What if I show them my man boobs?
With one match to play, five teams are vying for the final three spots in the MLS Cup playoffs. Taking into consideration tie-breaks (head-to-head, then goal differential), these are the current standings:
| TEAM | GP | W | L | D | Pts. | Diff |
| Kansas City | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 39 | -4 |
| New York | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 39 | -3 |
| Salt Lake | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 1 |
| Colorado | 29 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 37 | -1 |
| DC United | 29 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 37 | -7 |
As you can see, Kansas City, New York and Real Salt Lake are all in the driver's seat. The match to watch next week will be Real Salt Lake versus Colorado, with the winner most likely punching their ticket to the MLS Cup playoffs. The other four clubs will face teams that have already qualified or have been eliminated. DC face Columbus on Sunday, who will likely rest their starters, but even if the Red-and-Black manage a win, they could be eliminated if Colorado beat Real Salt Lake. This is because Colorado boast a much better goal differential, meaning DC would have to win by something like eight goals (depending on the score of Colorado v Salt Lake) to move ahead on the tie-break.
Is all that too confusing?
2 comments:
RE: RSL vs Colorado
If RSL were to win or tie, RSL would wrap up #3 in the West, Colorado would be eliminated from the playoffs.
If Colorado were to win, they would be #3 in the West, and RSL would under almost any scenario would be eliminated.
Basically, KC, NYRB and DC are in competition for the two wild card spots.
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