PDO: Week 22 Rankings

I dropped the ball a bit last week not updating the tables. Here is how they look as of this past weekend's results.

Team	Shots Against	GA	Sv%	SoT	GF	SH%	TSR	Points	Games	PPG	PDO
Portland Timbers	89	20	77.53%	101	30	29.70%	0.532	34	21	1.62	1072
New England Rev.	85	19	77.65%	84	22	26.19%	0.497	30	21	1.43	1038
New York Red Bulls	92	27	70.65%	88	29	32.95%	0.489	35	22	1.59	1036
Houston Dynamo	83	20	75.90%	81	22	27.16%	0.494	30	20	1.5	1031
Salt Lake	102	24	76.47%	121	32	26.45%	0.543	37	22	1.68	1029
Dallas	109	27	75.23%	98	27	27.55%	0.473	32	21	1.52	1028
Vancouver Whitecaps	92	29	68.48%	98	32	32.65%	0.516	32	21	1.52	1011
Philadelphia Union	97	30	69.07%	102	32	31.37%	0.513	34	22	1.55	1004
Seattle Sounders FC	80	22	72.50%	76	21	27.63%	0.487	28	19	1.47	1001
Colorado Rapids	92	24	73.91%	91	23	25.27%	0.497	34	23	1.48	992
Montreal Impact	92	29	68.48%	105	31	29.52%	0.533	35	20	1.75	980
Columbus Crew	99	27	72.73%	94	23	24.47%	0.487	23	21	1.1	972
Kansas City	63	21	66.67%	103	29	28.16%	0.620	36	22	1.64	948
San Jose Earthquakes	109	33	69.72%	87	21	24.14%	0.444	27	22	1.23	939
CD Chivas USA	118	37	68.64%	69	17	24.64%	0.369	17	21	0.81	933
L.A. Galaxy	76	27	64.47%	108	30	27.78%	0.587	33	22	1.5	923
Toronto FC	77	29	62.34%	69	17	24.64%	0.473	17	21	0.81	870
Chicago Fire	85	30	64.71%	103	20	19.42%	0.548	25	20	1.25	841
DC	93	35	62.37%	62	8	12.90%	0.400	10	21	0.48	753

Again, Portland, even with their loss, retains their title as the luckiest club in MLS by PDO*. Meanwhile, New England continues to mystify as they pretty much pulled that win together with duct tape, spit and some wood glue. Is Jay Heaps really Macgyver? I'm going to guess no, though as we talked about on the podcast, home field advantage not only helps to place pressure on the ref, but it may also encourage more aggression from the home side. One can only wonder if Jay Heaps is able to simulate this effect with a stirring pep talk prior to the match against a terrible team on the road.

However, just like how Chivas and Toronto have been largely unaffected this season, likely due to some terrible play and a limited talent base, you have to wonder if we are seeing many of these clubs performing at their true rates. I don't think you can completely attribute RSL's finishing success to luck when defensively they have some great pieces and offensively they, again, have some great pieces.

As we watch the year unfold it's going to be rather interesting to see where these clubs end up with playoff spots at seasons end.

*PDO here is based on shots on target, not total attempts.