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 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9% | 20% | 29% | 18% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Standings | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 7% | 17% | 26% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Lose Next Game | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 5% | 15% | 25% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| 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 | 9% | 20% | 29% | 18% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Standings | 7% | 17% | 26% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 5% | 15% | 25% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 3% |
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Best Case Scenario Sounders beats LAFC |
Worst Case Scenario LAFC 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 | ||
| 22 of 22 | 100% | 29 | 2 | 3 | 90 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 20 of 22 | 91% | 27 | 4 | 3 | 84 | 95% | 5% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 19 of 22 | 86% | 26 | 5 | 3 | 81 | 85% | 14% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 18 of 22 | 82% | 25 | 6 | 3 | 78 | 67% | 30% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 17 of 22 | 77% | 24 | 7 | 3 | 75 | 46% | 44% | 10% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 16 of 22 | 73% | 23 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 25% | 51% | 23% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 15 of 22 | 68% | 22 | 9 | 3 | 69 | 11% | 44% | 41% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 14 of 22 | 64% | 21 | 10 | 3 | 66 | 3% | 29% | 53% | 14% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 13 of 22 | 59% | 20 | 11 | 3 | 63 | 1% | 12% | 50% | 32% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 12 of 22 | 55% | 19 | 12 | 3 | 60 | <1% | 3% | 30% | 44% | 20% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 11 of 22 | 50% | 18 | 13 | 3 | 57 | <1% | <1% | 9% | 34% | 38% | 15% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 10 of 22 | 45% | 17 | 14 | 3 | 54 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 32% | 35% | 16% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| 9 of 22 | 41% | 16 | 15 | 3 | 51 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 29% | 35% | 19% | 5% | <1% |
| 8 of 22 | 36% | 15 | 16 | 3 | 48 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 24% | 35% | 24% | 9% |
| 7 of 22 | 32% | 14 | 17 | 3 | 45 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 18% | 34% | 43% |
| 6 of 22 | 27% | 13 | 18 | 3 | 42 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 85% |
| 5 of 22 | 23% | 12 | 19 | 3 | 39 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| 0 of 22 | 0% | 7 | 24 | 3 | 24 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |