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 | |||
| EarthquakesEarthquaks (1‑8) vs Nashville SC (1‑3‑4) |
5 | EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 92% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Nashville SC Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| D.C. United (2‑3‑4) vs Sounders (1‑4‑3) |
1 | D.C. United Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Sounders Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 93% | ||
| FC Cincinnati (4‑2‑3) vs Rapids (4‑2‑3) |
0 | FC Cincinnati Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Rapids Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Whitecaps (5‑2‑1) vs Red Bulls (4‑1‑4) |
0 | Whitecaps Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Red Bulls Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Real Salt Lake (4‑2‑3) vs Union (3‑0‑4) |
0 | Real Salt Lake Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Union Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Dynamo (4‑3‑1) vs FC Dallas (1‑5‑2) |
0 | Dynamo Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| FC Dallas Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Minnesota United (4‑2‑2) vs Sporting KC (2‑2‑5) |
0 | Minnesota United Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Sporting KC Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Galaxy (5‑1‑3) vs Austin FC (3‑3‑3) |
0 | Galaxy Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Austin FC Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 93% | ||
| LAFC (3‑3‑3) vs Timbers (2‑3‑4) |
0 | LAFC Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Timbers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||