The Union What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Union 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 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 12% | 61% |
| Current Standings | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 64% |
| Lose Next Game | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 71% |
| 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% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 12% | 60% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 64% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 72% |
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Best Case Scenario Austin FC beats Toronto FC FC Cincinnati beats Fire Union beats D.C. United |
Worst Case Scenario Toronto FC beats Austin FC Fire beats FC Cincinnati D.C. United beats Union |
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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 | ||
| 27 of 27 | 100% | 28 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 90% | 10% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 26 of 27 | 96% | 27 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 77% | 23% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 25 of 27 | 93% | 26 | 8 | 0 | 78 | 59% | 39% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 24 of 27 | 89% | 25 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 38% | 53% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 23 of 27 | 85% | 24 | 10 | 0 | 72 | 21% | 58% | 20% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 22 of 27 | 81% | 23 | 11 | 0 | 69 | 9% | 48% | 36% | 7% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 21 of 27 | 78% | 22 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 3% | 31% | 46% | 18% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 20 of 27 | 74% | 21 | 13 | 0 | 63 | 1% | 15% | 41% | 33% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 19 of 27 | 70% | 20 | 14 | 0 | 60 | <1% | 4% | 26% | 41% | 23% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 18 of 27 | 67% | 19 | 15 | 0 | 57 | <1% | 1% | 11% | 33% | 38% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 17 of 27 | 63% | 18 | 16 | 0 | 54 | <1% | <1% | 3% | 16% | 37% | 33% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 16 of 27 | 59% | 17 | 17 | 0 | 51 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 21% | 39% | 27% | 7% | 1% | <1% |
| 15 of 27 | 56% | 16 | 18 | 0 | 48 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 26% | 40% | 22% | 4% | <1% |
| 14 of 27 | 52% | 15 | 19 | 0 | 45 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 30% | 38% | 18% | 3% |
| 13 of 27 | 48% | 14 | 20 | 0 | 42 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 34% | 35% | 16% |
| 12 of 27 | 44% | 13 | 21 | 0 | 39 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 16% | 37% | 44% |
| 11 of 27 | 41% | 12 | 22 | 0 | 36 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 21% | 75% |
| 10 of 27 | 37% | 11 | 23 | 0 | 33 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 94% |
| 5 of 27 | 19% | 6 | 28 | 0 | 18 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 27 | 0% | 1 | 33 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |