We’ve hammered this point (pun intended) for years now, but road matches are notoriously very difficult in this league and walking away from any road game with a draw is considered a victory. It’s unsure why playing on the road is so difficult for MLS teams, but at this stage, road draws are addition by subtraction. Instead of three points at home for the opposition, it’s two points dropped.
So far in 2017, only three teams have a .500 record on the road; L.A. Galaxy: 4-2-1, Toronto: 3-2-3, and FC Dallas: 2-2-3. In all of 2016, only 2 teams had a record of .