The Most Important Games for the Real Salt Lake are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Real Salt Lake final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Real Salt Lake fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Real Salt Lake 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 | |||
| Real Salt Lake (2‑2) vs FC Dallas (1‑2‑1) |
17 | Real Salt Lake Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 60% | ||
| FC Dallas Wins | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 64% | ||
| Fire (2‑1‑1) vs Whitecaps (4‑0) |
3 | Fire Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Whitecaps Wins | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Sporting KC (0‑3‑1) vs LAFC (2‑2) |
2 | Sporting KC Wins | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 60% | ||
| LAFC Wins | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Austin FC (2‑2) vs San Diego FC (2‑0‑2) |
1 | Austin FC Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 60% | ||
| San Diego FC Wins | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Rapids (2‑0‑2) vs Timbers (1‑2‑1) |
1 | Rapids Wins | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Timbers Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Sounders (1‑2‑1) vs Dynamo (0‑3‑1) |
0 | Sounders Wins | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 60% | ||
| Dynamo Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 60% | ||