A Look At The Weekend Performances Within the Final Third

I just recently discovered that the Golazo web application---with up-to-the-minute statistical game information courtesy of MLSsoccer.com---provides details for teams in the final third. Sadly enough they don't keep the data available for long so I took advantage of a late evening to tally up the following numbers over the nine MLS matches this weekend. Below are the passing rates for each team in the final third of the pitch.

Team	Pass Completions	Pass Attempts	Pass Percentages	Opponent
Union	68	105	74.20%	Vancouver
RSL	68	98	72.40%	NYRB
NYRB	89	131	69.10%	RSL
San Jose	60	97	67.50%	Portland
Houston	92	141	67.30%	Chicago
Portland	91	146	66.40%	San Jose
New England	72	121	66.20%	DC
DC	69	115	64.10%	New England
Sporting KC	75	121	63.50%	Montreal
Colorado	64	113	63.30%	LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy	69	121	63.20%	Colorado
Toronto FC	85	137	62.90%	Columbus
Columbus	54	107	62.50%	Toronto FC
Seattle	67	117	61.50%	Chivas
Chicago	57	103	61.10%	Houston
Vancouver	51	102	55.30%	Union
Chivas	54	108	52.00%	Seattle
Montreal	31	80	50.80%	Sporting KC

There really isn't much in the way of true context at this point. Some of this is information is still about style rather than performance, but comparing the results and then applying some added data will be interesting. I wonder what, if anything, can be determined by this type of data.

I'd love to hear inputs from all you smart people.