Team-by-team 2019 MLS statistical leaders

MLSsoccer staff

The 2019 MLS season has wrapped up and we're taking a look back at which players led their clubs in a handful of important statistical categories.

First, some helpful definitions per Opta:

Expected Goals: Expected Goals (xG) measures the quality of a shot based on several variables such as assist type, shot angle and distance from goal, whether it was a headed shot and whether it was defined as a big chance. Adding up a player or team’s expected goals can give us an indication of how many goals a player or team should have scored on average, given the shots they have taken.

Expected Assists: Expected assists (xA) measures the likelihood that a completed pass will become a goal assist. It considers several factors including the type of pass and end-point and length of pass. Adding up a player or team’s expected assists gives us an indication of how many assists a player of team should have had based on their build up and attacking play.

Duel: A duel is an 50-50 contest between two players of opposing sides in the match. For every Duel Won there is a corresponding Duel Lost depending on the outcome of the contest.

Atlanta United

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Josef Martinez	27
Assists	Julian Gressel	12
Expected Goals	Josef Martinez	25.21
Expected Assists	Julian Gressel	7.79
Passes Completed	Miles Robinson	1,677
Duels Won	Leandro Gonzalez Pirez	223

Chicago Fire

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	CJ Sapong	13
Assists	Nicolas Gaitan	12
Expected Goals	Nemanja Nikolic	15.89
Expected Assists	Aleksandar Katai	7.47
Passes Completed	Dax McCarty	1,727
Duels Won	CJ Sapong	225

FC Cincinnati

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Allan Cruz	7
Assists	Emmanuel Ledesma	5
Expected Goals	Allan Cruz	6.02
Expected Assists	Emmanuel Ledesma	2.75
Passes Completed	Mathieu Deplagne	1,003
Duels Won	Mathieu Deplagne	164

Colorado Rapids

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Kei Kamara	14
Assists	Jack Price	11
Expected Goals	Kei Kamara	19.40
Expected Assists	Jack Price	5.18
Passes Completed	Jack Price	1,053
Duels Won	Kei Kamara	240

Columbus Crew SC

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Gyasi Zardes	13
Assists	Pedro Santos	6
Expected Goals	Gyasi Zardes	15.78
Expected Assists	Pedro Santos	5.91
Passes Completed	Wil Trapp	1,482
Duels Won	Pedro Santos	240

FC Dallas

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Jesus Ferreira	8
Assists	Michael Barrios	15
Expected Goals	Jesus Ferreira	8.43
Expected Assists	Michael Barrios	8.14
Passes Completed	Reto Ziegler	1,817
Duels Won	Ryan Hollingshead	236

D.C. United

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Wayne Rooney	11
Assists	Wayne Rooney	8
Expected Goals	Wayne Rooney	11.34
Expected Assists	Wayne Rooney	6.43
Passes Completed	Junior Moreno	1,486
Duels Won	Lucas Rodriguez	243

Houston Dynamo

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Mauro Manotas	13
Assists	Alberth Elis	10
Expected Goals	Mauro Manotas	16.02
Expected Assists	Alberth Elis	6.54
Passes Completed	Matias Vera	1,289
Duels Won	Matias Vera	176

LAFC

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Carlos Vela	34
Assists	Carlos Vela	15
Expected Goals	Carlos Vela	27.31
Expected Assists	Carlos Vela	10.40
Passes Completed	Eduard Atuesta	2,064
Duels Won	Latif Blessing	267

LA Galaxy

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	30
Assists	Cristian Pavon	8
Expected Goals	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	23.94
Expected Assists	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	6.17
Passes Completed	Jonathan dos Santos	1,853
Duels Won	Joe Corona	211

Minnesota United FC

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Darwin Quintero	10
Assists	Jan Gregus	11
Expected Goals	Darwin Quintero	13.74
Expected Assists	Darwin Quintero	5.94
Passes Completed	Jan Gregus	1,505
Duels Won	Darwin Quintero	164

Montreal Impact

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Saphir Taider	9
Assists	Saphir Taider	7
Expected Goals	Saphir Taider	11.81
Expected Assists	Saphir Taider	5.81
Passes Completed	Saphir Taider	1,464
Duels Won	Bacary Sagna	183

New England Revolution

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Carles Gil	10
Assists	Carles Gil	14
Expected Goals	Teal Bunbury	10.39
Expected Assists	Carles Gil	9.86
Passes Completed	Carles Gil	1,548
Duels Won	Brandon Bye	192

New York City FC

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Heber	15
Assists	Maxi Moralez	20
Expected Goals	Heber	11.74
Expected Assists	Maxi Moralez	6.81
Passes Completed	Alex Ring	1,724
Duels Won	Maxime Chanot	171

New York Red Bulls

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Danny Royer	11
Assists	Danny Royer/Marc Rzatkowski	8
Expected Goals	Danny Royer	14.14
Expected Assists	Kaku	6.57
Passes Completed	Sean Davis	1,171
Duels Won	Sean Davis/Marc Rzatkowski	175

Orlando City SC

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Nani	12
Assists	Nani	10
Expected Goals	Dom Dwyer	10.89
Expected Assists	Nani	7.69
Passes Completed	Sebastian Mendez	1,229
Duels Won	Nani	153

Philadelphia Union

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Kacper Przbylko	15
Assists	Haris Medunjanin	10
Expected Goals	Kacper Przybylko	13.74
Expected Assists	Haris Medunjanin	7.34
Passes Completed	Haris Medunjanin	2,182
Duels Won	Jamiro Monteiro	177

Portland Timbers

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Jeremy Ebobisse/Brian Fernandez	11
Assists	Diego Valeri	16
Expected Goals	Jeremy Ebobisse	10.02
Expected Assists	Sebastian Blanco	10.56
Passes Completed	Diego Chara	1,596
Duels Won	Jorge Moreira	186

Real Salt Lake

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Albert Rusnak	10
Assists	4 players tied	5
Expected Goals	Albert Rusnak	8.63
Expected Assists	Albert Rusnak	4.62
Passes Completed	Damir Kreilach	1,226
Duels Won	Damir Kreilach	236

San Jose Earthquakes

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Chris Wondolowski	15
Assists	Cristian Espinoza	13
Expected Goals	Chris Wondolowski	16.47
Expected Assists	Cristian Espinoza	9.73
Passes Completed	Jackson Yueill	1,796
Duels Won	Vako	165

Seattle Sounders

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Raul Ruidiaz	11
Assists	Nicolas Lodeiro	12
Expected Goals	Raul Ruidiaz	12.47
Expected Assists	Nicolas Lodeiro	8.86
Passes Completed	Nicolas Lodeiro	1,427
Duels Won	Cristian Roldan	194

Sporting Kansas City

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Felipe Gutierrez	12
Assists	Johnny Russell	9
Expected Goals	Krisztian Nemeth	10.60
Expected Assists	Johnny Russell	7.74
Passes Completed	Ilie Sanchez	1,515
Duels Won	Felipe Gutierrez	188

Toronto FC

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Alejandro Pozuelo	12
Assists	Alejandro Pozuelo	12
Expected Goals	Jozy Altidore	11.74
Expected Assists	Alejandro Pozuelo	10.19
Passes Completed	Michael Bradley	1,859
Duels Won	Alejandro Pozuelo	154

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Stat	Leader	Number
Goals	Fredy Montero	8
Assists	Ali Adnan/Inbeom Hwang	5
Expected Goals	Fredy Montero	7.66
Expected Assists	Inbeom Hwang	3.39
Passes Completed	Inbeom Hwang	1,518
Duels Won	Ali Adnan	219