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MLS - Week 8 of 38

LAFC What If?

The LAFC What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the LAFC 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.

LAFC What If?

Next Game - Earthquakes (6‑1)

  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 1 1 19 10% 16% 16% 15% 13% 10% 7% 5% 3% 4%
Current Standings 5 1 1 16 8% 14% 15% 15% 13% 11% 9% 6% 4% 5%
Lose Next Game 5 2 1 16 6% 11% 14% 15% 14% 12% 9% 7% 5% 6%


Best/Worst Case Scenarios

  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 10% 16% 16% 15% 13% 10% 7% 5% 3% 4%
Current Standings 8% 14% 15% 15% 13% 11% 9% 6% 4% 5%
Worst Case Scenario 6% 11% 14% 15% 14% 12% 9% 7% 5% 6%
Best Case Scenario
   LAFC beats Earthquakes
Worst Case Scenario
   Earthquakes beats LAFC
  • Notes
  • Only games from the current week are considered for inclusion into the scenarios
  • Only those games that meaningfully affect the playoff probabilities are included in the scenarios - maximum of three


Remaining Games

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
27 of 27 100% 32 1 1 97 100% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
25 of 27 93% 30 3 1 91 97% 3% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
24 of 27 89% 29 4 1 88 91% 9% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
23 of 27 85% 28 5 1 85 80% 19% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
22 of 27 81% 27 6 1 82 64% 34% 2% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^
21 of 27 78% 26 7 1 79 44% 47% 9% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^
20 of 27 74% 25 8 1 76 25% 51% 22% 3% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^
19 of 27 70% 24 9 1 73 11% 42% 37% 9% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^
18 of 27 67% 23 10 1 70 3% 26% 43% 23% 4% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
17 of 27 63% 22 11 1 67 1% 11% 36% 37% 14% 2% <1% <1% <1% <1%
16 of 27 59% 21 12 1 64 <1% 3% 19% 39% 30% 8% 1% <1% <1% <1%
15 of 27 56% 20 13 1 61 <1% 1% 6% 26% 40% 22% 5% <1% <1% <1%
14 of 27 52% 19 14 1 58 <1% <1% 1% 10% 31% 37% 17% 3% <1% <1%
13 of 27 48% 18 15 1 55 <1% <1% <1% 2% 14% 34% 33% 13% 2% <1%
12 of 27 44% 17 16 1 52 <1% <1% <1% <1% 4% 18% 35% 31% 11% 1%
11 of 27 41% 16 17 1 49 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 5% 20% 37% 28% 10%
10 of 27 37% 15 18 1 46 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 6% 24% 38% 32%
9 of 27 33% 14 19 1 43 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 7% 26% 66%
8 of 27 30% 13 20 1 40 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 9% 90%
5 of 27 19% 10 23 1 31 X X X X <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% >99%
0 of 27 0% 5 28 1 16 X X X X X X X X X 100%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • Table Sorting Method
  • *   denotes first round bye and second round home field advantage in the playoffs
  • **  denotes first round home bye in the playoffs
  • *** denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs