The Galaxy What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Galaxy 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 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 44 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 19% | 18% | 20% | 43% |
| Current Standings | 10 | 11 | 11 | 41 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 11% | 12% | 15% | 62% |
| Lose Next Game | 10 | 12 | 11 | 41 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 11% | 85% |
| 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 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 28% | 21% | 31% | 20% |
| Current Standings | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 11% | 12% | 15% | 62% |
| Worst Case Scenario | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 8% | 90% |
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Best Case Scenario Galaxy beats Austin FC Fire beats Rapids Dynamo beats Timbers |
Worst Case Scenario Austin FC beats Galaxy Rapids beats Fire Timbers beats Dynamo |
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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% | 12 | 11 | 11 | 47 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 66% | 31% | 3% | ^ |
| 1 of 2 | 50% | 11 | 12 | 11 | 44 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 10% | 32% | 56% |
| 0 of 2 | 0% | 10 | 13 | 11 | 41 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |