The Most Important Games for the Whitecaps are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Whitecaps final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Whitecaps fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Whitecaps 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 | |||
| Whitecaps (6‑1‑1) vs St. Louis City SC (2‑4‑2) |
9 | Whitecaps Wins | 57% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| St. Louis City SC Wins | 48% | 20% | 12% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Nashville SC (4‑3‑1) vs Sounders (2‑3‑3) |
2 | Nashville SC Wins | 54% | 20% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Sounders Wins | 52% | 19% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Sporting KC (1‑6‑1) vs EarthquakesEarthquaks (3‑4‑1) |
2 | Sporting KC Wins | 55% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins | 54% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| LAFC (4‑4) vs Timbers (4‑2‑2) |
1 | LAFC Wins | 55% | 19% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Timbers Wins | 53% | 19% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Galaxy (0‑5‑3) vs Austin FC (4‑3‑1) |
1 | Galaxy Wins | 54% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Austin FC Wins | 53% | 19% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Dynamo (1‑4‑3) vs Rapids (4‑2‑2) |
0 | Dynamo Wins | 55% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Rapids Wins | 53% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Charlotte FC (5‑2‑1) vs San Diego FC (4‑2‑2) |
0 | Charlotte FC Wins | 54% | 18% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| San Diego FC Wins | 53% | 20% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Minnesota United (4‑1‑3) vs FC Dallas (3‑3‑2) |
0 | Minnesota United Wins | 53% | 19% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| FC Dallas Wins | 54% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Toronto FC (0‑4‑4) vs Real Salt Lake (3‑5) |
0 | Toronto FC Wins | 54% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 53% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Real Salt Lake Wins | 54% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | ||