The Playoff Chase: 25 Days to Go
by Zach Woosley on Sep 29, 2011 10:23 AM CDT
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Just a quick post this Thursday morning to update Dynamo Nation on how last night's matches affected Houston's playoff chances. Sporting KC's victory over Columbus move them in to first place in the Eastern Conference, two points ahead of the Dynamo, while the Crew remain in third place. All three teams have three game remaining.
Results:
Sporting Kansas City 2 - 1 Columbus Crew
Real Salt Lake 0 - 3 Chicago Fire
Playoff Standings:
| Team | Points (Max Potential Points) | Games Played (of 34) | Points Per Game | GD |
| x-LAG (W1) | 61 (73) | 30 | 2.03 | 22 |
| x-SEA (W2) | 54 (66) | 30 | 1.80 | 17 |
| x-RSL (W3) | 51 (63) | 30 | 1.70 | 12 |
| SKC (E1) | 44 (53) | 31 | 1.42 | 7 |
| HOU (E2) | 42 (51) | 31 | 1.35 | 0 |
| CREW (E3) | 41 (50) | 31 | 1.32 | -4 |
| FCD (WC1) | 46 (58) | 30 | 1.53 | 3 |
| COL (WC2) | 42 (51) | 31 | 1.35 | 1 |
| PHI (WC3) | 40 (55) | 29 | 1.38 | 6 |
| NYRB (WC4) | 39 (51) | 30 | 1.30 | 5 |
| DCU | 38 (56) | 28 | 1.36 | 3 |
| POR | 37 (49) | 30 | 1.23 | -7 |
| CHI | 36 (48) | 30 | 1.20 | 0 |
| CHV | 35 (44) | 31 | 1.13 | 1 |
| SJ | 31 (43) | 30 | 1.03 | -7 |
| TFC | 30 (39) | 31 | 0.97 | -23 |
| NE | 27 (39) | 30 | 0.90 | -15 |
| z - VAN | 22 (37) | 29 | 0.76 | -20 |
x - Clinched Playoff Spot
z- Eliminated from Playoffs
DC United travels to the Philadelphia Union tonight in another match that will shake-up the playoff picture. After tonight, DC will still have three games in hand on the Dynamo while the Union will have one. Here are the scenarios:
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nice post
I like how you put the max points in, it makes the end game much more visible. The jab at Colorado is hilarious, “current points : 42, max points: 42,” they have been floundering lately haven’t they. But anyways not too grim a picture for the dynamo, 2 home games 1 road, 2 of which are possible “6 point games.”
Question for everbody: when two playoff chasers play what result do you root for, a draw or for the lower team to win?
by Futbol anonymous on Sep 29, 2011 1:00 PM CDT reply actions
Ha! Sadly it was a typo.
I plan on doing this post after each rounds of matches the rest of the season and I’ll probably do them all next season as well. Hopefully it provides some more insight in to the standings and results.
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by Zach Woosley on Sep 29, 2011 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I definitely like it.
-- "...I was sick, napping, and then woke up and came to the computer to read a note from the Gingered Angel of Doom..." Martek - Dynamo Theory Blog
Thank you sir
And yeah, my analytical side is in gear so I’m thinking of putting together a playoff scenario matrix tonight…I’m gonna have a bit of time on my hands this eve
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