The FC Dallas What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the FC Dallas play future games. These games include either the next game, all remaining games, or a set of games called Best/Worst Case Scenarios. Other unplayed future games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Resultant Record | Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Pts | 1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantage |
9 | 10 | |
| Win Next Game | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 2% | 10% | 16% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 5% |
| Current Standings | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 2% | 8% | 14% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Lose Next Game | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 1% | 5% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 12% |
| Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantage |
9 | 10 | |
| Best Case Scenario | 2% | 10% | 16% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 5% |
| Current Standings | 2% | 8% | 14% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 1% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 13% |
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Best Case Scenario FC Dallas beats Austin FC Fire beats Timbers |
Worst Case Scenario Austin FC beats FC Dallas Timbers beats Fire |
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| Remaining Games Won |
Winning Percentage of Remaining Games |
Resultant Record | Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Pts | 1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantage |
9 | 10 | ||
| 16 of 16 | 100% | 23 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 84% | 16% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 15 of 16 | 94% | 22 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 64% | 35% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 14 of 16 | 88% | 21 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 39% | 53% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 13 of 16 | 81% | 20 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 17% | 56% | 24% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 12 of 16 | 75% | 19 | 9 | 6 | 63 | 5% | 38% | 44% | 12% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 11 of 16 | 69% | 18 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 1% | 14% | 44% | 35% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 10 of 16 | 63% | 17 | 11 | 6 | 57 | <1% | 2% | 20% | 44% | 27% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 9 of 16 | 56% | 16 | 12 | 6 | 54 | <1% | <1% | 3% | 21% | 39% | 28% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 8 of 16 | 50% | 15 | 13 | 6 | 51 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 15% | 34% | 31% | 14% | 3% | <1% |
| 7 of 16 | 44% | 14 | 14 | 6 | 48 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 25% | 34% | 23% | 8% |
| 6 of 16 | 38% | 13 | 15 | 6 | 45 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 32% | 49% |
| 5 of 16 | 31% | 12 | 16 | 6 | 42 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 90% |
| 4 of 16 | 25% | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 3 of 16 | 19% | 10 | 18 | 6 | 36 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 16 | 13% | 9 | 19 | 6 | 33 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 16 | 6% | 8 | 20 | 6 | 30 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 16 | 0% | 7 | 21 | 6 | 27 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |