Postseason berths and seeding for the 2021 MLS playoffs will probably come down to tiebreakers based totally on how jumbled teams are in each the Eastern and Western Conference standings.
There are a total of six playoff berths up for grabs — 3 in each convention — heading into the very last day of the regular season. Six teams are nevertheless inside the mix inside the East and some other five inside the West.
Also, the simplest groups which might be locked into their seeding are the New England Revolution (No. 1 within the East) and the Portland Timbers (No. 4 in the West). All the other groups are in a scrap to reach the highest seed feasible, considering it is the higher seed that hosts every spherical of the playoffs.
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Per the respectable MLS opposition rules, here are the standings tiebreakers if teams are even on factors on the give up of the ordinary season:
The top seven teams in each conference advance to the MLS 2021 playoffs. In a playoff format it's much like the NFL's, there are three rounds of unmarried-elimination suits, every hosted by using the better seed, which decide the two convention champions so as to develop to MLS Cup:
Top seven teams make it. Four teams have already clinched (stated with an ‘X’), and the New England Revolution has secured the No. 1 seed. There are six teams left fighting it out for the final three spots. Four have been removed (stated with an 'E').
Here are the East standings with one match left to play:
The top seven teams make it. Four teams have already clinched (mentioned with an ‘X’). There are five teams left battling for the final three spots. Four had been eliminated (mentioned with an 'E').
Here are the West standings with one fit left to play:
