The Most Important Games for the Sounders are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Sounders final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Sounders fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Sounders 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 | ||||
| Sounders (3‑1‑1) vs Galaxy (0‑1‑3) |
18 | Sounders Wins | 12% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 17% | |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |||
| Galaxy Wins | 9% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 22% | |||
| CF Montréal (1‑3) vs Whitecaps (0‑2‑3) |
2 | CF Montréal Wins | 11% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |||
| Whitecaps Wins | 11% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |||
| Union (2‑3) vs Sporting KC (0‑3‑2) |
2 | Union Wins | 11% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 20% | |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |||
| Sporting KC Wins | 11% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 21% | |||
| Timbers (1‑3‑1) vs FC Dallas (2‑2‑1) |
2 | Timbers Wins | 12% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |||
| FC Dallas Wins | 11% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 20% | |||
| St. Louis CITY SC (5‑0) vs Minnesota United (2‑0‑2) |
1 | St. Louis CITY SC Wins | 12% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 20% | |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |||
| Minnesota United Wins | 12% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |||
| Rapids (0‑3‑2) vs LAFC (3‑0‑1) |
1 | Rapids Wins | 12% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 21% | |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |||
| LAFC Wins | 11% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | |||
| Crew (2‑2‑1) vs Real Salt Lake (1‑3) |
1 | Crew Wins | 11% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 21% | |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |||
| Real Salt Lake Wins | 12% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |||
| Dynamo (2‑2) vs EarthquakesEarthquaks (2‑2‑1) |
0 | Dynamo Wins | 12% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |||
| EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins | 11% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 20% | |||