MLS Playoff Chase: 20 Days to Go
by Zach Woosley on Oct 3, 2011 10:40 AM CDT
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The Dynamo got a point against the Fire and while they remain in the playoffs, the Portland Timbers are hot on their tails. Here's what happened this weekend and how it changed the playoff picture. No new teams clinched a playoff spot, but Toronto and New England were eliminated from playoff contention.
Results:
Houston Dynamo 1 - 1 Chicago Fire
Toronto FC 1 - 1 New York Red Bulls
New England Revolution 1 - 2 Seattle Sounders
Colorado Rapids 1 - 0 FC Dallas
Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 Real Salt Lake
Columbus Crew 2 - 1 DC United
Vancouver Whitecaps 0 - 1 Portland Timbers
Chivas USA 1 - 1 Philadelphia Union
Playoff Standings:
| Team | Points (Max Potential Points) | Games Played (of 34) | Points Per Game | GD |
| x-LAG (W1) | 64 (73) | 31 | 2.06 | 23 |
| x-SEA (W2) | 57 (66) | 31 | 1.84 | 19 |
| x-RSL (W3) | 51 (60) | 31 | 1.65 | 11 |
| SKC (E1) | 45 (51) | 32 | 1.41 | 7 |
| PHI (E2) | 44 (53) | 31 | 1.42 | 7 |
| CREW (E3) | 44 (50) | 32 | 1.38 | -3 |
| FCD (WC1) | 46 (55) | 31 | 1.48 | 2 |
| COL (WC2) | 45 (51) | 32 | 1.41 | 2 |
| HOU (WC3) | 43 (49) | 32 | 1.34 | 0 |
| NYRB (WC4) | 40 (49) | 31 | 1.29 | 5 |
| POR | 40 (49) | 31 | 1.29 | -6 |
| DCU | 38 (50) | 30 | 1.27 | 0 |
| CHI | 37 (46) | 31 | 1.19 | 0 |
| CHV | 36 (42) | 32 | 1.13 | 1 |
| SJ | 32 (41) | 31 | 1.03 | -7 |
| z - TFC | 31 (37) | 32 | 0.97 | -23 |
| z - NE | 27 (36) | 31 | 0.87 | -16 |
| z - VAN | 22 (34) | 30 | 0.76 | -21 |
x - Clinched Playoff Spot
z- Eliminated from Playoffs
Upcoming Matches:
Home team listed first
Result in parenthesis is best outcome for the Dynamo
Tuesday, October 4th
New York Red Bulls v Los Angeles Galaxy (LA win)
Thursday, October 6th
Vancouver Whitecaps v Real Salt Lake (No Effect on Dynamo)
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Hey Ginge...
What would the wild card and next round matchups be if this holds?
"We don't care who finishes second." -- Celtic's Peter Lowrie
If Playoffs Started Today...
Wild Card Round (Single Elimination)
NYRB (WC4) at FC Dallas(WC1)
HOU (WC3) at Colorado (WC2)
Conference Semifinals (Home/Away Aggregate Goal Total Series)
West:
LA v Lowest Remaining WC Seed
Seattle v RSL
East:
SKC v Next Lowest Remaining WC Seed
Philly v Crew
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Yo si le voy, le voy al naranja!
Actually, I’m OK with this matchup right now. I think Colorado is weak and SKC is vulnerable, so this might just be a path to the Eastern final, assuming NYRB can beat Dallas (and really, right now, who isn’t?).
More than likely, the picture will be somewhat different in three weeks, but still, this actually looks OK to me.
"We don't care who finishes second." -- Celtic's Peter Lowrie
So much for acceptance
All the King’s Horses and all the King’s Men…
Timbers away looms
We need at least a draw- looks more and more like wild card time. Four points should see us through- though Portland may surprise in its last two away games as well.
A loss in Portland may be fatal, giving the Timbers that extra boost for their finish on the road.
I just don't know
I’d love to prognosticate with some sort of confidence but I honestly don’t know. We certainly can draw and can even sneak away with a win, but we’re just so schizophrenic at this point I have no idea which team will show up to Jeld-Wen on Saturday.
You’re right, I think a draw and win will get us in (just), but I’d feel much better getting 6pts…we’d still maybe end up a wildcard, but just outside the top slots (rather than perhaps just sneaking in w 4pts). But again, it all depends on what team shows up…the team that won it in Dallas or the team that squandered chances and muddled through at Robertson?
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