After last night's result in Philadelphia, here's the updated playoff standings and a preview of the weekend's league matches and the best outcomes, in my opinion, for the Dynamo.
Results:
Philadelphia Union 3 - 2 DC United
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 |
| PHI (E2) | 43 (55) | 30 | 1.43 | 7 |
| HOU (E3) | 42 (51) | 31 | 1.35 | 0 |
| FCD (WC1) | 46 (58) | 30 | 1.53 | 3 |
| COL (WC2) | 42 (51) | 31 | 1.35 | 1 |
| CREW (WC3) | 41 (50) | 31 | 1.32 | -4 |
| NYRB (WC4) | 39 (51) | 30 | 1.30 | 5 |
| DCU | 38 (53) | 29 | 1.31 | 1 |
| 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
Upcoming Matches:
Home team listed first
Result in parenthesis is best outcome for the Dynamo
Saturday, October 1st
Houston Dynamo v Chicago Fire (HOU win)
Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls (TFC win)
New England Revolution v Seattle Sounders (Seattle win)
Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas (FC Dallas win)
Los Angeles Galaxy v Real Salt Lake (Draw)
San Jose Earthquakes v Sporting KC (San Jose win)
Sunday, October 2nd
Columbus Crew v DC United (Draw)
Vancouver Whitecaps v Portland Timbers (Vancouver win)
Chivas USA v Phladelphia Union (Chivas USA win)