The Most Important Games for the Earthquakes are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Earthquakes final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Earthquakes fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Earthquakes 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 | |||
| Minnesota United (9‑10‑6) vs Sounders (10‑8‑7) |
0 | Minnesota United Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sounders Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| D.C. United (6‑11‑8) vs FC Dallas (8‑11‑6) |
0 | D.C. United Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| FC Dallas Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Whitecaps (11‑8‑5) vs LAFC (14‑5‑5) |
0 | Whitecaps Wins | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| LAFC Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Dynamo (10‑7‑7) vs Toronto FC (9‑14‑3) |
0 | Dynamo Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Toronto FC Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Nashville SC (6‑11‑8) vs Austin FC (8‑10‑7) |
0 | Nashville SC Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Austin FC Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Sporting KC (6‑14‑6) vs Orlando City SC (9‑9‑7) |
0 | Sporting KC Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Orlando City SC Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| EarthquakesEarthquaks (4‑19‑2) vs Real Salt Lake (12‑5‑8) |
0 | EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Real Salt Lake Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Galaxy (14‑5‑7) vs Atlanta United (7‑11‑7) |
0 | Galaxy Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Atlanta United Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Timbers (10‑9‑6) vs St. Louis City SC (4‑10‑11) |
0 | Timbers Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| St. Louis City SC Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||