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MLS - Week 31 of 35

FC Dallas What If?

The FC Dallas What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the FC Dallas 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.

FC Dallas What If?

Next Game - Crew (14‑9‑6)

  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 11 10 8 41 1% 5% 9% 12% 14% 14% 14% 12% 10% 11%
Current Standings 10 10 8 38 <1% 3% 6% 8% 11% 12% 13% 12% 12% 23%
Lose Next Game 10 11 8 38 <1% 1% 2% 5% 8% 11% 13% 13% 15% 32%


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 <1% 5% 9% 13% 16% 17% 14% 10% 8% 9%
Current Standings <1% 3% 6% 8% 11% 12% 13% 12% 12% 23%
Worst Case Scenario <1% 1% 2% 5% 7% 9% 11% 13% 15% 36%
Best Case Scenario
   FC Dallas beats Crew
   Nashville SC beats Earthquakes
   Rapids beats Timbers
 Worst Case Scenario
   Crew beats FC Dallas
   Earthquakes beats Nashville SC
   Timbers beats Rapids
  • 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
6 of 6 100% 16 10 8 56 12% 63% 24% 1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
5 of 6 83% 15 11 8 53 <1% 15% 44% 33% 8% 1% <1% ^ ^ ^
4 of 6 67% 14 12 8 50 X <1% 4% 21% 39% 29% 6% <1% <1% ^
3 of 6 50% 13 13 8 47 X <1% <1% <1% 3% 20% 38% 29% 9% 1%
2 of 6 33% 12 14 8 44 X X X <1% <1% <1% 2% 16% 39% 43%
1 of 6 17% 11 15 8 41 X X X X X <1% <1% <1% 2% 98%
0 of 6 0% 10 16 8 38 X X X X X X X X <1% >99%
  • 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