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Sounders What If?

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.

Sounders What If?

Next Game - Nashville SC (12‑9‑8)

  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 13 9 9 48 11% 25% 29% 18% 10% 5% 2% <1% <1% <1%
Current Standings 12 9 9 45 6% 16% 24% 19% 14% 10% 5% 3% 2% <1%
Lose Next Game 12 10 9 45 1% 9% 22% 22% 17% 14% 7% 5% 3% 1%


Best/Worst Case Scenarios

  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 11% 26% 32% 17% 8% 4% 1% <1% <1% ^
Current Standings 6% 16% 24% 19% 14% 10% 5% 3% 2% <1%
Worst Case Scenario 1% 9% 19% 20% 17% 15% 10% 6% 4% 1%
Best Case Scenario
   Union beats FC Dallas
   Sounders beats Nashville SC
   D.C. United beats Whitecaps
 Worst Case Scenario
   FC Dallas beats Union
   Nashville SC beats Sounders
   Whitecaps beats D.C. United
  • Notes
  • Only games from the current week are considered for inclusion into the scenarios
  • Only those games that meaningfully affect the playoff probabilities are included in the scenarios - maximum of three


Remaining Games

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
4 of 4 100% 16 9 9 57 56% 39% 4% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
3 of 4 75% 15 10 9 54 5% 44% 44% 7% <1% ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
2 of 4 50% 14 11 9 51 X 4% 32% 43% 19% 2% <1% <1% ^ ^
1 of 4 25% 13 12 9 48 X <1% 1% 9% 30% 40% 17% 2% <1% <1%
0 of 4 0% 12 13 9 45 X X <1% <1% <1% 3% 20% 42% 28% 6%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • Table Sorting Method
  • *   denotes first round bye and second round home field advantage in the playoffs
  • **  denotes first round home bye in the playoffs
  • *** denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs