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 (12‑4‑4) vs Sporting KC (4‑14‑3) |
2 | Whitecaps Wins | 95% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sporting KC Wins | 88% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| D.C. United (5‑7‑9) vs LAFC (10‑7‑5) |
0 | D.C. United Wins | 94% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| LAFC Wins | 93% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| EarthquakesEarthquaks (10‑8‑3) vs Dynamo (11‑7‑2) |
0 | EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins | 94% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Dynamo Wins | 93% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| St. Louis City SC (9‑6‑6) vs FC Dallas (9‑6‑6) |
0 | St. Louis City SC Wins | 94% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| FC Dallas Wins | 93% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Galaxy (6‑8‑8) vs San Diego FC (7‑8‑6) |
0 | Galaxy Wins | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| San Diego FC Wins | 93% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Fire (11‑6‑3) vs Sounders (7‑9‑4) |
0 | Fire Wins | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Sounders Wins | 93% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota United (7‑7‑7) vs Orlando City SC (7‑11‑3) |
0 | Minnesota United Wins | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Orlando City SC Wins | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Real Salt Lake (8‑8‑4) vs Rapids (9‑11‑1) |
0 | Real Salt Lake Wins | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rapids Wins | 94% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Austin FC (5‑10‑6) vs Timbers (8‑9‑4) |
0 | Austin FC Wins | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Timbers Wins | 94% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||