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All quiet on the Eastern front: What’s going on with the MLS top scorers?

Several MLS top strikers, especially in the Easter Conference, are underperforming at the start of the season. Here at MLS Multiplex we took a deeper look at their numbers to see if this should be a matter of concern or just a poor run at the start of the year.

Four of the first five MLS tops scorers last season played in the Easter Conference. Kei Kamara, Sebastian Giovinco, Bradley Wright-Phillips and David Villa combined for 79 goals, or a goal every 1.93 matches.

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Right now after 21 games combined by the same four players are scoring on average every 3.