The Sounders What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Sounders 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 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 1% | 4% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 7% |
| Current Standings | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | <1% | 3% | 12% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 11% |
| Lose Next Game | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | <1% | 2% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 15% |
| 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% | 4% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 5% |
| Current Standings | <1% | 3% | 12% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 11% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | 1% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 20% |
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Best Case Scenario Sounders beats Austin FC Sporting KC beats Minnesota United Sounders beats Union |
Worst Case Scenario Austin FC beats Sounders Minnesota United beats Sporting KC Union beats Sounders |
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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 | ||
| 20 of 20 | 100% | 27 | 4 | 3 | 84 | 94% | 6% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 19 of 20 | 95% | 26 | 5 | 3 | 81 | 82% | 17% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 18 of 20 | 90% | 25 | 6 | 3 | 78 | 61% | 35% | 5% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 17 of 20 | 85% | 24 | 7 | 3 | 75 | 38% | 48% | 14% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 16 of 20 | 80% | 23 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 19% | 51% | 30% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 15 of 20 | 75% | 22 | 9 | 3 | 69 | 6% | 39% | 50% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 14 of 20 | 70% | 21 | 10 | 3 | 66 | 1% | 22% | 59% | 16% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 13 of 20 | 65% | 20 | 11 | 3 | 63 | <1% | 8% | 48% | 37% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 12 of 20 | 60% | 19 | 12 | 3 | 60 | <1% | 1% | 24% | 45% | 25% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 11 of 20 | 55% | 18 | 13 | 3 | 57 | <1% | <1% | 7% | 30% | 40% | 20% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 10 of 20 | 50% | 17 | 14 | 3 | 54 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 30% | 38% | 19% | 4% | <1% | <1% |
| 9 of 20 | 45% | 16 | 15 | 3 | 51 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 38% | 20% | 5% | <1% |
| 8 of 20 | 40% | 15 | 16 | 3 | 48 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 24% | 36% | 25% | 7% |
| 7 of 20 | 35% | 14 | 17 | 3 | 45 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 21% | 35% | 39% |
| 6 of 20 | 30% | 13 | 18 | 3 | 42 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 15% | 81% |
| 5 of 20 | 25% | 12 | 19 | 3 | 39 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 98% |
| 4 of 20 | 20% | 11 | 20 | 3 | 36 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 3 of 20 | 15% | 10 | 21 | 3 | 33 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 20 | 10% | 9 | 22 | 3 | 30 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 20 | 5% | 8 | 23 | 3 | 27 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 20 | 0% | 7 | 24 | 3 | 24 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |