The Most Important Games for a conference are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Use this table to identify the most interesting Western conference games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
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|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Timbers (9‑13‑6) |
Rapids (11‑13‑4) |
69 |
| Rapids (11‑13‑4) |
Minnesota United (7‑12‑9) |
62 |
| Galaxy (9‑11‑9) |
Timbers (9‑13‑6) |
54 |
| Sounders (11‑9‑8) |
CF Montréal (6‑16‑6) |
53 |
| FC Dallas (13‑7‑8) |
Sounders (11‑9‑8) |
52 |
| Real Salt Lake (9‑14‑5) |
Earthquakes (13‑8‑7) |
52 |
| Galaxy (9‑11‑9) |
San Diego FC (8‑12‑8) |
50 |
| San Diego FC (8‑12‑8) |
Dynamo (13‑9‑6) |
45 |
| LAFC (11‑9‑9) |
Austin FC (7‑11‑10) |
36 |
| Dynamo (13‑9‑6) |
FC Dallas (13‑7‑8) |
36 |
| Sporting KC (6‑18‑4) |
Real Salt Lake (9‑14‑5) |
33 |
| NY City FC (8‑11‑9) |
LAFC (11‑9‑9) |
29 |
| Minnesota United (7‑12‑9) |
St. Louis City SC (14‑6‑8) |
26 |
| Austin FC (7‑11‑10) |
Whitecaps (15‑7‑6) |
24 |
| St. Louis City SC (14‑6‑8) |
Whitecaps (15‑7‑6) |
23 |
| Earthquakes (13‑8‑7) |
Nashville SC (19‑3‑6) |
23 |
| Nashville SC (19‑3‑6) |
Sporting KC (6‑18‑4) |
1 |