The Galaxy What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Galaxy 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 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 39 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 18% | 21% | 19% | 34% |
| Current Standings | 9 | 10 | 9 | 36 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 56% |
| Lose Next Game | 9 | 11 | 9 | 36 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 12% | 16% | 64% |
| 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 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 23% | 21% | 17% | 30% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 56% |
| Worst Case Scenario | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 17% | 70% |
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Best Case Scenario Revolution beats Sounders Earthquakes beats Rapids Galaxy beats St. Louis City SC |
Worst Case Scenario Sounders beats Revolution Rapids beats Earthquakes St. Louis City SC beats Galaxy |
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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 | ||
| 6 of 6 | 100% | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | <1% | <1% | 4% | 25% | 45% | 24% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 5 of 6 | 83% | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 16% | 47% | 33% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| 4 of 6 | 67% | 13 | 12 | 9 | 48 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 10% | 48% | 34% | 8% | 1% |
| 3 of 6 | 50% | 12 | 13 | 9 | 45 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 7% | 29% | 39% | 25% |
| 2 of 6 | 33% | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 89% |
| 1 of 6 | 17% | 10 | 15 | 9 | 39 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 6 | 0% | 9 | 16 | 9 | 36 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |