The Whitecaps What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Whitecaps 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.
| 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 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 84% | 13% | 3% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 17 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 54% | 28% | 15% | 3% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Lose Next Game | 17 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 25% | 40% | 27% | 8% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 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 | 94% | 6% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 54% | 28% | 15% | 3% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Worst Case Scenario | 15% | 41% | 36% | 9% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
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Best Case Scenario Whitecaps beats Orlando City SC Austin FC beats LAFC |
Worst Case Scenario Orlando City SC beats Whitecaps LAFC beats Austin FC |
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| 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 | ||
| 2 of 2 | 100% | 19 | 6 | 9 | 66 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 1 of 2 | 50% | 18 | 7 | 9 | 63 | 35% | 48% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 0 of 2 | 0% | 17 | 8 | 9 | 60 | X | 6% | 47% | 47% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |