[BY THE NUMBERS] The 2010 season remains in danger of being MLS's lowest scoring in history, but the goals per game average has risen in the last month from to 2.39 to 2.43. Defending champion Real Salt Lake is the league’s most prolific team while D.C. United scores the least ...

GOALS PER GAME AVERAGE
(team by team)
Real Salt Lake 1.50
Los Angeles 1.46
Colorado Rapids 1.42
FC Dallas 1.38
Columbus 1.35
Houston 1.35
New York 1.31
Chicago 1.24
Philadelphia 1.19
Seattle 1.19
Kansas City 1.16
San Jose 1.12
New England 1.08
Chivas USA 1.00
Toronto FC 1.00
D.C. United 0.69

2010 league-wide goals per game: 2.43

MLS GOALS PER GAME HISTORY
(regular season)
2009 -- 2.54
2008 -- 2.81
2007 -- 2.66
2006 -- 2.62
2005 -- 2.87
2004 -- 2.61
2003 -- 2.89
2002 -- 3.01
2001 -- 3.28
2000 -- 3.19
1999 -- 2.86
1998 -- 3.57
1997 -- 3.26
1996 -- 3.37