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 (12‑9‑9) vs Nashville SC (12‑9‑8) |
43 | Sounders Wins | 11% | 25% | 28% | 17% | 10% | 6% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 16% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Nashville SC Wins | 1% | 9% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 15% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 1% | ||
| D.C. United (9‑13‑9) vs Whitecaps (11‑10‑9) |
5 | D.C. United Wins | 6% | 17% | 25% | 19% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 16% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Whitecaps Wins | 6% | 15% | 22% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Galaxy (8‑11‑10) vs Timbers (11‑11‑9) |
2 | Galaxy Wins | 6% | 16% | 22% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 16% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Timbers Wins | 6% | 16% | 22% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Sporting KC (10‑13‑8) vs St. Louis CITY SC (16‑10‑5) |
2 | Sporting KC Wins | 10% | 15% | 20% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 16% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| St. Louis CITY SC Wins | 4% | 17% | 23% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota United (9‑11‑10) vs EarthquakesEarthquaks (10‑10‑11) |
1 | Minnesota United Wins | 6% | 16% | 23% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 16% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins | 6% | 16% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| FC Dallas (10‑10‑10) vs Dynamo (12‑11‑7) |
1 | FC Dallas Wins | 6% | 17% | 25% | 16% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 16% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Dynamo Wins | 6% | 15% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Rapids (4‑15‑11) vs Austin FC (9‑13‑8) |
0 | Rapids Wins | 6% | 16% | 23% | 19% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 16% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Austin FC Wins | 6% | 16% | 23% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| LAFC (12‑9‑9) vs Real Salt Lake (12‑11‑7) |
0 | LAFC Wins | 5% | 14% | 26% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 16% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Real Salt Lake Wins | 7% | 20% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||