The disappointing end to NYCFC’s 2018 left me forgetting to post the late 2018 East/West records. Here are September and October together.
September 2018 (excluding September 1)
East Record 9-3-3
At Home 6-2-2 (10 games)
On Road 3-1-1 (5 games)
Goal Differential +12
East Points 30
West Points 12
Season to Date – 125 Games
East Record 53-48-24
At Home 38-16-9 (63 games)
On Road 15-32-15 (62 games)
Goal Differential +15
East Points 183
West Points 168
Dominant month by the East, building a comfortable cushion with just 8 interconference games remaining (of which 5 are at Home for the East teams). The East had the benefit of 10 Home games and only 5 Away, but the 3-1-1 Away record was impressive also. As noted in the prior entry, the East will end with 3 more Home games than the West when the season is over.
Three of the East’s win’s this month were by Atlanta, who finished 7-3-2 against the West.
Red Bulls are 9-2-0 against the West, with one game remaining in San Jose.
NYCFC finished its Western slate of games at 6-4-2. NYC started the season 5-1-0 against the West, and then went 1-3-2.
October 2018
East Record 5-3-0
At Home 3-2-0 (5 games)
On Road 2-1-0 (3 games)
Goal Differential +5
East Points 15
West Points 15
Full 2018 Season – 133 Games
East Record 58-51-24
At Home 41-18-9 (68 games)
On Road 17-33-15 (65 games)
Goal Differential +20
East Points 198
West Points 177
The East won 7 more games than the West. Adjusting for the 3 extra Home games the East had, they still did better than the West but probably not enough to be meaningfully significant. It was roughly an even year, won by the East but not by much.