Road 0-1-0
Goal Differential -3
East Points 0
West Points 3

Season To Date
East Record 51-39-32
At Home 39-11-11 (61)
On Road 12-27-21 (61)
Goal Differential +45
East Points 185
West Points 149

On a PPG basis, the East in 2017 (1.52 PPG) did better than the West in 2016 (1.44 PPG). Ties were down (which is a pretty random factor as best as I can tell). There were 30 ties in 2016 (30% of games), and only 32 in 2017 despite playing 22 additional interconference games (26% of games drew).
 
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