The Fire What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Fire 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 2% | 9% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 10% |
| Current Standings | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 1% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 15% |
| Lose Next Game | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 1% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 17% |
| 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 | 2% | 10% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Current Standings | 1% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 15% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | 4% | 8% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 22% |
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Best Case Scenario Fire beats D.C. United Fire beats CF Montréal |
Worst Case Scenario D.C. United beats Fire CF Montréal beats Fire |
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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 | ||
| 23 of 23 | 100% | 28 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 99% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 22 of 23 | 96% | 27 | 5 | 2 | 83 | 94% | 6% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 21 of 23 | 91% | 26 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 84% | 16% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 20 of 23 | 87% | 25 | 7 | 2 | 77 | 69% | 31% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 19 of 23 | 83% | 24 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 49% | 48% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 18 of 23 | 78% | 23 | 9 | 2 | 71 | 31% | 60% | 9% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 17 of 23 | 74% | 22 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 16% | 61% | 21% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 16 of 23 | 70% | 21 | 11 | 2 | 65 | 6% | 50% | 37% | 7% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 15 of 23 | 65% | 20 | 12 | 2 | 62 | 2% | 31% | 47% | 19% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 14 of 23 | 61% | 19 | 13 | 2 | 59 | <1% | 14% | 43% | 35% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 13 of 23 | 57% | 18 | 14 | 2 | 56 | <1% | 4% | 25% | 44% | 23% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 12 of 23 | 52% | 17 | 15 | 2 | 53 | <1% | 1% | 9% | 33% | 38% | 17% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 11 of 23 | 48% | 16 | 16 | 2 | 50 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 34% | 35% | 14% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| 10 of 23 | 43% | 15 | 17 | 2 | 47 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 33% | 35% | 15% | 3% | <1% |
| 9 of 23 | 39% | 14 | 18 | 2 | 44 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 31% | 34% | 17% | 4% |
| 8 of 23 | 35% | 13 | 19 | 2 | 41 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 27% | 35% | 27% |
| 7 of 23 | 30% | 12 | 20 | 2 | 38 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 22% | 71% |
| 5 of 23 | 22% | 10 | 22 | 2 | 32 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 23 | 0% | 5 | 27 | 2 | 17 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |