The Galaxy What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Galaxy 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 | 2 | 2 | 8 | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 71% |
| Current Standings | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 73% |
| Lose Next Game | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 78% |
| 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% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 71% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 73% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 78% |
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Best Case Scenario Galaxy beats Minnesota United |
Worst Case Scenario Minnesota United beats Galaxy |
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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 | ||
| 29 of 29 | 100% | 30 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 99% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 28 of 29 | 97% | 29 | 3 | 2 | 89 | 95% | 4% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 27 of 29 | 93% | 28 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 87% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 26 of 29 | 90% | 27 | 5 | 2 | 83 | 73% | 26% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 25 of 29 | 86% | 26 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 54% | 40% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 24 of 29 | 83% | 25 | 7 | 2 | 77 | 33% | 49% | 17% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 23 of 29 | 79% | 24 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 16% | 44% | 31% | 7% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 22 of 29 | 76% | 23 | 9 | 2 | 71 | 6% | 29% | 41% | 20% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 21 of 29 | 72% | 22 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 1% | 14% | 35% | 33% | 14% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 20 of 29 | 69% | 21 | 11 | 2 | 65 | <1% | 4% | 19% | 37% | 28% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 19 of 29 | 66% | 20 | 12 | 2 | 62 | <1% | 1% | 7% | 24% | 36% | 25% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 18 of 29 | 62% | 19 | 13 | 2 | 59 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 27% | 35% | 22% | 5% | <1% | <1% |
| 17 of 29 | 59% | 18 | 14 | 2 | 56 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 11% | 29% | 36% | 18% | 4% | <1% |
| 16 of 29 | 55% | 17 | 15 | 2 | 53 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 14% | 33% | 33% | 15% | 2% |
| 15 of 29 | 52% | 16 | 16 | 2 | 50 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 18% | 36% | 31% | 11% |
| 14 of 29 | 48% | 15 | 17 | 2 | 47 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 39% | 32% |
| 13 of 29 | 45% | 14 | 18 | 2 | 44 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 29% | 61% |
| 12 of 29 | 41% | 13 | 19 | 2 | 41 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 84% |
| 10 of 29 | 34% | 11 | 21 | 2 | 35 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| 5 of 29 | 17% | 6 | 26 | 2 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 29 | 0% | 1 | 31 | 2 | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |