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Updated Dec. 14, 2018, at 6:09 PM
| 9/22 |  Portland0 | 42% |
 North Carolina3 | 58% |
| 9/18 | North Carolina2 | 70% |
 Chicago0 | 30% |
| 9/15 | Portland2 | 69% |
 Seattle1 | 31% |
| 9/8 | North Carolina5 | 79% | 15% |
 Houston0 | 6% |
| 9/8 |  Utah2 | 27% | 31% |
Chicago1 | 42% |
| 9/8 |  Sky Blue1 | 39% | 24% |
 Orlando0 | 38% |
| 9/7 | Portland3 | 47% | 31% |
Seattle1 | 23% |
| 9/4 | Chicago5 | 64% | 21% |
Sky Blue0 | 15% |
| 9/2 |  Washington1 | 47% | 24% |
Sky Blue1 | 29% |
| 8/25 | Houston6 | 49% | 23% |
Sky Blue1 | 28% |
| 8/25 | Washington0 | 16% | 25% |
Portland1 | 59% |
| 8/25 | Orlando1 | 34% | 27% |
Chicago3 | 39% |
| 8/25 | Seattle1 | 30% | 32% |
North Carolina1 | 38% |
| 8/22 | Portland2 | 79% | 14% |
Sky Blue1 | 7% |
| 8/22 | Washington0 | 28% | 35% |
Utah1 | 37% |
| 8/21 | Seattle2 | 53% | 28% |
Houston0 | 19% |
| 8/19 | North Carolina3 | 74% | 17% |
Orlando0 | 9% |
| 8/18 | Portland2 | 51% | 27% |
Chicago2 | 22% |
| 8/18 | Sky Blue2 | 33% | 30% |
Utah2 | 38% |
| 8/17 | Houston4 | 58% | 26% |
Washington0 | 16% |
| 8/15 | Seattle0 | 46% | 30% |
Chicago0 | 23% |
| 8/11 | Orlando0 | 37% | 25% |
Portland2 | 38% |
| 8/11 | Sky Blue1 | 36% | 25% |
Houston2 | 39% |
| 8/11 | Utah0 | 37% | 36% |
Seattle1 | 27% |
| 8/10 | Chicago1 | 28% | 26% |
North Carolina1 | 45% |
| 8/8 | Utah1 | 59% | 30% |
Washington0 | 11% |
| 8/5 | Seattle2 | 63% | 27% |
Washington0 | 10% |
| 8/5 | Houston1 | 46% | 30% |
Utah2 | 24% |
| 8/5 | Orlando2 | 66% | 19% |
Sky Blue2 | 15% |
| 8/5 | North Carolina2 | 60% | 23% |
Portland1 | 17% |
| 7/22 | Washington0 | 37% | 28% |
Houston1 | 35% |
| 7/21 | Sky Blue1 | 21% | 22% |
Portland2 | 57% |
| 7/21 | Orlando1 | 43% | 28% |
Seattle1 | 29% |
| 7/20 | Utah0 | 20% | 26% |
North Carolina0 | 54% |
| 7/15 | Portland3 | 60% | 22% |
Houston1 | 17% |
| 7/14 | Chicago1 | 43% | 29% |
Seattle0 | 28% |
| 7/14 | Utah1 | 41% | 29% |
Orlando2 | 30% |
| 7/14 | Sky Blue0 | 15% | 19% |
North Carolina4 | 66% |
| 7/11 | Seattle1 | 52% | 30% |
Utah0 | 18% |
| 7/11 | Houston3 | 36% | 25% |
Orlando1 | 39% |
| 7/11 | North Carolina2 | 82% | 14% |
Washington0 | 4% |
| 7/7 | Seattle3 | 54% | 27% |
Houston1 | 19% |
| 7/7 | Orlando2 | 62% | 23% |
Washington1 | 14% |
| 7/7 | Sky Blue1 | 32% | 25% |
Chicago3 | 42% |
| 7/6 | Portland4 | 48% | 30% |
Utah0 | 22% |
| 7/1 | Chicago2 | 59% | 25% |
Washington0 | 15% |
| 6/30 | Utah3 | 56% | 27% |
Sky Blue1 | 17% |
| 6/30 | Seattle1 | 42% | 29% |
Portland0 | 29% |
| 6/30 | Orlando0 | 36% | 25% |
North Carolina3 | 38% |
| 6/27 | Portland1 | 65% | 20% |
Sky Blue1 | 15% |
| 6/27 | Utah0 | 43% | 32% |
Seattle0 | 25% |
| 6/27 | Orlando1 | 63% | 21% |
Houston2 | 15% |
| 6/23 | Chicago2 | 41% | 31% |
Utah0 | 28% |
| 6/23 | Washington0 | 28% | 26% |
Orlando1 | 46% |
| 6/23 | Seattle1 | 39% | 29% |
North Carolina4 | 32% |
| 6/22 | Houston1 | 35% | 27% |
Portland3 | 37% |
| 6/16 | Chicago1 | 42% | 27% |
Portland1 | 32% |
| 6/16 | Orlando3 | 68% | 19% |
Sky Blue2 | 13% |
| 6/16 | North Carolina0 | 58% | 26% |
Utah1 | 16% |
| 6/16 | Washington0 | 30% | 29% |
Seattle0 | 42% |
| 6/8 | Sky Blue0 | 45% | 25% |
Washington0 | 30% |
| 6/3 | Seattle0 | 44% | 25% |
Orlando0 | 31% |
| 6/3 | Houston1 | 26% | 25% |
North Carolina1 | 49% |
| 6/2 | Washington0 | 39% | 27% |
Chicago2 | 34% |
| 6/2 | Sky Blue1 | 35% | 29% |
Utah2 | 37% |
| 5/30 | Portland1 | 42% | 27% |
North Carolina4 | 31% |
| 5/27 | Houston3 | 47% | 27% |
Washington2 | 26% |
| 5/26 | Sky Blue0 | 31% | 25% |
Seattle1 | 44% |
| 5/26 | Chicago2 | 42% | 27% |
Orlando5 | 31% |
| 5/25 | Portland2 | 49% | 29% |
Utah0 | 22% |
| 5/23 | Houston2 | 31% | 28% |
Seattle1 | 41% |
| 5/23 | Orlando3 | 41% | 29% |
North Carolina4 | 30% |
| 5/19 | Seattle0 | 52% | 25% |
Chicago0 | 23% |
| 5/19 | Washington0 | 34% | 26% |
Portland1 | 41% |
| 5/19 | Sky Blue1 | 28% | 25% |
North Carolina2 | 47% |
| 5/19 | Utah1 | 54% | 28% |
Houston0 | 18% |
| 5/12 | Seattle4 | 59% | 22% |
Sky Blue1 | 19% |
| 5/12 | Chicago2 | 56% | 26% |
Houston2 | 18% |
| 5/12 | North Carolina1 | 63% | 22% |
Washington0 | 15% |
| 5/12 | Portland1 | 48% | 27% |
Orlando2 | 26% |
| 5/9 | Utah0 | 43% | 28% |
Orlando0 | 28% |
| 5/9 | Houston1 | 30% | 27% |
Portland1 | 43% |
| 5/5 | Utah2 | 52% | 25% |
Washington0 | 23% |
| 5/5 | Sky Blue2 | 53% | 25% |
Houston3 | 22% |
| 5/5 | Portland2 | 51% | 26% |
Seattle3 | 23% |
| 5/2 | Chicago0 | 49% | 26% |
Orlando2 | 25% |
| 4/28 | Utah1 | 37% | 28% |
Portland1 | 34% |
| 4/28 | Orlando1 | 44% | 26% |
Seattle1 | 30% |
| 4/28 | Washington1 | 36% | 25% |
Chicago1 | 38% |
| 4/28 | Houston0 | 30% | 28% |
North Carolina2 | 42% |
| 4/22 | Orlando1 | 55% | 24% |
Houston0 | 20% |
| 4/21 | Chicago1 | 57% | 23% |
Sky Blue1 | 21% |
| 4/21 | North Carolina2 | 55% | 27% |
Utah2 | 18% |
| 4/20 | Portland1 | 63% | 21% |
Washington1 | 16% |
| 4/18 | Chicago3 | 54% | 26% |
Houston0 | 21% |
| 4/18 | North Carolina1 | 51% | 26% |
Seattle0 | 23% |
| 4/15 | Portland2 | 55% | 24% |
Orlando1 | 22% |
| 4/15 | Sky Blue0 | 40% | 24% |
Seattle1 | 36% |
| 4/14 | Washington2 | 34% | 27% |
North Carolina4 | 39% |
| 4/14 | Utah0 | 46% | 27% |
Chicago1 | 27% |
| 3/31 | Chicago2 | 39% | 28% |
Portland3 | 34% |
| 3/31 | North Carolina1 | 57% | 22% |
Sky Blue0 | 21% |
| 3/31 | Washington2 | 36% | 24% |
Orlando0 | 40% |
| 3/30 | Houston0 | 40% | 28% |
Utah0 | 33% |
| 3/25 | Houston1 | 39% | 27% |
Chicago1 | 34% |
| 3/24 | Seattle2 | 55% | 23% |
Washington1 | 22% |
| 3/24 | Orlando1 | 50% | 25% |
Utah1 | 25% |
| 3/24 | North Carolina1 | 42% | 27% |
Portland0 | 31% |
| Team rating | avg. simulated season | avg. simulated season | end-of-season probabilities | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| team | spi | off. | def. | W | D | L | goal diff. | proj. pts.pts. | make playoffs | make final | win final | ||||
North Carolina53 pts | 80.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | +33 | 53 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Portland42 pts | 62.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +12 | 42 | ✓ | ✓ | — | ||||
Seattle41 pts | 57.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | +8 | 41 | ✓ | — | — | ||||
Chicago36 pts | 59.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | +13 | 36 | ✓ | — | — | ||||
Utah35 pts | 49.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | -1 | 35 | — | — | — | ||||
Houston32 pts | 48.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | -4 | 32 | — | — | — | ||||
Orlando30 pts | 44.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | -7 | 30 | — | — | — | ||||
Sky Blue9 pts | 39.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | -30 | 9 | — | — | — | ||||
Washington8 pts | 42.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 17.0 | -24 | 8 | — | — | — | ||||
The top two teams from each group qualify for the knockout phase. The third-place team from each group qualifies for the UEFA Europa League knockout phase. The third-place finisher from each group in the UEFA Champions League — eight teams total — will join the UEFA Europa League in the round of 32.The top six teams from each conference — 12 teams total — make the MLS playoffs. The top two teams from each conference receive a first-round bye.The top eight teams from each conference — 16 teams total — make the USL playoffs.The top eight teams at the end of the regular season make the Liga MX playoffs.The top four teams at the end of the regular season make the NWSL playoffs.The top six teams make the A-League playoffs, with two teams receiving a first-round bye.Three teams are promoted, and four teams are relegated. Depending on the league standings, playoffs for the final promotion and relegation spots may be necessary.Four teams — based on overall performance during the last four seasons — are relegated.The bottom team is automatically relegated, and the second-to-last team will enter a playoff against a team from the lower division to determine if it is relegated.The bottom two teams are automatically relegated, and the third-to-last team will enter a playoff against a team from the lower division to determine if it is relegated.The bottom team is automatically relegated, and the next two bottom teams will enter a playoff against teams from the lower division to determine if they are relegated.One to three teams are relegated through a playoff.
Design and development by Jay Boice, Reuben Fischer-Baum and Julia Wolfe. Statistical models by Jay Boice and Nate Silver.
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