The Most Important Games for the Rapids are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Rapids final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Rapids fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Rapids Resultant Playoff Probabilities | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Rapids (11‑13‑6) vs FC Dallas (8‑11‑10) |
79 | Rapids Wins | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 15% | 29% | 42% | 11% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% | ||
| FC Dallas Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 10% | 30% | 26% | 32% | ||
| LAFC (13‑7‑8) vs Real Salt Lake (10‑15‑4) |
14 | LAFC Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 7% | 16% | 36% | 21% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% | ||
| Real Salt Lake Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | 28% | 23% | 28% | ||
| Sounders (12‑8‑9) vs Austin FC (11‑10‑8) |
13 | Sounders Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 9% | 18% | 32% | 20% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% | ||
| Austin FC Wins | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 38% | 23% | 22% | ||
| St. Louis City SC (6‑17‑7) vs EarthquakesEarthquaks (9‑13‑8) |
12 | St. Louis City SC Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 7% | 17% | 38% | 21% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% | ||
| EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 7% | 15% | 32% | 21% | 25% | ||
| Dynamo (8‑13‑9) vs Timbers (11‑9‑9) |
9 | Dynamo Wins | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 9% | 18% | 31% | 20% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% | ||
| Timbers Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 14% | 39% | 22% | 20% | ||
| Whitecaps (15‑6‑7) vs Sporting KC (7‑17‑6) |
1 | Whitecaps Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 7% | 16% | 34% | 21% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% | ||
| Sporting KC Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 7% | 16% | 34% | 21% | 21% | ||
| Atlanta United (5‑13‑11) vs San Diego FC (17‑8‑5) |
0 | Atlanta United Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% | ||
| San Diego FC Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% | ||
| Minnesota United (15‑6‑9) vs Fire (12‑11‑6) |
0 | Minnesota United Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% | ||
| Fire Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% | ||
| Galaxy (4‑16‑9) vs FC Cincinnati (17‑9‑4) |
0 | Galaxy Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% | ||
| FC Cincinnati Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 35% | 22% | 21% | ||