MLS Regular Season

Dry spells are nothing new in Dwayne De Rosario’s career.

Right now he is on a seven-match run without a goal since May 19, when he scored twice against Toronto FC. There are eight other dry spells during his MLS career that have lasted this long.

This season alone, DeRo has had two long dry spells, starting the season off with eight goalless matches. Oddly enough, De Rosario’s average playing time during those dry spells should have been ample enough for the midfielder to score a goal. His dry spell to open the season gave him an average of 86.25 minutes of playing time per game. His current summer dry spell has seen him play an average of 84.4 minutes per game.  

The longest he has gone without scoring was in the first half of the 2002 season, when he failed to score for 11 matches, despite an average of 73.3 minutes per game.

Now these dry spells wouldn’t be so bad if we weren’t all sitting at the edge of our seats for DeRo to score his 100th career goal. He's currently at 98.

For a man who scores every 2.57 games, he sure has made us wait to see those final two goals. Do us all a favor DeRo, and just score already.

Houston et Seattle sont les deux seules équipes à ne pas avoir perdu au cours de leurs six dernières rencontres. Toutes deux ont remporté leur match au sommet ce week-end et se replacent dans le peloton de tête.

Le retour en forme du LA Galaxy a connu un brutal coup d’arrêt : battu 4-0 par Seattle, qui avait visiblement quelque chose à se prouver, le champion en titre évoque pourtant la malchance et l’arbitrage comme raisons de la défaite.

Il a fallu 72 secondes à Houston pour ouvrir la marque contre New York, très décevant en déplacement, où il reste sur un 2/18. Les deux équipes se retrouveront dès ce vendredi à la Red Bull Arena.

Salt Lake n’était pas remis de sa défaite à Herediano et s’est incliné à Colorado, permettant à San José, qui n’a pas joué, de conserver la tête du classement. À New England, Kansas City s’est imposé de manière très peu académique, mais a emmagasiné trois points précieux et de la confiance avant la finale de la Coupe des États-Unis.

Nick DeLeon était inspiré et a permis à DC United de retrouver le chemin de la victoire. À Columbus, cette défaite est cependant vite devenue anecdotique après l’annonce du décès soudain de Kirk Urso.

Chris Wondolowski is once again the leading goalscorer in MLS, topping the 2012 scoring charts with 17 strikes thus far, a four-goal lead over second-place Álvaro Saborío.

But some people are wondering why they haven’t seen any Wondo goals in the last three matches, since July 18. Luckily for the Quakes, the forward's dry spells tend to be short and come during certain times of the year. The last came May 13-19, lasting only two games.

His longest dry spell since his explosion onto the scene was early on, in 2010 between June 5 and August 7, when he failed to score for seven games. There is a pattern for the player that reassures us his current drought won’t last for too long. Most noticeably, he often goes cold in July and, whether it's the heat or just the midseason slog, he always seems to pick up his scoring form as the stretch run gets underway.

So even if Wondo may have dropped off after his impressive hat trick against Real Salt Lake, don't expect to wait too long until he picks up his push for Roy Lassiter's single-season scoring record, his first opportunity coming on Aug. 11 against the Seattle Sounders.

Seven Game Dry Spell
June 5 – Aug. 7, 2010

Five Game Dry Spell
July 23 – Aug. 20, 2011

Four Game Dry Spell
July 2 – July 16, 2011

Three Game Dry Spell
Aug. 28 – Sept. 11, 2010; April 2 – April 16, 2011; July 2 – July 16, 2011; July 18 – July 28, 2012

Two Game Dry Spell
Sept. 29 – Oct. 2, 2010; Sept. 17 – Sept. 21, 2011; May 13 – May 19, 2012

Ever wonder what the days are like in the life of MLSers leading up to matches?

Well, now you can find out. Major League Soccer and NBC have announced a new, day-in-the-life series, MLS 36. The program – which follows in the footsteps of fellow NBC Sports Network series Fight Night 36, IndyCar 36 and NHL 36 – takes viewers behind the scenes for a player's 36 hours prior to kickoff.

San Jose Earthquakes star and golden-boot leading Chris Wondolowski wil be the first league player highlighted, when his preparation for the 2012 MLS All-Star Game will air on Sunday, August 5 at 9:30 pm ET on the NBC Sports Network. The second installment is set to air the following Friday, August 10 when Seattle's Fredy Montero's preparations are recorded ahead of the Sounders' World Football Challenge match vs. Chelsea on July 18.

Additional episodes and players of MLS 36 will be announced at a later date. Which player to the right would you want to see featured? Or, let us know who else you would want in the comments below.