Season trivia for MLS 2020
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 2020 MLS season in United States.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2020 season were the players Djordje Mihailovic - Robert Beric (Chicago Fire) and Kevin Molino - Emanuel Reynoso (Minnesota United FC). Together they scored 6 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2020 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Sergio Santos, playing for Philadelphia Union, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 41 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Philadelphia Union-Toronto FC.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2020 was 5 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Franco Jara (FC Dallas) - September 2020
Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) - October 2020
Most braces by player
Kevin Molino in Minnesota United FC scored (at least) two goals in a match 5 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2020 season.
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of 5 matches during the season:
Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew SC)
Kevin Molino (Minnesota United FC)
Daryl Dike (Orlando City SC)
Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Gyasi Zardes in Columbus Crew SC during the 2020 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2020 season was Alejandro Pozuelo, in total he scored 5 penalties for his Toronto FC.
Most penalty goals by team
San Jose Earthquakes was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2020 season, in total they scored 7 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 4 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Brian White (New York Red Bulls)
Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas)
Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC)
Benji Michel (Orlando City SC)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, San Jose Earthquakes was the best team, in total they scored 7 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2020 season was Eduard Atuesta, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in MLS, which he did 2 times.
Most own goals by team
Vancouver Whitecaps FC scored 3 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2020 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Robert Beric in Chicago Fire scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Emanuel Reynoso in Minnesota United FC who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 5 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Jesus Medina in New York City FC scored or assisted in 6 consecutive matches during the 2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Robert Beric in Chicago Fire who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 8 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
2 players were the best at scoring in the second half, something they did 10 times, and the players who did this were Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) and Raul Ruidiaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
Most consecutive wins
There were 2 teams that had 5 consecutive wins in the 2020 season, and those teams were Portland Timbers and Toronto FC.
Most matches in a row without losing
The longest unbeaten streak belonged to Orlando City SC and Minnesota United FC, who had 12 consecutive matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2020 season, there were 2 teams that had 5 consecutive losses, and those teams were D.C. United and LA Galaxy.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2020 season was 9 matches in a row, and it was D.C. United, San Jose Earthquakes and FC Cincinnati who managed that dubious achievement.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were CF Montréal, San Jose Earthquakes and Toronto FC, and these teams turned the game around 3 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
D.C. United and Inter Miami were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in 3 different matches during the 2020 season.
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