LAFC's Vela on track for greatest MLS season ever: Week 14 News & Notes

MLS MEDIA RESOURCES: WEEK 14 NEWS & NOTES
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LAFC’S CARLOS VELA ON TRACK FOR GREATEST MLS SEASON EVER
Through the opening 15 games of the season, Carlos Vela has continued on his path toward one of the greatest single seasons in Major League Soccer history.
In Los Angeles Football Club’s 4-2 win against the Montréal Impact at Banc of California Stadium last Saturday, Vela first scored his 15th goal of the season to send his club on its way. Vela then recorded assists on two more LAFC goals, bringing his total to nine for the season.
The 24 combined goals and assists through the opening 15 games of the season for Vela are the most at that stage of the campaign in the league’s 24 seasons. In 1998, a pair of LA Galaxy players had a combined 21 goals and assists through their opening 15 games to set the previous mark – Welton, who had 12 goals and nine assists over the Galaxy’s first 15 games that year, and Cobi Jones, who also had 12 goals and nine assists in his first 15 matches, coming over the club’s first 23 matches that season.
Both the 15 goals and nine assists lead Major League Soccer. The only player in league history to lead in both goals and assists over the course of an entire season was Sebastian Giovinco of Toronto FC in 2015 (22 goals, 16 assists).
GOALS PLUS ASSISTS, FIRST 15 GAMES OF SEASON

Credit: Elias Sports Bureau
Vela currently leads the MLS Golden Boot standings by six goals ahead of his nearest competition, Zlatan Ibrahimović of the LA Galaxy. The 15 goals in 15 games is the second-most in MLS history through that many games from the start of the season, eclipsed only by the 17 goals scored by Josef Martínez in his first 15 games for Atlanta United in 2017 (over the club’s opening 28 matches).
MOST GOALS, FIRST 15 GAMES OF SEASON

Vela is also on track to be one of three players in MLS history to net better than a goal over 90 minutes played, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Among players with at least 15 goals scored in a season, Vela’s mark of 1.01 goals for every 90 minutes on the field (15 goals in 1339 minutes) is third-best, currently behind the mark set by Josef Martínez in 2017 (1.12 goals per 90 minutes, 19 goals in 1528 minutes), and also behind Stern John in 1998 (1.08 goals per 90 minutes, 26 goals in 2170 minutes).
GOALS PER 90 MINUTES, ALL-TIME LEADERS

minimum 15 goals
Vela also has his sights set on the most productive season in MLS history. His 24 combined goals and assists equals an average of 1.60 goals plus assists per game. Over the course of 90 minutes played, his total is 1.61 goals and assists combined. Both totals would smash the current all-time records for goals and assists over the course of the entire season.
MOST GOALS PLUS ASSISTS PER 90 MINUTES, SINGLE SEASON

minimum 1,500 minutes
Credit: Elias Sports Bureau
MOST GOALS PLUS ASSISTS COMBINED, SINGLE SEASON

minimum 20 games
Credit: Elias Sports Bureau
WONDOLOWSKI ADDS TO LEGACY WITH BACK-TO-BACK GAME RECORD
Chris Wondolowski continued to add to his record-breaking goal legacy, scoring both of the San Jose Earthquakes goals in their 2-1 come-from-behind win against Toronto FC at BMO Field last Sunday evening.
Coming on the heels of his four-goal afternoon against the Chicago Fire when he set the all-time MLS league goals record, Wondolowski has scored six goals in his last two games – matching the most over a pair of matches in MLS history. The feat was achieved three times previously – by the three players to have scored hat tricks in back-to-back games: Eddie Johnson (2002), Robbie Keane (2015) and Josef Martínez (2017).
MOST GOALS IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES

Wondolowski now heads into his club’s match against D.C. United at Audi Field on Saturday evening with a chance to equal the record for most goals scored over a three-game span, set in 2000 by Diego Serna, when he netted eight goals while with the Miami Fusion (4 vs MET, 9/2; 1 vs MET, 9/5; 3 vs DC, 9/9).
MOST GOALS IN THREE CONSECUTIVE GAMES

MLS WEEK 14 – LOOK AHEAD (MIDWEEK)
ATLANTA UNITED vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #166)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.
7 p.m. ET (FS-South; FS-North)
REFEREE: Alex Chilowicz. AR1 (bench): Frank Anderson; AR2 (opposite): Gjovalin Bori; 4th: Ted Unkel; VAR: Jorge Gonzalez; AVAR: Jozef Batko
MLS Career: 13 games; FC/gm: 25.0; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 2; pens: 4
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: ATLUTD 2 wins, 9 goals … MNUFC 1 win, 4 goals … Ties 0
AT ATLANTA: ATLUTD 0 wins, 2 goals … MNUFC 1 win, 3 goals … Ties 0

• Atlanta United suffered a second consecutive defeat on the heels of a five-game winning run, falling 2-1 to Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium on Friday evening.
  
• Josef Martínez scored his sixth goal of the season; he has scored each of ATLUTD’s last two goals. Martínez has four goals over the last six games; he has been involved in six of Atlanta’s last eight goals over that span.
  
• Minnesota United won a second consecutive match – both by a 1-0 scoreline – in defeating the Houston Dynamo at Allianz Field on Saturday evening. It’s the second time in the club’s MLS history MNUFC has recorded consecutive shutouts – the first time in back-to-back wins (previously on 4/24, 0-0 vs. LA; 4/28, 1-0 vs. DC).
  
• The road team has won each of the three meetings in the all-time series between the expansion class of 2017. Atlanta United won the lone meeting a season ago, a 1-0 win on March 31 at TCF Bank Stadium.
  
• The teams split their two encounters in their inaugural campaigns. Atlanta United claimed a 6-1 win in a snowstorm in the first meeting on March 12, 2017, in Minneapolis; MNUFC then captured a 3-2 victory on Oct. 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta’s first defeat in its new home.
  

ATLUTD:
Pity Martínez
collected his first MLS assist vs. Real Salt Lake; he has a goal and an assist over the last three games. …
Franco Escobar
recorded an assist, the first of his MLS career in his second season (in 31 total league appearances). He had two goals and one assist in the MLS Cup Playoffs last year.
MNUFC:
Romain Metanire
netted his first career MLS goal, scoring the lone goal in MNUFC’s victory against the Dynamo. … .
Jan Gregus
collected his fourth assist, all coming over the last eight games. …
Vito Mannone
was credited with three saves in recording the shutout, his fifth of the season, tying the MNUFC single-season club record in MLS (first set in 2017 by Bobby Shuttleworth).
MONTREAL IMPACT vs. REAL SALT LAKE
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #167)
Stade Saputo, Montréal, Qué.
7:30 p.m. ET (TSN / TVA Sports; KMYU-12)
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: Impact 3 wins, 13 goals … Real 2 wins, 10 goals … Ties 2
AT MONTREAL: Impact 3 wins, 10 goals … Real 0 wins, 4 goals … Ties 0
REFEREE: Fotis Bazakos. AR1 (bench): C.J. Morgante; AR2 (opposite): Claudiu Badea; 4th: Pierre-Luc Lauziere; VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero; AVAR: Gianni Facchini
MLS Career: 83 games; FC/gm: 26.3; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 17; pens: 27

• The Impact had their winless run extended to three games with a second loss in that time, falling 4-2 to the Los Angeles Football Club at Banc of California Stadium on Friday evening.
  
• Real Salt Lake won a third consecutive game in dramatic fashion, getting the game-winning goal in stoppage time for a 2-1 win against Atlanta United at Rio Tinto Stadium on Friday evening.
  
• The Impact have a four-game undefeated streak alive in the series, after the teams played to a 1-1 draw last Aug. 11 at Rio Tinto Stadium, the second consecutive draw between the teams in Sandy.
  
• The Impact have won all three meetings at Stade Saputo, scoring 10 goals in the process, including a 3-1 win there on Aug. 19, 2017, in the last matchup in Montréal.
  
• The home team has never lost in the all-time series. RSL won the first two meetings in Sandy, Utah, a 1-0 win in 2012, and a 3-1 win in 2014, before the last two draws.
  

IMPACT:
Saphir Taïder
converted a penalty kick for his fourth goal of the season in the loss to Los Angeles FC, his first goal since March 30.
REAL:
Jefferson Savarino
scored the game-winner four minutes into added time, his second consecutive game with a goal. …
Sebastian Saucedo
scored for a second consecutive game in the win against Atlanta United; he has two goals and an assist over that two-game stretch. …
Everton Luiz
collected his first career assist in MLS.
PHILADELPHIA UNION vs. COLORADO RAPIDS
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #168)
Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pa.
7:30 p.m. ET (PHL 17; Altitude)
REFEREE: Timothy Ford. AR1 (bench): Brian Dunn; AR2 (opposite): Logan Brown; 4th: Rubiel Vazquez; VAR: Sorin Stoica; AVAR: Tom Felice
MLS Career: 7 games; FC/gm: 23.4; Y/gm: 3.4; R: 2; pens: 1
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: Union 2 wins, 15 goals … Rapids 4 wins, 19 goals … Ties 5
AT UNION: Union 1 win, 8 goals … Rapids 2 wins, 9 goals … Ties 3

• The Union saw their six-game undefeated streak put to an end, falling 3-1 to the Portland Timbers at Talen Energy Stadium on Saturday evening. The defeat also snapped the Union’s six-game undefeated streak on their home ground.
  
• The Rapids won a second consecutive game following an 11-game winless start to the season (matching the longest in MLS history), getting a late winner for a 3-2 victory against Columbus Crew at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday evening.
  
• Nicolas Mezquida scored the game-winning goal for the Rapids in the 89th minute, their third game-winning or game-tying goal after the 80th minute this season (from two wins and two draws on the year).
  
• The Rapids won the lone meeting between the teams a year ago, with Dominique Badji scoring a hat trick in a 3-0 win on March 31 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, ending a five-game winless streak in the series. They had last won in 2012, in Chester.
  
• The Union won the last meeting between the teams at Talen Energy Stadium, a 2-1 win on May 20, 2017, ending a streak of three consecutive draws in the series. The home team has won each of the last two matchups in the series, the first home wins since 2010.
  

UNION:
Kacper Pryzbylko
netted his fourth goal of the season, the Union’s lone tally in the loss to the Timbers. All four goals have come over the last six games, since April 27. … The Union six-game undefeated streak matched the longest since an eight-game run from 4/23-6/1/2016, which is the club record (set on two occasions).
RAPIDS:
Jonathan Lewis
netted his first goal with the Rapids, since coming over from New York City FC via trade, in the win vs. Columbus. It was his fourth career goal in MLS. …
Tommy Smith
netted his second goal of the season, his first coming on March 23. …
Sam Nicholson
recorded his first assist of the season, the fifth of his MLS career. … The Rapids have won consecutive games for the first time since last Aug. 4-11.
D.C. UNITED vs. CHICAGO FIRE
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #169)
Audi Field, Washington, D.C.
8 p.m. ET (FloSports; ESPN+)
REFEREE: Armando Villarreal. AR1 (bench): Apolinar Mariscal; AR2 (opposite): Ian McKay; 4th: Matthew Franz; VAR: Geoff Gamble; AVAR: Jeff Muschik
MLS Career: 122 games; FC/gm: 22.4; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 26; pens: 30
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: D.C. United 23 wins, 89 goals … Fire 20 wins, 86 goals … Ties 16
AT D.C.: D.C. United 16 wins, 56 goals … Fire 9 wins, 40 goals … Ties 5

• D.C. United had their winless streak extended to three games with a second draw in that time, concluding a three-game road run with a 1-1 result with the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium on Saturday evening. United saw their away winless streak reach four games.
  
• The Fire had their three-game home winning streak put to an end but still ran their undefeated streak at SeatGeek Stadium to six matches, reaching a 1-1 draw with New York City FC on Saturday afternoon.
  
• The teams met twice a season ago, four weeks apart over the end of the campaign. D.C. United came from behind to claim a 2-1 win on Oct. 7 at Audi Field; the teams reached a scoreless draw on Decision Day (Oct. 28) in Bridgeview, Ill.
  
• The Fire are undefeated in the past four meetings at Toyota Park, with the teams reaching draws in three of those previous meetings.
  
• The Fire won both meetings in 2017, one at each ground, in the process putting an end to a nine-game United undefeated streak in the series from 2014-16.
  

UNITED:
Wayne Rooney
scored for a second consecutive game in D.C. United’s 1-1 draw with the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium on Saturday evening, his eighth goal of the season, now in third place in the MLS Golden Boot standings. Rooney has scored four goals in the last seven games, among United’s seven goals scored over that span.
FIRE:
CJ Sapong
netted his fifth goal of the season in the Fire’s 1-1 draw with New York City FC at SeatGeek Stadium, his first since April 20.
Przemyslaw Frankowski
added an assist; he has a goal and two assists over the last four games.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. LA GALAXY
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #170)
Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan.
7:30 p.m. CT (FS-KC+; SpecSN)
REFEREE: Robert Sibiga. AR1 (bench): Ian Anderson; AR2 (opposite): Adam Garner; 4th: Luis Guardia; VAR: Edvin Jurisevic; AVAR: Peter Balciunas
MLS Career: 84 games; FC/gm: 22.3; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 21; pens: 25
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: Sporting 23 wins (2 shootout), 76 goals … Galaxy 24 wins (0 shootout), 90 goals … Ties 15
AT KC: Sporting 16 wins (1 shootout), 46 goals … Galaxy 8 wins (0 shootout), 41 goals … Ties 8

• Sporting Kansas City put an end to a seven-game winless run – their longest in three seasons – in holding out for a 3-2 win against Seattle Sounders FC at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday evening. It was the club’s first victory since March 30.
  
• Johnny Russell scored all three goals in the SKC win vs. Seattle – his second hat trick in MLS (his first coming last April 20 in a 6-0 win vs. Vancouver). It was the second hat trick by an SKC player this season (Krisztian Nemeth, March 30 vs. Montréal).
  
• The Galaxy put an end to a four-game losing slide – matching their longest since 2017 – in defeating Orlando City SC by the game’s only goal at Orlando City Stadium on Friday evening.
  
• The teams met twice a season ago as Sporting continued their dominance in the series. SKC took a 2-0 win on April 8 in Carson; the teams then played to a 1-1 draw Oct. 6 at Children’s Mercy Park.
  
• Sporting KC have an eight-game undefeated streak alive against the Galaxy. The Galaxy’s last win vs. SKC came April 18, 2015, a 2-1 victory in Carson, Calif.
  
• The Galaxy have not won in Kansas City since 2007; Sporting have won five of their 11 home games since, with six draws. Sporting have won the past two meetings in Carson, coming away with points on their last three trips to face the Galaxy.
  

SPORTING:
Yohan Croizet
collected a pair of assists in SKC’s 3-2 win vs. Seattle, his first two assists this season and the first multiple-assist game of his MLS career. …
Nicolas Hasler
recorded his first assist of the season, his first since coming to Sporting following a stint with the Chicago Fire. …
Kelyn Rowe
collected his second assist, both coming over the last five games.
GALAXY:
Jonathan dos Santos
scored the Galaxy’s lone goal in their victory against Orlando City SC. It was the second goal of the season for dos Santos, his first coming March 16. … It was the Galaxy’s first goal in three games, ending a 202-minute goalless drought. …
David Bingham
was credited with six saves, matching his 2019 season-high, in recording his fourth shutout of the season, the first since April 24.
MLS WEEK 14 – LOOK AHEAD (WEEKEND)
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC vs. TORONTO FC
Friday, May 31, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #171)
BC Place, Vancouver, B.C.
7 p.m. PT (TSN; FCDTV)
REFEREE: Jair Marrufo. AR1 (bench): Jeff Hosking; AR2 (opposite): Michael Barwegen; 4th: Elijio Arreguin; VAR: Jon Freemon; AVAR: Mauricio Navarro
MLS Career: 246 game; FC/gm: 23.1; Y/gm: 2.8; R: 41; pens: 76
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: Whitecaps FC 4 wins, 15 goals … Toronto FC 4 wins, 16 goals … Ties 1
AT VANCOUVER: Whitecaps FC 2 wins, 6 goals … Toronto FC 2 wins, 7 goals … Ties 0

• Whitecaps FC extended their undefeated run to three games with a first victory in four games, defeating FC Dallas 2-1 at BC Place on Saturday afternoon.
  
• Toronto FC saw their winless streak extended to five games with a fourth loss in that span, falling 2-1 to the San Jose Earthquakes at BMO Field on Sunday evening.
  
• The visiting team has won the past four meetings in the league series between the clubs. Whitecaps FC won 2-1 last Oct. 6 at BMO Field in the only regular-season matchup between the teams; they also claimed a 4-3 win there on May 14, 2016. TFC won 2-0 March 18, 2017 at BC Place; they also won there 3-1 in 2015.
  
• The teams met in the final of the Canadian Championship a year ago, with TFC winning the title 7-4 on aggregate, including a 5-2 win in the second leg at BMO Field, as Jozy Altidore scored a hat trick. It was the second consecutive year the clubs met for the Canadian domestic title, the fourth time overall, and TFC have won all four. On three occasions (2011, 2012, 2018), the teams played to a first-leg draw in Vancouver; then, Toronto won the second leg at home.
  

WHITECAPS FC:
Ali Adnan
netted his first career goal in MLS; he has a goal and an assist in the last three games. …
Lucas Venuto
scored his second league goal, both coming in the last six games. …
Hwang Inbeom
collected his second assist in MLS, his first coming in the season opener March 2. …
Fredy Montero
recorded his second assist of the season; he has a goal and an assist in the last two games.
TFC:
Richie Laryea
scored his first career goal in MLS, in his fourth professional season, the No. overall selection in the 2016 SuperDraft by Orlando City SC out of the Univ. of Akron. … The Laryea goal put an end to TFC’s goalless drought after 247 minutes, the 10th-longest streak in MLS this season.
MONTREAL IMPACT vs. ORLANDO CITY SC
Saturday, June 1, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #172)
Stade Saputo, Montréal, Qué.
4 p.m. ET (TSN / TVA Sports; YouTube [ORL] / My65)
REFEREE: Chris Penso. AR1 (bench): Brian Poeschel; AR2 (opposite): Philippe Briere; 4th: Marcos de Oliveira; VAR: Geoff Gamble; AVAR: Peter Balciunas
MLS Career: 155 games; FC/gm: 23.9; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 45; pens: 57
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: Impact 6 wins, 21 goals … Orlando City 3 wins, 15 goals … Ties 2
AT MONTRÉAL: Impact 3 wins, 10 goals … Orlando City 1 win, 7 goals … Ties 1

• Orlando City SC weren’t able to build upon a first win in five games, falling by the game’s only goal in a loss to the LA Galaxy at Orlando City Stadium on Friday evening.
  
• The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Ignacio Piatti scored goals early and late as the Impact eased to a 3-1 win on March 16 at Orlando City Stadium.
  
• The Impact have won the last three meetings between the teams, taking victories in the two matchups a season ago, both coming 10 days apart, without conceding a goal. The Impact took a 3-0 win on June 13 at Stade Saputo, then claimed a 2-0 victory on June 23 at Orlando City Stadium.
  
• The Impact are undefeated in the past six meetings between the clubs, with five wins in that span. The last OCSC victory in the series came Sept. 7, 2016, a 4-1 victory at Stade Saputo.
  

IMPACT:
Play Real Salt Lake at Stade Saputo at midweek.
OCSC:
Orlando City were shut out at the attacking end for a third time in the last five games, their second 1-0 defeat in that span.
ATLANTA UNITED vs. CHICAGO FIRE
Saturday, June 1, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #173)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.
6 p.m. ET (UniMás)
REFEREE: Nima Saghafi. AR1 (bench): Adam Wienckowski; AR2 (opposite): C.J. Morgante; 4th: Fotis Bazakos; VAR: Ricardo Salazar; AVAR: Jeff Muschik
MLS Career: 47 games; FC/gm: 26.8; Y/gm: 4.1; R: 6; pens: 17
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: ATLUTD 3 wins, 8 goals … Fire 1 win, 4 goals … Ties 0
AT ATLANTA: ATLUTD 2 wins, 6 goals … Fire 0 wins, 1 goal … Ties 0

• Atlanta United won both meetings between the teams a year ago, each by a 2-1 scoreline, first May 5 in Bridgeview, then Oct. 21 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
  
• The teams split their two meetings in Atlanta United’s inaugural season, each winning by shutout at home. Atlanta took a 4-0 win on March 18 at Bobby Dodd Stadium, and then the Fire returned the favor with a 2-0 win on June 10 in Bridgeview.
  

ATLUTD:
Play Minnesota United FC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium at midweek.
FIRE:
Play D.C. United at Audi Field at midweek.
NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. REAL SALT LAKE
Saturday, June 1, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #174)
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, N.J.
7 p.m. ET (MSG; KMYU-12)
REFEREE: Armando Villarreal. AR1 (bench): Logan Brown; AR2 (opposite): Tom Felice; 4th: Elton Garcia; VAR: Edvin Jurisevic; AVAR: Craig Lowry
MLS Career: 122 games; FC/gm: 27.4; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 26; pens: 30
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: Red Bulls 5 wins, 27 goals … Real 7 wins, 28 goals … Ties 9
AT RED BULLS: Red Bulls 5 wins, 18 goals … Real 1 win, 9 goals … Ties 4

• The Red Bulls extended their undefeated run to four games with a third victory in that time, defeating FC Cincinnati 2-0 at Red Bull Arena on Saturday evening.
  
• Real won the lone meeting between the clubs a year ago, a 1-0 win on March 17 at Rio Tinto Stadium. The Red Bulls have never won in league play at Salt Lake. Real have won six of the 11 regular season meetings all-time in Utah, with five draws. But the Red Bulls did claim the Western Conference Championship there in 2008, a 1-0 victory.
  
• The teams played to a scoreless draw in their last meeting at Red Bull Arena on March 25, 2017. The result extended the Red Bulls’ home undefeated streak in the series to three games; RSL’s win in Harrison, N.J., in 2011 was the last by the road team in the series.
  

RED BULLS:
Omir Fernandez
netted his first career goal in MLS, making his ninth appearance. He has a goal and two assists over his last five matches. …
Kaku
scored his first goal of the year, his first since last Oct. 21; he has a goal and an assist over the last two games. …
Luis Robles
was credited with four saves in recording his third shutout of the season, his second in the last three games.
REAL:
Play Montréal Impact at Stade Saputo at midweek.
COLUMBUS CREW SC vs. NEW YORK CITY FC
Saturday, June 1, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #175)
Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. ET (TSN; STOhio; YES)
REFEREE: Joseph Dickerson. AR1 (bench): Jeremy Hanson; AR2 (opposite): Jose da Silva; 4th: Rubiel Vazquez; VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero; AVAR: Walter Heatherly
MLS Career: 18 games; FC/gm: 26.2; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 4; pens: 5
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: Crew SC 3 wins, 17 goals … NYCFC 3 wins, 20 goals … Ties 3
AT COLUMBUS: Crew SC 2 wins, 12 goals … NYCFC 1 win, 11 goals … Ties 2

• Crew SC suffered a third consecutive defeat, their eighth loss in their last nine matches, falling 3-2 to the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday evening.
  
• New York City have equaled their club record, now undefeated in their last eight games following a 1-1 draw with the Chicago Fire at SeatGeek Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
  
• The teams split their two encounters a year ago, each winning on their home ground. NYCFC took a 2-0 win on July 14 at Yankee Stadium; Crew SC then claimed a 2-1 on Sept. 1 at Mapfre Stadium.
  
• The teams have evenly split their league series over the first four seasons NYCFC have been in the league, each winning three times, with three draws. NYCFC have won three of the four league meetings all-time at Yankee Stadium; they also met in 2017 at Citi Field in Queens in NYCFC’s home fixture, reaching a 2-2 draw. The lone road win in the series came at Mapfre Stadium, a 3-2 NYCFC victory there in 2016.
  
• The teams also met in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in 2017, with Crew SC taking the series 4-3 on aggregate, winning the first leg at home 4-1, before NYCFC took the return match 2-0 in the Bronx.
  

CREW SC:
Gyasi Zardes
scored his fifth goal of the season, his second in the last four games. …
Federico Higuaín
added his fifth assist on the year, his second in the last four games. …
Hector Jimenez
collected his his second assist of the season; he has a goal and an assist over the last four games. …
Wil Trapp
recorded his first assist of the season, his last coming last Aug. 19.
NYCFC:
Alexandru Mitrita
scored his third goal of the season for NYCFC’s lone tally. …
Maximiliano Moralez
recorded his fifth assist of the season, his fourth over the last six games.
D.C. UNITED vs. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
Saturday, June 1, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #176)
Audi Field, Washington, D.C.
8 p.m. ET (FloSports; NBCS-BA)
REFEREE: Timothy Ford. AR1 (bench): Jeffrey Greeson; AR2 (opposite): TJ Zablocki; 4th: Ramy Touchan; VAR: Jorge Gonzalez; AVAR: Robert Schaap
MLS Career: 7 games; FC/gm: 23.4; Y/gm: 3.4; R: 2; pens: 1
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: United 15 wins (0 shootout), 66 goals … Earthquakes 17 wins (3 shootout), 58 goals … Ties 7
AT D.C.: United 10 wins (0 shootout), 37 goals … Earthquakes 9 wins (2 shootout), 27 goals … Ties 0

• Chris Wondolowski netted both goals to lead the Quakes to a second consecutive win, a 2-1 victory against Toronto FC at BMO Field on Sunday evening. Wondolowski has six goals over the last two games, matching the MLS record for a two-game span (set three times previously), in reaching the 150-goal mark as the all-time goalscoring leader in MLS history.
  
• D.C. United won the lone meeting between the teams a year ago, a 3-1 win on May 19 at Avaya Stadium, their second consecutive win in the series.
  
• The teams are meeting for the first time at Audi Field. In the last encounter at RFK Stadium, United took an historic 4-0 win as Patrick Mullins scored four goals over a 31-minute span in the second half – the fastest four goals scored by a player in MLS history, and the first player in 5,031 MLS league matches to score four goals in a half.
  
• United have taken points on four of their last five visits to northern California, including wins on two of the last three. They won the last meeting between the teams at Buck Shaw Stadium, a 2-1 win in 2014; United’s win there in 2011 was their first on the road against San Jose since 1998.
  

UNITED:
Play the Chicago Fire at Audi Field at midweek.
QUAKES:
The Earthquakes have won consecutive games for the first time since July 29-Aug. 5, 2017. …
Cristian Espinoza
collected two assists, his third consecutive game with an assist, now with six assists for the season. It was his first multiple-assist game in MLS.
FC DALLAS vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
Saturday, June 1, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #177)
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
7 p.m. CT (FCDTV; JOEtv / YouTube TV [SEA])
REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo. AR1 (bench): Apolinar Mariscal; AR2 (opposite): Adam Garner; 4th: Alejandro Mariscal; VAR: Hilario Grajeda; AVAR: Jonathan Johnson
MLS Career: 278 games; FC/gm: 25.2; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 100; pens: 107
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: FC Dallas 6 wins, 26 goals … Sounders FC 12 wins, 41 goals … Ties 6
AT DALLAS: FC Dallas 5 wins, 18 goals … Sounders FC 3 wins, 12 goals … Ties 5

• FC Dallas saw their winless streak extended to six games with a fourth loss in that time, falling 2-1 to Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BC Place on Saturday afternoon.
  
• Sounders FC saw their six-game undefeated streak come to an end, falling 3-2 to Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday evening.
  
• FC Dallas won the lone meeting between the teams in Frisco last year, a 3-0 win on March 18. FC Dallas have a six-game home undefeated streak in league play vs. Sounders FC, with four wins, and a nine-game home undefeated streak in the series in all competitions. Sounders FC last won in Frisco, Texas, on April 12, 2014.
  
• Sounders FC have won the past eight league meetings between the teams in Seattle, and nine of the 11 meetings there all-time, after their 2-1 win in the second meeting between the teams last year on Aug. 12. The only FCD win at CenturyLink Field came in 2011, a 1-0 victory on May 25.
  
• Over the past four seasons, Sounders FC have outscored FC Dallas 14-1 in four regular season meetings at CenturyLink Field. The FCD goal there last year ended a 460-minute goalless drought over all competitions in Seattle, including the 2016 Western Conference Semifinals, which marked a third consecutive year the teams met in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
  

FCD:
Dominique Badji
scored his second goal of the season; he has a goal and an assist in the last two matches. … Bryan Reynolds recorded his first professional assist, making his second career appearance.
SOUNDERS FC:
Raúl Ruidíaz
scored his fifth goal of the season, his second in the last three games. …
Kelvin Leerdam
scored his fourth goal and also added an assist. It was the second time in his MLS career he had a goal and an assist in the same game, the first coming July 23, 2017 vs. San Jose, his second career appearance in MLS. …
Nicolás Lodeiro
recorded an assist, his second in the last three games, now with eight assists for the season, sitting in second place in the MLS assist standings following the weekend. …
Harry Shipp
collected his second assist of the season, both coming over the last three matches.
COLORADO RAPIDS vs. FC CINCINNATI
Saturday, June 1, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #179)
Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colo.
6:30 p.m. MT (Altitude; WSTR – Star 64)
REFEREE: Ted Unkel. AR1 (bench): Ian Anderson; AR2 (opposite): Andrew Bigelow; 4th: Farhad Dadkho; VAR: Younes Marrakchi; AVAR: Jozef Batko
MLS Career: 86 games; FC/gm: 23.6; Y/gm: 4.0; R: 31; pens: 49
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: First meeting.

• FC Cincinnati suffered a second consecutive defeat and a seventh in the last eight matches, falling 2-0 to the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on Saturday evening.
  
• The teams are meeting for the first time in their histories, the only league meeting this season.
  

RAPIDS:
Play the Philadelphia Union at Talen Energy Stadium at midweek.
FCC:
FC Cincinnati were shut out at the attacking end for the seventh time this season, tied for most in MLS (with New England).
HOUSTON DYNAMO vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Saturday, June 1, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #178)
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. CT (KUBE 57; FS-KC)
REFEREE: Kevin Stott. AR1 (bench): Claudiu Badea; AR2 (opposite): Diego Blas; 4th: David Gantar; VAR: Malik Badawi; AVAR: Eric Weisbrod
MLS Career: 335 games; FC/gm: 24.7; Y/gm: 3.1; R: 79; pens: 89
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: Dynamo 10 wins, 40 goals … Sporting 7 wins, 35 goals … Ties 12
AT HOUSTON: Dynamo 6 wins, 21 goals … Sporting 4 wins, 16 goals … Ties 5

• The Dynamo saw their brief two-game undefeated run come to an end, falling to Minnesota United FC by the game’s only goal at Allianz Field on Saturday evening.
  
• Sporting won both meetings between the teams a year ago. a 3-2 win on June 23 at Children’s Mercy Park, then a 1-0 win on Aug. 4 at BBVA Compass Stadium.
  
• The win in the first meeting was Sporting’s first at home in the series since 2011, ending a seven-game winless streak at Children’s Mercy Park (0-1-6). The SKC win in Houston ended a three-game Dynamo home winning streak in the series.
  
• The teams have also met each of the past four years in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, each winning two, with the Dynamo taking a 4-2 home win in the quarterfinals last year.
  

DYNAMO:
The Dynamo were shut out for the second time this season, now tied for the fewest in MLS this year. … Of the Dynamo’s three losses this season, two have come by 1-0 scorelines.
SPORTING:
Play LA Galaxy at Children’s Mercy Park at midweek.
PORTLAND TIMBERS vs. LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB
Saturday, June 1, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #181)
Providence Park, Portland, Ore.
7:30 p.m. PT (ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes; TSN)
REFEREE: Robert Sibiga. AR1 (bench): Frank Anderson; AR2 (opposite): Nick Uranga; 4th: Victor Rivas; VAR: Jon Freemon; AVAR: Joshua Patlak
MLS Career: 84 games; FC/gm: 22.3; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 21; pens: 25
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: Timbers 1 win, 3 goals … LAFC 1 win, 5 goals … Ties 1
AT PROVIDENCE PARK: Timbers 1 win, 2 goals … LAFC 0 wins, 1 goal … Ties 0

• The Timbers concluded their 12-game road odyssey to open the season with a victory, defeating the Philadelphia Union 3-1 at Talen Energy Stadium on Saturday evening.
  
• LAFC stretched their current undefeated streak to seven games – their second seven-game unbeaten run this season – with a 4-2 win against the Montréal Impact at Banc of California Stadium on Friday evening.
  
• Carlos Vela scored a goal – his league-leading 15th of the season – and also added a pair of assists, now with nine for the year, also leading MLS. Vela has now scored in four consecutive games, also with four assists over that span, having played a part in eight of LAFC’s last 10 goals scored.
  
• The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Carlos Vela netted one goal and set up two others as LAFC rolled to a 4-1 win on March 10 at Banc of California Stadium.
  
• The teams met twice in league play in LAFC’s inaugural season. The Timbers claimed a 2-1 win on May 19 at Providence Park; the teams also reached a goalless draw July 15 at Banc of California Stadium. The teams also met in the U.S. Open Cup, LAFC winning the semifinal matchup 3-2 in Los Angeles.
  

TIMBERS:
Brian Fernández
scored a pair of goals, now with three goals from his first two MLS matches. …
Diego Valeri
scored a goal, his third of the season, and added an assist, his seventh of the year, tied for third-most in MLS this season. It was the 16th time in his MLS career he had at least one goal and one assist in the same game, the second this season (also on March 2). …
Sebastian Blanco
collected his sixth assist of the season, his second in as many games. …
Andy Polo
recorded his first assist of the season, his last coming last Sept. 19.
LAFC:
Tristan Blackmon
scored his first career goal, in his 12th career league appearance; he was the No. 3 overall selection in the 2018 SuperDraft (LAFC’s second in the draft) out of the Univ. of the Pacific. …
Latif Blessing
scored his first goal of the season; he last came last July 7, the final of three consecutive games with a goal. …
Diego Rossi
collected his third assist of the season; he has a goal and an assist over the last three games. …
Christian Ramirez
scored his third goal, his last coming April 21.
MINNESOTA UNITED FC vs. PHILADELPHIA UNION
Sunday, June 2, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #182)
Allianz Field, St. Paul, Minn.
4 p.m. CT (FS-North; PHL 17)
REFEREE: Allen Chapman. AR1 (bench): Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho; AR2 (opposite): Gianni Facchini; 4th: Kevin Broadley; VAR: Geoff Gamble; AVAR: Ian McKay
MLS Career: 146 games; FC/gm: 22.3; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 32; pens: 65
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: MNUFC 0 wins, 2 goals … Union 1 win, 6 goals … Ties 1
AT MINNESOTA: MNUFC 0 wins, 1 goal … Union 0 wins, 1 goal … Ties 1

• The Union won the lone meeting between the teams a year ago, a dominant 5-1 victory on Oct. 6 at Talen Energy Stadium. The teams met once in MNUFC’s inaugural MLS season, reaching a 1-1 draw on Sept. 9, 2017, at TCF Bank Stadium.
  

MNUFC:
Play Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium at midweek.
UNION:
Play Colorado Rapids at Talen Energy Stadium at midweek.
LA GALAXY vs. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
Sunday, June 2, 2019 (Week 14, MLS Game #180)
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, Calif.
7:30 p.m. PT (SpecSN; NBCS-Bos)
REFEREE: Alex Chilowicz. AR1 (bench): Brian Dunn; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Kieso; 4th: Ismir Pekmic; VAR: David Gantar; AVAR: Cameron Blanchard
MLS Career: 13 games; FC/gm: 25.0; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 2; pens: 4
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD: Galaxy 19 wins (2 shootout), 72 goals … Revolution 16 wins (1 shootout), 66 goals … Ties 7
AT GALAXY: Galaxy 12 wins (0 shootout), 39 goals … Revolution 5 wins (0 shootout), 24 goals … Ties 4

• The Revolution gained a third result from Mike Lapper’s third game in charge, reaching a 1-1 draw with D.C. United at Gillette Stadium on Saturday evening.
  
• The Galaxy won the lone meeting between the teams a season ago, a 3-2 win on July 14 at Gillette Stadium, ending a three-game winless streak in the series in Foxborough. It was the first win by the road team in the series since 2012, when the Revolution won in Carson, Calif.
  
• The Galaxy won 4-2 in the last meeting in Carson, on May 8, 2016, their second consecutive win at home in the league series. The winning team has hit for three goals or more in six of the last seven meetings between the teams.
  
• The teams have also met three times in the MLS Cup final, the Galaxy winning all three, all in extra time (2002 at Gillette Stadium; 2005 in Frisco, Texas; 2014 at Dignity Health Sports Park).
  

GALAXY:
Play Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park at midweek.
REVOLUTION:
Juan Agudelo
scored his third goal of the season, his second in the last three games. …
Cristian Penilla
recorded his second assist of the season; he has a goal and an assist over the last three games.