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Sounders What If?

The Sounders What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Sounders 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.

Sounders What If?

Next Game - Galaxy (3‑14‑7)

  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 11 6 8 41 1% 5% 12% 25% 32% 15% 7% 2% 1% <1%
Current Standings 10 6 8 38 1% 3% 9% 20% 31% 18% 10% 4% 2% 1%
Lose Next Game 10 7 8 38 <1% 1% 5% 16% 31% 21% 14% 6% 3% 1%


Best/Worst Case Scenarios

  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% 5% 12% 24% 32% 16% 7% 2% 1% <1%
Current Standings 1% 3% 9% 20% 31% 18% 10% 4% 2% 1%
Worst Case Scenario <1% 1% 5% 16% 30% 21% 14% 8% 3% 2%
Best Case Scenario
   Red Bulls beats Real Salt Lake
   Sounders beats Galaxy
 Worst Case Scenario
   Real Salt Lake beats Red Bulls
   Galaxy beats Sounders
  • Notes
  • Only games from the current week are considered for inclusion into the scenarios
  • Only those games that meaningfully affect the playoff probabilities are included in the scenarios - maximum of three


Remaining Games

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
10 of 10 100% 20 6 8 68 84% 15% 1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
9 of 10 90% 19 7 8 65 49% 40% 11% 1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^
8 of 10 80% 18 8 8 62 14% 40% 36% 9% 1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^
7 of 10 70% 17 9 8 59 1% 14% 40% 36% 8% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^
6 of 10 60% 16 10 8 56 <1% 1% 15% 47% 34% 3% <1% <1% <1% <1%
5 of 10 50% 15 11 8 53 <1% <1% 2% 23% 55% 18% 2% <1% <1% <1%
4 of 10 40% 14 12 8 50 <1% <1% <1% 4% 34% 44% 17% 1% <1% <1%
3 of 10 30% 13 13 8 47 <1% <1% <1% <1% 6% 29% 44% 18% 2% <1%
2 of 10 20% 12 14 8 44 X X <1% <1% <1% 3% 23% 41% 25% 7%
1 of 10 10% 11 15 8 41 X X X <1% <1% <1% 2% 14% 35% 50%
0 of 10 0% 10 16 8 38 X X X X X <1% <1% <1% 6% 93%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • Table Sorting Method
  • *   denotes first round bye and second round home field advantage in the playoffs
  • **  denotes first round home bye in the playoffs
  • *** denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs