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2 Last: 2 Obafemi Martins and Clint Dempsey are every bit as unstoppable as Keane and Donovan, and the Sounders are one win away from exclusive company: they'd be just the second team in league history to win 20 regular season games. Last Week: Won at Colorado, 4-1

Won at Colorado, 4-1 Last Five: W-L-L-W-W

W-L-L-W-W This Week: Friday vs. Vancouver (10 pm; NBCSN/TSN)

3 Last: 3 We're not super concerned about the result in Vancouver – it's tough to play your game at BC Place. That last five is starting to look ugly, though, and both Fabian Castillo and Mauro Diaz are badly missed. Last Week: Lost at Vancouver, 2-0

Lost at Vancouver, 2-0 Last Five: L-W-L-W-L

L-W-L-W-L This Week: Sunday vs. LA (7 pm; ESPN2/TSN2)

4 Last: 5 Still winless on the season when they go with anything other than Kitchen & Arnaud in central midfield. But a shutout against a good attacking team speaks to improved depth and consistent, if unspectacular, defensive knowhow. Last Week: Drew vs. Kansas City, 0-0

Drew vs. Kansas City, 0-0 Last Five: D-L-D-W-D

D-L-D-W-D This Week: Sunday at Houston (3 pm; MLS LIVE)

5 Last: 6 Jermaine Jones is worth the price of admission every single week, but goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth was the star against the Crew. New England have figured out how to win even when outplayed. Last Week: Won vs. Columbus, 2-1

Won vs. Columbus, 2-1 Last Five: W-W-L-W-W

W-W-L-W-W This Week: Saturday at Montreal (4 pm; Univ. Dep./TSN2/RDS)

6 Last: 4 The Power Rankings Politburo hands out mulligans every now and again, but not this time. Not when you lose to the league's cellar dwellers.. Last Week: Lost at Chivas USA, 1-0

Lost at Chivas USA, 1-0 Last Five: W-L-W-L-L

W-L-W-L-L This Week: Saturday vs. San Jose (9:30 pm; MLS LIVE)

7 Last: 7 A moment of madness from Steve Clark (just clear it to Pawtucket, dude) led to one suspension, and a bit of hot-headedness led to another. The result is that Columbus head into a pretty huge game without Federico Higuain and Waylon Francis, two of their three most important creative hubs. Last Week: Lost at New England, 2-1

Lost at New England, 2-1 Last Five: W-D-W-W-L

W-D-W-W-L This Week: Saturday at Philadelphia (7 pm; MLS LIVE)

9 Last: 9 Forget the Tim Cahill stuff: the big story is this team got a shutout without Jamison Olave. A worry, however, is that Bradley Wright-Phillips is suddenly misfiring. Last Week: Won vs. Houston, 1-0

Won vs. Houston, 1-0 Last Five: W-D-W-L-W

W-D-W-L-W This Week: Saturday vs. Toronto (7 pm; Univ. Dep./TSN)

10 Last: 11 Kept their heads above water and over the red line. Got the Player of the Week. Can they continue to find goals, though? Their forwards have combined to score exactly once in the last nine games. Last Week: Won vs. Dallas, 2-0

Won vs. Dallas, 2-0 Last Five: W-L-L-W-W

W-L-L-W-W This Week: Friday at Seattle (10 pm; NBCSN/TSN)

11 Last: 13 Rodney Wallace to the rescue. He offers penetration from the flank that the other guys on the roster just don't. Even if he isn't as sexy a choice, he's proving crucial to this team's chances for the second straight year. Last Week: Won at San Jose, 2-1

Won at San Jose, 2-1 Last Five: D-D-W-L-W

D-D-W-L-W This Week: Wednesday vs. San Jose (10:30 pm; MLS LIVE)

14 Last: 14 The good news for 2015 is that in Luis Garrido's 10 games Houston have given up 11 goals; in the other 20 games this season, they coughed up 40. The bad news for 2014 is that Garrido's out on international duty for both games this week. Last Week: Lost at New York, 1-0

Lost at New York, 1-0 Last Five: W-D-D-W-L

W-D-D-W-L This Week: Wednesday at Toronto (7:30 pm; MLS LIVE/TSN)

Sunday vs. D.C. (3 pm; MLS LIVE)

16 Last: 16 Just not the same without Ignacio Piatti, even with the return of Justin Mapp. Regardless, Montreal's got a lot of nice attacking pieces and are a semi-respectable 3-4-1 in their last nine. Last Week: Drew at Chicago, 0-0

Drew at Chicago, 0-0 Last Five: D-L-W-L-D

D-L-W-L-D This Week: Saturday vs. New England (4 pm; Univ. Dep./TSN2/RDS)

17 Last: 17 Bad luck, bad soccer, bad season. No team in the league needs an influx of talented youngsters more than San Jose. Last Week: Lost to Portland, 2-1

Lost to Portland, 2-1 Last Five: L-D-L-D-L

L-D-L-D-L This Week: Wednesday at Portland (10:30 pm; MLS LIVE)

Saturday at Real Salt Lake (9:30 pm; MLS LIVE)

18 Last: 19 A Chivas win in autumn is basically a unicorn. Now they're greedy for more, and why not? They already shipped their top draft pick to Toronto FC – who were probably not pleased to see the Goats leapfrog Montreal, pushing that pick from No. 3 to No. 4 overall. Last Week: Won vs. Real Salt Lake, 1-0

Won vs. Real Salt Lake, 1-0 Last Five: L-L-L-L-D

L-L-L-L-D This Week: Saturday vs. Colorado (10:30 pm; MLS LIVE)