Season trivia for MLS 2019
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2019 MLS season in United States.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Carlos Vela and Diego Rossi. Together they were behind 10 goals for Los Angeles FC in the 2019/2020 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2019/2020 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Alexandru Mitrita, playing for New York City FC, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 20 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between New York City FC-Atlanta United FC.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In September 2019, Zlatan Ibrahimovic () scored 8 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2019/2020 season.
Most braces by player
Zlatan Ibrahimovic in scored (at least) two goals in a match 9 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2019/2020 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2019/2020 season was Carlos Vela in , in total he did it 11 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Carlos Vela in during the 2019/2020 season, in total he did this 11 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2019/2020 season was Carlos Vela, in total he scored 9 penalties for his .
Most penalty goals by team
Los Angeles FC was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2019/2020 season, in total they scored 9 of their goals from penalties.
Most own goals by player
5 players share the less-than-honourable title of most own goals during the 2019/2020 season in Eerste Divisie. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Most own goals by team
Colorado Rapids scored 7 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2019/2020 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Josef Martinez in Atlanta United FC scored in 12 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Carlos Vela in who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 19 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Josef Martinez in scored a total of 19 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Eerste Divisie during the 2019/2020 season.
Most consecutive wins
LA Galaxy was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2019/2020 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Toronto FC were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2019/2020 season, playing 13 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Colorado Rapids had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Eerste Divisie during the 2019/2020 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Colorado Rapids managed the feat of not winning a single match in 11 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Philadelphia Union and New York City FC, and these teams turned the game around 6 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Sporting Kansas City have managed this in 6 matches during the 2019/2020 season, more than any other team in Eerste Divisie.
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