The Most Important Games for the Earthquakes are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Earthquakes final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Earthquakes fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Earthquakes Resultant Playoff Probabilities | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||||
| 1* | 2** | 3** | 4** | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| EarthquakesEarthquaks (9‑7‑4) vs Whitecaps (4‑10‑8) |
21 | EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins | 1% | 11% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 18% | ||
| Whitecaps Wins | <1% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 23% | ||
| Toronto FC (8‑8‑5) vs Dynamo (8‑9‑3) |
3 | Toronto FC Wins | 1% | 10% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 10% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 18% | ||
| Dynamo Wins | 1% | 9% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 18% | ||
| NY City FC (7‑3‑8) vs Rapids (5‑10‑5) |
2 | NY City FC Wins | 1% | 9% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 18% | ||
| Rapids Wins | 1% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 18% | ||
| Minnesota United (10‑7‑3) vs Real Salt Lake (9‑9‑2) |
0 | Minnesota United Wins | 1% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 13% | 11% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 18% | ||
| Real Salt Lake Wins | 1% | 10% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 18% | ||
| Sporting KC (6‑7‑7) vs FC Dallas (8‑8‑5) |
0 | Sporting KC Wins | 1% | 9% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 18% | ||
| FC Dallas Wins | 1% | 9% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 18% | ||
| Sounders (10‑5‑5) vs Timbers (7‑8‑4) |
0 | Sounders Wins | 1% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 18% | ||
| Timbers Wins | 1% | 10% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 18% | ||