USA - MLS time spent leading or trailing during matches - historical 2025

Average time spent leading, level in goals, trailing

Total Lead durations (overall) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing Atlanta Utd  34 13.8% 51.4% 34.9% Austin  34 24.2% 52.5% 23.4% CF Montreal  34 19.5% 45.4% 35.1% Charlotte  34 33.7% 42.5% 23.9% Chicago Fire  34 36.1% 37.4% 26.6% Cincinnati  34 37.1% 46.5% 16.4% Colorado Rapids  34 23.6% 47.1% 29.3% Columbus Crew  34 28.8% 47.4% 23.8% Dallas  34 21.1% 55.1% 23.8% DC United  34 12.6% 48.4% 39% Houston Dynamo  34 19.9% 45.5% 34.6% Inter Miami  34 36.6% 43.2% 20.2% LA Galaxy  34 20% 42.6% 37.5% Los Angeles FC  34 34.9% 44.7% 20.4% Minnesota Utd  34 31.4% 55.2% 13.5% Nashville SC  34 33.6% 45.8% 20.6% New England  34 21.2% 52.5% 26.2% New York City  34 26.4% 47.6% 26% New York RB  34 22.5% 44.2% 33.3% Orlando City  34 32.6% 50.3% 17.1% Philadelphia  34 38% 47.7% 14.3% Portland  34 23.2% 52.6% 24.2% Real Salt Lake  34 29.2% 46.1% 24.7% San Diego  34 25.9% 51.6% 22.4% Seattle  34 33.3% 46.6% 20.1% SJ Earthquakes  34 24.4% 44.8% 30.8% Sporting KC  34 12.7% 39.5% 47.7% St. Louis City  34 22.4% 48.8% 28.9% Toronto  34 18.3% 50.9% 30.7% Vancouver  34 34.3% 44% 21.7% League average 26.4% 47.3% 26.4% Home Lead durations (at home) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing Atlanta Utd  17 21.9% 51.5% 26.6% Austin  17 22.3% 62.7% 15% CF Montreal  17 26.1% 36.6% 37.3% Charlotte  17 49.5% 40.4% 10.1% Chicago Fire  17 29.3% 46.1% 24.6% Cincinnati  17 31.9% 54% 14.1% Colorado Rapids  17 27.6% 48.9% 23.5% Columbus Crew  17 33.3% 48.4% 18.3% Dallas  17 30.4% 48.6% 21% DC United  17 12.7% 51.9% 35.4% Houston Dynamo  17 23.2% 43.9% 32.9% Inter Miami  17 45.9% 42.8% 11.2% LA Galaxy  17 36.4% 35.7% 27.9% Los Angeles FC  17 34.7% 47.4% 17.9% Minnesota Utd  17 29.3% 57.7% 12.9% Nashville SC  17 41.8% 50.6% 7.6% New England  17 15% 54.6% 30.4% New York City  17 32.4% 42.8% 24.8% New York RB  17 32.6% 38% 29.4% Orlando City  17 41.6% 46.9% 11.4% Philadelphia  17 52.5% 40.3% 7.2% Portland  17 27.6% 54.9% 17.5% Real Salt Lake  17 36.3% 45.1% 18.6% San Diego  17 25% 55.2% 19.8% Seattle  17 46.6% 49.3% 4.1% SJ Earthquakes  17 28% 41.6% 30.5% Sporting KC  17 11.5% 39% 49.5% St. Louis City  17 23% 48.2% 28.8% Toronto  17 18% 55.2% 26.8% Vancouver  17 41% 39.4% 19.5% League average 30.9% 47.3% 21.8% Away Lead durations (away) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing Atlanta Utd  17 5.6% 51.2% 43.1% Austin  17 26% 42.3% 31.7% CF Montreal  17 12.9% 54.1% 32.9% Charlotte  17 17.8% 44.5% 37.6% Chicago Fire  17 42.9% 28.6% 28.5% Cincinnati  17 42.3% 39% 18.7% Colorado Rapids  17 19.5% 45.2% 35.2% Columbus Crew  17 24.3% 46.5% 29.2% Dallas  17 11.8% 61.6% 26.7% DC United  17 12.4% 44.9% 42.7% Houston Dynamo  17 16.6% 47.1% 36.3% Inter Miami  17 27.3% 43.5% 29.2% LA Galaxy  17 3.5% 49.5% 47% Los Angeles FC  17 35% 42.1% 22.9% Minnesota Utd  17 33.4% 52.6% 14% Nashville SC  17 25.4% 41.1% 33.5% New England  17 27.5% 50.5% 22% New York City  17 20.4% 52.4% 27.2% New York RB  17 12.4% 50.3% 37.3% Orlando City  17 23.6% 53.6% 22.8% Philadelphia  17 23.5% 55.1% 21.4% Portland  17 18.8% 50.3% 31% Real Salt Lake  17 22.1% 47.1% 30.8% San Diego  17 26.9% 48% 25% Seattle  17 20% 43.9% 36.1% SJ Earthquakes  17 20.8% 48% 31.2% Sporting KC  17 14% 40.1% 45.9% St. Louis City  17 21.7% 49.3% 29% Toronto  17 18.7% 46.7% 34.6% Vancouver  17 27.6% 48.5% 23.9% League average 21.8% 47.3% 30.9%

Note: this table shows how long each team has spent leading, level in goals, or trailing during their matches. For this table, to allow for averaging duration values based on a total of 90 minutes per match, goals scored on the 45th minute and during added time of the first half are all considered to be scored on the 45th minute, and all goals scored on the 90th minute and during added time of the second half are considered scored on the 90th minute.

Example for a team (Team A) having played a total of 3 games:

Game 1: Team A vs Opponent B, final score 0-0 (minutes in the lead: 0, minutes played: 90)

Game 2: Team A vs Opponent C, final score 1-0, goal scored on the 88th minute (minutes in the lead: 2, minutes played: 90)

Game 3: Team A vs Opponent D, final score 1-0, goal scored on the 65th minute (minutes in the lead: 25, minutes played: 90)

The 3 games played by Team A would give the following values, regarding total minutes played and time spent in the lead:
  - Total minutes team A has been in the lead: 27
  - Total minutes played by team A: 270
  - Percentage of minutes that team A has been in the lead: 10%
  - Avg minutes per game that team A has spent leading (based on 90 min per game): 9 minutes

Some additional context information on the Lead Duration table and other related tables is provided in the Lead durations blog article.

See also:

Goal types