Power rankings

Major League Soccer 2023. An xG-based strength rating from the rolling win-probability model. Power is the expected goal difference per match against an average team — ratings update after every game, so this reflects end-of-season form, not just the final table.

Strength over the season

How the top six teams' power evolved matchday by matchday.

#	Team	Power	Attack	Defence
1	Portland Timbers	+0.79	1.18	0.89
2	FC Cincinnati	+0.63	0.81	0.53
3	New York City FC	+0.60	1.01	0.82
4	New York Red Bulls	+0.56	0.74	0.51
5	Columbus Crew	+0.49	0.61	0.39
6	Los Angeles FC	+0.49	0.65	0.44
7	Vancouver Whitecaps	+0.47	0.81	0.67
8	DC United	+0.40	1.13	1.14
9	Sporting Kansas City	+0.35	0.62	0.52
10	Seattle Sounders FC	+0.35	0.52	0.38
11	Houston Dynamo	+0.33	0.52	0.40
12	FC Dallas	+0.31	0.64	0.58
13	Inter Miami CF	+0.27	1.01	1.10
14	Orlando City SC	+0.26	0.60	0.57
15	Nashville SC	+0.26	0.61	0.59
16	LA Galaxy	+0.23	1.24	1.42
17	San Jose Earthquakes	+0.23	0.81	0.87
18	Atlanta United	+0.20	0.74	0.80
19	Minnesota United	+0.19	1.13	1.32
20	Chicago Fire	+0.19	0.94	1.07
21	Philadelphia Union	+0.18	0.65	0.70
22	Colorado Rapids	+0.16	0.85	0.98
23	Charlotte FC	+0.16	0.76	0.86
24	New England Revolution	+0.04	0.61	0.77
25	Real Salt Lake	+0.04	0.59	0.74
26	St.Louis City	-0.00	0.62	0.81
27	Austin FC	-0.20	0.86	1.29
28	CF Montréal	-0.25	0.84	1.31
29	Toronto FC	-0.73	0.64	1.44

Attack/Defence are multipliers vs league average (1.00). Attack > 1 = creates more xG than average; Defence < 1 = concedes less. Power = expected xG for − against vs an average opponent.

Strength of schedule

Who each team played, matchday by matchday, coloured by opponent power. Reveals brutal or kind runs of fixtures across the season.

Power rankings

Strength over the season

How the top six teams' power evolved matchday by matchday.

#	Team	Power	Attack	Defence
1	Portland Timbers	+0.79	1.18	0.89
2	FC Cincinnati	+0.63	0.81	0.53
3	New York City FC	+0.60	1.01	0.82
4	New York Red Bulls	+0.56	0.74	0.51
5	Columbus Crew	+0.49	0.61	0.39
6	Los Angeles FC	+0.49	0.65	0.44
7	Vancouver Whitecaps	+0.47	0.81	0.67
8	DC United	+0.40	1.13	1.14
9	Sporting Kansas City	+0.35	0.62	0.52
10	Seattle Sounders FC	+0.35	0.52	0.38
11	Houston Dynamo	+0.33	0.52	0.40
12	FC Dallas	+0.31	0.64	0.58
13	Inter Miami CF	+0.27	1.01	1.10
14	Orlando City SC	+0.26	0.60	0.57
15	Nashville SC	+0.26	0.61	0.59
16	LA Galaxy	+0.23	1.24	1.42
17	San Jose Earthquakes	+0.23	0.81	0.87
18	Atlanta United	+0.20	0.74	0.80
19	Minnesota United	+0.19	1.13	1.32
20	Chicago Fire	+0.19	0.94	1.07
21	Philadelphia Union	+0.18	0.65	0.70
22	Colorado Rapids	+0.16	0.85	0.98
23	Charlotte FC	+0.16	0.76	0.86
24	New England Revolution	+0.04	0.61	0.77
25	Real Salt Lake	+0.04	0.59	0.74
26	St.Louis City	-0.00	0.62	0.81
27	Austin FC	-0.20	0.86	1.29
28	CF Montréal	-0.25	0.84	1.31
29	Toronto FC	-0.73	0.64	1.44

Attack/Defence are multipliers vs league average (1.00). Attack > 1 = creates more xG than average; Defence < 1 = concedes less. Power = expected xG for − against vs an average opponent.

Strength of schedule

Who each team played, matchday by matchday, coloured by opponent power. Reveals brutal or kind runs of fixtures across the season.