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MLS - Week 8 of 38

Sounders What If?

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.

Sounders What If?

Next Game - Real Salt Lake (4‑1‑1)

  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 5 1 1 16 6% 12% 15% 17% 15% 13% 10% 6% 3% 3%
Current Standings 4 1 1 13 6% 10% 14% 16% 16% 14% 11% 7% 4% 4%
Lose Next Game 4 2 1 13 4% 8% 12% 14% 16% 15% 12% 8% 5% 5%


Best/Worst Case Scenarios

  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 6% 12% 15% 17% 15% 13% 10% 6% 3% 3%
Current Standings 6% 10% 14% 16% 16% 14% 11% 7% 4% 4%
Worst Case Scenario 4% 8% 12% 14% 16% 15% 12% 8% 5% 5%
Best Case Scenario
   Sounders beats Real Salt Lake
Worst Case Scenario
   Real Salt Lake beats Sounders
  • Notes
  • Only games from the current week are considered for inclusion into the scenarios
  • Only those games that meaningfully affect the playoff probabilities are included in the scenarios - maximum of three


Remaining Games

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
28 of 28 100% 32 1 1 97 100% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
25 of 28 89% 29 4 1 88 92% 8% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
24 of 28 86% 28 5 1 85 80% 20% 1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
23 of 28 82% 27 6 1 82 61% 35% 4% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^
22 of 28 79% 26 7 1 79 39% 47% 13% 1% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^ ^
21 of 28 75% 25 8 1 76 20% 46% 28% 5% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^ ^
20 of 28 71% 24 9 1 73 8% 34% 40% 16% 2% <1% <1% <1% <1% ^
19 of 28 68% 23 10 1 70 2% 17% 39% 32% 10% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
18 of 28 64% 22 11 1 67 <1% 6% 26% 39% 23% 5% <1% <1% <1% <1%
17 of 28 61% 21 12 1 64 <1% 1% 11% 32% 37% 16% 2% <1% <1% <1%
16 of 28 57% 20 13 1 61 <1% <1% 3% 17% 37% 32% 10% 1% <1% <1%
15 of 28 54% 19 14 1 58 <1% <1% 1% 5% 23% 38% 26% 6% <1% <1%
14 of 28 50% 18 15 1 55 <1% <1% <1% 1% 9% 30% 38% 19% 3% <1%
13 of 28 46% 17 16 1 52 <1% <1% <1% <1% 2% 14% 35% 34% 13% 2%
12 of 28 43% 16 17 1 49 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 4% 19% 38% 29% 9%
11 of 28 39% 15 18 1 46 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 6% 26% 39% 29%
10 of 28 36% 14 19 1 43 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 1% 10% 31% 58%
9 of 28 32% 13 20 1 40 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 2% 14% 83%
5 of 28 18% 9 24 1 28 X X X X <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% >99%
0 of 28 0% 4 29 1 13 X X X X X X X X X 100%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • Table Sorting Method
  • *   denotes first round bye and second round home field advantage in the playoffs
  • **  denotes first round home bye in the playoffs
  • *** denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs