Originally published Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 7:15 PM
MLS power rankings: Sounders move up a spot
Sounders move from No. 7 to No. 6 in Joshua Mayers' rankings this week.
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| Joshua Mayers' MLS power rankings | |
| Rankings run Wednesdays during the regular season. | |
| Team (prev. rank) | Comment |
| 1. San Jose (1) | Trade acquisition Mehdi Ballouchy should help ease the loss of Marvin Chavez (hamstring). |
| 2. Real Salt Lake (3) | Of the team's past seven goals, Alvaro Saborio scored six and assisted on the other. |
| 3. N.Y. Red Bulls (2) | One of two remaining teams (the Dynamo is the other) that is unbeaten at home at 7-0-3. |
| 4. Houston (5) | Brad Davis notched five assists in his past three games to grab a share of the MLS lead with 10. |
| 5. Sporting K.C. (4) | Raced out of the gates with seven straight wins to start the year but has gone 4-7-4 since. |
| 6. Sounders FC (7) | MLS's top offense from 2011 is coming to life with multiple goals in four of the past five games. |
| 7. D.C. United (6) | Lost both league games in July, but tied PSG and contributed to the All-Stars' win vs. Chelsea. |
| 8. L.A. Galaxy (9) | Three DPs (Beckham, Donovan, Keane) have combined for 11 goals, 10 assists in a 4-0-1 run. |
| 9. Columbus (11) | Might a new-look attack of Jairo Arrieta/Federico Higuain carry the Crew to the playoffs? |
| 10. Vancouver (8) | The only team currently in a playoff position with a negative goal differential (-2). |
| 11. Chicago (10) | Unbeaten when scoring first this season (6-0-1); too bad it's only happened in 7 of 21 games. |
| 12. Chivas USA (12) | Best defense in the West (21 goals allowed) makes up for a punchless offense (14 scored). |
| 13. Philadelphia (14) | Has won three games with a goal in the 90th minute or later since a coaching change in June. |
| 14. Montreal (15) | DPs Marco Di Vaio and Alessandro Nesta played big roles in a 3-1 upset win vs. the Red Bulls. |
| 15. New England (13) | Newcomer Saer Sene's nine goals are a team high since Taylor Twellman scored 16 in 2007. |
| 16. Toronto FC (16) | Will CONCACAF Champions League be more of a priority with the MLS playoffs out of reach? |
| 17. FC Dallas (17) | Another unflattering stat? A 3-3-5 record after scoring first is a league worst this season. |
| 18. Colorado (18) | Coach Oscar Pareja apologized to fans after Saturday's loss to Seattle, the team's sixth in a row. |
| 19. Portland (19) | Scoreless streak of 292 min. is the fifth-worst in MLS this year. They have the worst, too: 339. |
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