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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 - San Diego FC (8‑12‑10)

  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 12 10 9 45 X <1% <1% 1% 7% 17% 62% 11% 2% <1%
Current Standings 11 10 9 42 X <1% <1% 1% 3% 9% 53% 21% 9% 4%
Lose Next Game 11 11 9 42 X <1% <1% <1% 1% 5% 46% 27% 14% 8%


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 X <1% <1% 1% 5% 15% 72% 6% 1% <1%
Current Standings X <1% <1% 1% 3% 9% 53% 21% 9% 4%
Worst Case Scenario X <1% <1% <1% 2% 6% 23% 27% 26% 16%
Best Case Scenario
   Whitecaps beats Rapids
   Sounders beats San Diego FC
   LAFC beats Galaxy
 Worst Case Scenario
   Rapids beats Whitecaps
   San Diego FC beats Sounders
   Galaxy beats LAFC
  • 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
4 of 4 100% 15 10 9 54 X <1% 4% 41% 51% 4% ^ ^ ^ ^
3 of 4 75% 14 11 9 51 X <1% <1% 2% 23% 49% 26% <1% ^ ^
2 of 4 50% 13 12 9 48 X X X <1% <1% 11% 80% 9% <1% ^
1 of 4 25% 12 13 9 45 X X X X X X 45% 42% 12% 1%
0 of 4 0% 11 14 9 42 X X X X X X 2% 15% 37% 47%
  • 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