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 (1‑0) vs Real Salt Lake (0‑1) |
56 | Sounders Wins | 12% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| Real Salt Lake Wins | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Atlanta United (0‑1) vs EarthquakesEarthquaks (1‑0) |
5 | Atlanta United Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 36% | ||
| FC Cincinnati (1‑0) vs Minnesota United (0‑0‑1) |
4 | FC Cincinnati Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| Minnesota United Wins | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| D.C. United (1‑0) vs Austin FC (0‑0‑1) |
3 | D.C. United Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| Austin FC Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 36% | ||
| Charlotte FC (0‑0‑1) vs Galaxy (0‑0‑1) |
3 | Charlotte FC Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| Galaxy Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Crew (0‑1) vs Sporting KC (0‑1) |
3 | Crew Wins | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| Sporting KC Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Rapids (0‑1) vs Timbers (1‑0) |
2 | Rapids Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| Timbers Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| Nashville SC (1‑0) vs FC Dallas (1‑0) |
2 | Nashville SC Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| FC Dallas Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| Toronto FC (0‑1) vs Whitecaps (1‑0) |
1 | Toronto FC Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| Whitecaps Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% | ||
| Dynamo (1‑0) vs LAFC (1‑0) |
0 | Dynamo Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 36% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| LAFC Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 36% | ||
| St. Louis City SC (0‑0‑1) vs San Diego FC (1‑0) |
0 | St. Louis City SC Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 35% | ||
| San Diego FC Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 34% | ||