The Sounders What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Sounders 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 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 32 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 18% | 17% | 48% |
| Current Standings | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 9% | 13% | 14% | 61% |
| Lose Next Game | 7 | 10 | 8 | 29 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 11% | 76% |
| 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% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 16% | 21% | 19% | 35% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 9% | 13% | 14% | 61% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 89% |
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Best Case Scenario Sounders beats Real Salt Lake Sounders beats Minnesota United |
Worst Case Scenario Real Salt Lake beats Sounders Minnesota United beats Sounders |
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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 | ||
| 10 of 10 | 100% | 17 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 2% | 40% | 43% | 14% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 9 of 10 | 90% | 16 | 10 | 8 | 56 | <1% | 6% | 27% | 40% | 22% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 8 of 10 | 80% | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 15% | 36% | 34% | 11% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 7 of 10 | 70% | 14 | 12 | 8 | 50 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 32% | 49% | 11% | 1% | <1% |
| 6 of 10 | 60% | 13 | 13 | 8 | 47 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 35% | 45% | 15% | 2% |
| 5 of 10 | 50% | 12 | 14 | 8 | 44 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 23% | 39% | 35% |
| 4 of 10 | 40% | 11 | 15 | 8 | 41 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 92% |
| 3 of 10 | 30% | 10 | 16 | 8 | 38 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 10 | 20% | 9 | 17 | 8 | 35 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 10 | 10% | 8 | 18 | 8 | 32 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 10 | 0% | 7 | 19 | 8 | 29 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |