Major League Soccer (MLS): power rankings
Season 2026 · updated 13 October 2026
The strongest side by the model is Vancouver Whitecaps: +0.84 goals per game against an average opponent. Biggest climber of the week: FC Cincinnati (+5). Columbus Crew are 27th in the table but 16th by strength — better than their points.
- Best attackVancouver Whitecaps1.85 goals per game
- Best defenceNashville SC0.98 conceded per game
- Climber of the weekFC Cincinnati▲5 · now 17
- Faller of the weekMinnesota United▼4 · now 19
Ranking
Rating — goal difference per game against an average opponent at a neutral venue. ▲▼ — places gained or lost in a week.
| # | Team | Rating | Att. | Def. | Table | Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | +0.84 | 1.85 | 1.01 | 2 | DLDWL | 15 October · at St. Louis City (3) |
| 2 | Nashville SC | +0.55 | 1.53 | 0.98 | 1 | WWWDL | 15 October · Sporting Kansas City (30) |
| 3 | St. Louis City | +0.38 | 1.54 | 1.16 | 3 | WWWWD | 15 October · Vancouver Whitecaps (1) |
| 4 | Inter Miami CF | +0.33 | 1.85 | 1.52 | 4 | WLDDD | 15 October · New York City FC (12) |
| 5▲4 | Chicago Fire FC | +0.31 | 1.51 | 1.20 | 5 | WWWLL | 15 October · Philadelphia Union (6) |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | +0.26 | 1.60 | 1.34 | 12 | WWWWW | 15 October · at Chicago Fire FC (5) |
| 7▼2 | San Jose Earthquakes | +0.23 | 1.52 | 1.29 | 7 | DWDWW | 15 October · at Real Salt Lake (15) |
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | +0.22 | 1.30 | 1.08 | 11 | DLDLW | 15 October · Austin FC (29) |
| 9▼2 | FC Dallas | +0.18 | 1.44 | 1.26 | 6 | LWDWW | 15 October · Seattle Sounders FC (14) |
| 10 | New England Revolution | +0.14 | 1.40 | 1.26 | 9 | LLWWW | 15 October · at FC Cincinnati (17) |
| 11 | Charlotte FC | +0.10 | 1.43 | 1.33 | 8 | WLWDW | 15 October · at Columbus Crew (16) |
| 12▲1 | New York City FC | +0.05 | 1.28 | 1.23 | 19 | LDLWL | 15 October · at Inter Miami CF (4) |
| 13▼1 | Colorado Rapids | +0.05 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 14 | DLDWD | 15 October · Minnesota United (19) |
| 14▲2 | Seattle Sounders FC | +0.02 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 13 | WWWWD | 15 October · at FC Dallas (9) |
| 15▼1 | Real Salt Lake | −0.01 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 22 | LWLLL | 15 October · San Jose Earthquakes (7) |
| 16▲2 | Columbus Crew | −0.03 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 27 | LWWLL | 15 October · Charlotte FC (11) |
| 17▲5 | FC Cincinnati | −0.04 | 1.72 | 1.75 | 16 | WLDDL | 15 October · New England Revolution (10) |
| 18▼1 | Houston Dynamo FC | −0.04 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 10 | DLDLW | 15 October · at San Diego FC (22) |
| 19▼4 | Minnesota United | −0.06 | 1.40 | 1.45 | 25 | DLLLL | 15 October · at Colorado Rapids (13) |
| 20▼1 | Portland Timbers | −0.10 | 1.45 | 1.55 | 20 | DLLLD | 15 October · at LA Galaxy (24) |
| 21▼1 | DC United | −0.12 | 1.25 | 1.36 | 26 | LDLDW | 15 October · Red Bull New York (25) |
| 22▼1 | San Diego FC | −0.15 | 1.39 | 1.53 | 21 | LDDLL | 15 October · Houston Dynamo FC (18) |
| 23▲1 | Toronto FC | −0.22 | 1.15 | 1.38 | 23 | WLLLW | 15 October · Orlando City (28) |
| 24▼1 | LA Galaxy | −0.23 | 1.32 | 1.55 | 17 | LWWDL | 15 October · Portland Timbers (20) |
| 25▲2 | Red Bull New York | −0.32 | 1.36 | 1.68 | 18 | WLWWL | 15 October · at DC United (21) |
| 26▼1 | Atlanta United | −0.35 | 1.08 | 1.43 | 28 | LDWDL | 15 October · at CF Montréal (27) |
| 27▼1 | CF Montréal | −0.35 | 1.14 | 1.50 | 29 | LWLLL | 15 October · Atlanta United (26) |
| 28 | Orlando City | −0.39 | 1.46 | 1.85 | 15 | WLLWW | 15 October · at Toronto FC (23) |
| 29 | Austin FC | −0.59 | 1.06 | 1.65 | 24 | LDDWD | 15 October · at Los Angeles FC (8) |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | −0.77 | 1.07 | 1.84 | 30 | DLWLW | 15 October · at Nashville SC (2) |
How it is calculated
Only this season counts. The model rates every team’s attack and defence from this season’s matches — by expected goals (xG, the quality of chances) and actual goals, 60 to 40 — taking into account how strong the opponents were. The rating is the goal difference per game it expects against an average team of the league at a neutral venue. Every team starts with three games of league-average form, so a couple of lucky results early on do not make a leader.