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.
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | <1% | 2% | 9% | 21% | 30% | 29% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 11 | 9 | 8 | 41 | <1% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 25% | 37% | 13% | 5% | 2% | 1% |
| Lose Next Game | 11 | 10 | 8 | 41 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 21% | 41% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 2% |
| 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 | <1% | 2% | 9% | 21% | 30% | 31% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | <1% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 25% | 37% | 13% | 5% | 2% | 1% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 20% | 36% | 20% | 9% | 4% | 2% |
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Best Case Scenario Revolution beats Sounders LAFC beats Whitecaps |
Worst Case Scenario Sounders beats Revolution Whitecaps beats LAFC |
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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 | ||
| 6 of 6 | 100% | 17 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 1% | 26% | 46% | 24% | 3% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 5 of 6 | 83% | 16 | 10 | 8 | 56 | <1% | 3% | 21% | 46% | 25% | 4% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 4 of 6 | 67% | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 21% | 47% | 29% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 3 of 6 | 50% | 14 | 12 | 8 | 50 | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 20% | 61% | 17% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 2 of 6 | 33% | 13 | 13 | 8 | 47 | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 24% | 43% | 26% | 6% | 1% |
| 1 of 6 | 17% | 12 | 14 | 8 | 44 | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 7% | 25% | 37% | 30% |
| 0 of 6 | 0% | 11 | 15 | 8 | 41 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 94% |