Home Field Advantage in the Hex

There's no shame in losing to Costa Rica. A draw would've been nice, but a win? It's really difficult to come by away from home. Just to show you how hard it is, here's how home teams have performed over the past four hexes (W-L-D): 1998: 15-2-13 2002: 14-10-6 2006: 20-6-4 2010: 7-0-3 (so far) Total: 56-18-26 There have only been 18 away wins in 100 games. The top three teams (USA, Mexico, Costa Rica) each have only one home loss in that total. Home Field Advantage (measured by PPG) 1998 1.30 2002 0.40 2006 1.40 2010 2.10 (so far) Total 1.14 The average home team has gotten 1.94 PPG vs 0.80 for away teams, for a home field advantage of 1.14 PPG. For perspective, the all time home field advantage in MLS is around 0.67 PPG. List of away wins (sorted by cycle) El Salvador 0:1 Mexico Canada 0:3 USA Honduras 1:2 USA Mexico 1:2 Costa Rica Trinidad 2:4 Honduras Trinidad 1:2 Jamaica Honduras 2:3 Costa Rica USA 2:3 Honduras Trinidad 0:2 Costa Rica Jamaica 1:2 Mexico Honduras 0:1 Trinidad Jamaica 0:1 Costa Rica Costa Rica 1:2 Mexico Trinidad 1:2 USA Guatemala 0:2 Mexico Panama 0:3 USA Panama 1:3 Costa Rica Panama 0:1 Trinidad (none yet in 2010)