The Most Important Games for the Rapids are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Rapids final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Rapids fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Rapids Resultant Playoff Probabilities | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Rapids (2‑1) vs NY City FC (2‑0‑1) |
48 | Rapids Wins | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| NY City FC Wins | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 40% | ||
| Sounders (2‑1) vs EarthquakesEarthquaks (3‑0) |
5 | Sounders Wins | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Real Salt Lake (2‑1) vs Austin FC (1‑1‑1) |
4 | Real Salt Lake Wins | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Austin FC Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 35% | ||
| FC Dallas (1‑1‑1) vs San Diego FC (3‑0) |
2 | FC Dallas Wins | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| San Diego FC Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Sporting KC (0‑2‑1) vs Galaxy (1‑1‑1) |
2 | Sporting KC Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Galaxy Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Whitecaps (3‑0) vs Minnesota United (1‑1‑1) |
1 | Whitecaps Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Minnesota United Wins | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| LAFC (3‑0) vs St. Louis City SC (0‑2‑1) |
1 | LAFC Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| St. Louis City SC Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 37% | ||
| Timbers (1‑2) vs Dynamo (1‑1) |
1 | Timbers Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| Dynamo Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||