Game of the week
Chivas USA at L.A. Galaxy
This Saturday match has the makings of being the best ever in the history of this Southern California rivalry as the teams are only separated by two points in the standings
MLS rankings
1. Columbus (10-3-9): Enjoying a break from league play for the CONCACAF Champions League.
2. Houston (11-6-7): Signed a big-time Mexican striker last week for the playoff push.
3. L.A. Galaxy (8-4-11): Made the most of a busy week with a win and a draw.
4. Chicago (10-5-8): Scored three late goals to rally past Colorado last week.
5. Seattle (8-6-9): Earned draw with Houston, a respectable result for a team on playoff bubble.
6. Chivas USA (10-7-3): Starting to find its form and has games in hand on most teams.
7. New England (8-6-6): Back-to-back wins have the Revs looking like a playoff team again.
8. D.C. United (6-5-11): Defense was up to the challenge in a scoreless draw against Galaxy.
9. Colorado (8-7-6): Choked big time in Chicago, losing 3-2 after leading 2-0 in the 71st minute.
10. Toronto FC (8-8-6): Porous road defense was up to usual tricks in loss at Chivas USA.
11.Real Salt Lake (7-9-6): It's looking more and more like the playoffs aren't in the cards in '09.
12. FC Dallas (6-11-5): Does it get any worse than losing to the New York Red Bulls?
13. San Jose (5-11-5): Knocked off K.C. to move up a spot for the first time since spring.
14. Kansas City (5-9-6): Firing its coach hasn't changed anything for struggling Wizards.
15. New York (3-16-4): Last week's win probably saved Red Bulls from worst season ever.
MLS GOALS
Player Team GP Goals
Conor Casey COL 15 11
Guillermo B. Schelotto CLB 18 10
Landon Donovan LA 18 10
Fredy Montero SEA 20 10
Juan Pablo Angel NY 21 9
Jeff Cunningham DAL 20 9
Dwayne De Rosario TOR 20 9
Omar Cummings COL 19 8
Luciano Emilio DC 19 8
Robbie FindleyRSL 19 8
8 tied with seven goals
MLS ASSISTS
Player Team GP Assists
Omar Cummings COL 19 10
Cuauhtemoc Blanco CHI 17 8
Brad Davis HOU 22 8
Nate Jaqua SEA 22 7
Shalrie Joseph NE 18 7
Mehdi Ballouchy COL 21 6
Mike Magee LA 18 6
Clint MathisRSL 21 6
Fredy Montero SEA 20 6
Santino Quaranta DC 16 6
Steve Ralston NE 15 6
Dave van den Bergh DAL 22 6
7 tied with five assists
MLS GOALKEEPER LEADERS
Player Team GP GAA
Zach Thornton CHV 18 0.83
Pat Onstad HOU 24 0.88
Kasey Keller SEA 22 0.94
Donovan Ricketts LA 19 0.99
William Hesmer CLB 13 1.00
Matt Reis NE 15 1.00
Nick RimandoRSL 19 1.14
Jon Busch CHI 23 1.17
Andy Gruenebaum CLB 9 1.22
Matt Pickens COL 17 1.29
Kevin Hartman KC 20 1.40
Stefan Frei TOR 21 1.51
Josh Wicks DC 14 1.57
Ray Burse DAL 17 1.62
Danny Cepero NY 12 1.71
Jon Conway NY 9 1.78
Joe Cannon SJ 21 1.81
Minimum: 700 minutes played
MLS ATTENDANCE
Team GP Total Average
Seattle 12 364,949 30,412
Toronto FC 12 243,691 20,308
Los Angeles 10 193,794 19,379
Real Salt Lake 11 178,344 16,213
Chivas USA 10 161,068 16,107
Houston 12 191,255 15,938
D.C. United 10 158,873 15,887
San Jose 12 181,644 15,137
New England 10 141,880 14,188
Chicago 11 153,031 13,912
Columbus 11 150,258 13,660
Colorado 11 140,476 12,771
New York 11 134,518 12,229
Kansas City 10 100,189 10,019
FC Dallas 11 101,515 9,229