The Most Important Games for the Sporting KC are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Sporting KC final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Sporting KC fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Sporting KC 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 | |||
| Sporting KC (2‑7‑1) vs Galaxy (0‑7‑3) |
16 | Sporting KC Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 79% | ||
| Galaxy Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 83% | ||
| St. Louis City SC (2‑4‑4) vs Sounders (3‑3‑4) |
2 | St. Louis City SC Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 79% | ||
| Sounders Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 79% | ||
| Whitecaps (7‑1‑2) vs Real Salt Lake (4‑6) |
2 | Whitecaps Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 79% | ||
| Real Salt Lake Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 79% | ||
| Minnesota United (4‑2‑4) vs Austin FC (5‑4‑1) |
1 | Minnesota United Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 79% | ||
| Austin FC Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 79% | ||
| Timbers (5‑2‑3) vs EarthquakesEarthquaks (3‑6‑1) |
1 | Timbers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 79% | ||
| EarthquakesEarthquaks Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 79% | ||
| Dynamo (2‑4‑4) vs LAFC (4‑4‑2) |
1 | Dynamo Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 79% | ||
| LAFC Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 79% | ||
| FC Dallas (4‑3‑3) vs San Diego FC (4‑4‑2) |
1 | FC Dallas Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 79% | ||
| San Diego FC Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 79% | ||
| D.C. United (2‑5‑3) vs Rapids (4‑2‑4) |
1 | D.C. United Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 79% | ||
| Rapids Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 79% | ||