MLS Statistics (through Aug. 28)
STANDINGS
Eastern Conference
Team W-L-T PTS
New England 13-5-6 45
Kansas City 11-6-8 41
Chicago 12-10-3 39
D.C. United 11-8-5 38
Metrostars 8-7-9 33
Columbus 8-12-3 27
Western Conference
Team W-L-T PTS
San Jose 12-4-8 44
FC Dallas 10-7-6 36
Los Angeles 10-10-5 35
Colorado 8-11-4 28
Real Salt Lake 5-14-4 19
Chivas USA 3-17-5 14
SCHEDULE (home team first, times ET)
Wednesday, Aug. 31
D.C. United-Columbus, 7:30 pm.
Saturday, Sept. 3
Metrostars-Kansas City, 7:30 pm.
FC Dallas-San Jose, 8:30 pm
Colorado-D.C. United, 9 pm.
Real Salt Lake-New England, 9:30 pm.
Chivas USA-Columbus, 10 pm.
(Direct Kick Package and regional TV schedule will appear in Friday's Daily.)
WEEK 23 RESULTS
Friday, Aug. 26
Kansas City 0 Columbus 1
Saturday, Aug. 27
New England 2 D.C. United 1
FC Dallas 2 Chivas USA 2
San Jose 2 Los Angeles 1
LEADING SCORERS
Player (team) goals-assists: points
Twellman (New England) 11-6: 28
Moreno (D.C. United) 10-6: 26
Donovan (Los Angeles) 10-6: 26
Cunningham (Columbus) 11-2: 24
Ruiz (FC Dallas) 11-2: 24
Guevara (Metrostars) 9-6: 24
Dempsey (New England) 8-8: 24
Gomez (D.C. United) 8-7: 23
Klein (Kansas City) 7-8: 22
Kreis (Real Salt Lake) 9-3: 21
OÆBrien (FC Dallas) 6-9: 21
Wolff (Kansas City) 6-9: 21
Sealy (Kansas City) 9-2: 20
Noonan (New England) 8-3: 19
Cerritos (San Jose) 5-8: 18
Djorkaeff (Metrostars) 6-5: 17
Thiago (Chicago) 5-7: 17
De Rosario (San Jose) 4-9: 17
Jaqua (Chicago) 7-2: 16
Moreno (San Jose) 6-4: 16
Victorine (Kansas City) 7-3: 15
Gaven (Metrostars) 5-4: 14
Rolfe (Chicago) 5-4: 14
Razov (Metrostars) 5-3: 13
Peguero (Colorado) 5-3: 13
Vagenas (Los Angeles) 5-3: 13
ATTENDANCE
Team: average home attendance
Los Angeles: 23,570
Real Salt Lake: 19,020
Chivas USA: 18,166
Chicago: 17,401
D.C. United: 16,006
Metrostars: 14,443
Colorado: 12,618
New England: 12,453
Columbus: 11,986
San Jose: 11,639
FC Dallas: 10,793
Kansas City: 9,587
Leaguewide: 144 games, 2,137,493 fans for 14,844.
GOALSCORING AVERAGE
Team: goals scored per game
New England: 1.75
Kansas City: 1.72
FC Dallas: 1.70
Chicago: 1.64
D.C. United: 1.63
Metrostars: 1.58
San Jose: 1.50
Colorado: 1.26
Los Angeles: 1.24
Chivas USA: 1.08
Real Salt Lake: 1.00
Columbus: 0.91
Leaguewide goals per game average: 2.84 goals per game.