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MLS - Week 8 of 38

Timbers What If?

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

Timbers What If?

Next Game - Minnesota United (3‑2‑2)

  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 3 4 1 10 <1% 1% 2% 3% 5% 6% 8% 9% 10% 55%
Current Standings 2 4 1 7 <1% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 7% 8% 10% 60%
Lose Next Game 2 5 1 7 <1% 1% 1% 2% 3% 4% 6% 8% 10% 64%


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 <1% 1% 2% 3% 5% 6% 8% 9% 10% 55%
Current Standings <1% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 7% 8% 10% 60%
Worst Case Scenario <1% 1% 1% 2% 3% 4% 6% 8% 10% 64%
Best Case Scenario
   Timbers beats Minnesota United
Worst Case Scenario
   Minnesota United beats Timbers
  • 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
27 of 27 100% 29 4 1 88 83% 17% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
26 of 27 96% 28 5 1 85 70% 30% 1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
25 of 27 93% 27 6 1 82 55% 42% 3% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^
24 of 27 89% 26 7 1 79 38% 53% 9% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^
23 of 27 85% 25 8 1 76 22% 55% 21% 2% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^
22 of 27 81% 24 9 1 73 10% 45% 36% 9% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^
21 of 27 78% 23 10 1 70 3% 26% 44% 22% 4% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
20 of 27 74% 22 11 1 67 1% 11% 36% 37% 14% 2% <1% <1% <1% <1%
19 of 27 70% 21 12 1 64 <1% 3% 19% 38% 30% 9% 1% <1% <1% <1%
18 of 27 67% 20 13 1 61 <1% 1% 6% 25% 38% 24% 6% 1% <1% <1%
17 of 27 63% 19 14 1 58 <1% <1% 1% 9% 29% 37% 20% 4% <1% <1%
16 of 27 59% 18 15 1 55 <1% <1% <1% 2% 12% 31% 35% 16% 3% <1%
15 of 27 56% 17 16 1 52 <1% <1% <1% <1% 3% 15% 34% 33% 13% 2%
14 of 27 52% 16 17 1 49 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 3% 18% 36% 31% 12%
13 of 27 48% 15 18 1 46 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 4% 21% 37% 37%
12 of 27 44% 14 19 1 43 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 6% 24% 69%
11 of 27 41% 13 20 1 40 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 8% 91%
10 of 27 37% 12 21 1 37 X <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 99%
5 of 27 19% 7 26 1 22 X X X X X X X X <1% >99%
0 of 27 0% 2 31 1 7 X X X X X X X X X 100%
  • 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