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When people look back on the 2016 Major League Soccer regular season and want to define certain weeks of league play, they can file this week under the "Nobody Wanted To Win" category. Eight of the 13 matches played this week ended with both teams splitting points. Only the New York Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, the Portland Timbers, New York City FC and the Seattle Sounders notched victories last weekend. For the others, it was a series of slugfests that yielded very few points added to the Supporters Shield standings.
This is the time of year where teams really start to separate themselves. By now, you probably have a good idea of who the good teams are. You're only wondering which of those teams is going to make a run. With the 2016 Copa America Centenario and Euro 2016 fast approaching, teams will want to gather some more precious points before they lose key players in a couple weeks for upwards of a month. Draws are okay for now, but pretty soon fans will want their teams adding 3 points to their total and not just one.
Most of the Top 10 remains relatively unchanged this week, with the LA Galaxy remaining at number one. Our beloved D.C. United fall a spot this week to #15, while the new basement dwellers is the Houston Dynamo. And now, it's your turn to give us your thoughts. Who's slotted too high? Who's too low? Where do you place the Black-and-Red? Hit up the comments and let's hear ya!
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Rank |
Team |
LW |
Points |
GP |
Comment |
|
1 |
LA Galaxy |
1 |
15 |
8 |
Hard fought draw against KC. |
|
2 |
2 |
17 |
9 |
Drew in Montreal, now atop the Supporters Shield standings. |
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|
3 |
Real Salt Lake |
5 |
17 |
8 |
Sneak out a victory against Houston. |
|
4 |
4 |
15 |
9 |
Drew against Philly. Last year that would be a bad thing…this year, not so much. |
|
|
5 |
3 |
17 |
10 |
They got everything terrible handed to them in their loss in Harrison, but still among the best in MLS. |
|
|
6 |
6 |
14 |
9 |
Two draws this week: @NYC and home against the Rapids. |
|
|
7 |
7 |
14 |
10 |
Two 1-1 draws against Vancouver and LA. |
|
|
8 |
9 |
13 |
8 |
Battled San Jose to a stalemate. |
|
|
9 |
Portland Timbers |
13 |
12 |
9 |
Held off Toronto to get the victory at home. |
|
10 |
8 |
11 |
8 |
Not a bad loss against Portland, but probably wanted that draw. |
|
|
11 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
Drew KC and then lost to NYC. |
|
|
12 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
They got the draw in New England. |
|
|
13 |
New York Red Bulls |
17 |
9 |
9 |
A complete dismantling of Dallas…they’re heating up now. |
|
14 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
Frustrating match against Orlando and they finish with the tie. |
|
|
15 |
D.C. United |
14 |
10 |
9 |
Shouldn’t have left Chicago with only 1 point. |
|
16 |
New York City FC |
18 |
10 |
9 |
Wild victory against the ‘Caps and a draw of l’Impact at home. |
|
17 |
Seattle Sounders |
19 |
10 |
8 |
Got the W at home against Columbus. |
|
18 |
20 |
7 |
7 |
Held DC to a draw in terrible weather conditions. |
|
|
19 |
15 |
8 |
8 |
Went to Seattle and left with another loss. |
|
|
20 |
Houston Dynamo |
16 |
5 |
8 |
Fewest points in MLS right now, so they inherit the deuce-zero spot. |