Half of the teams in D.C. United’s Group C are done playing, and tonight we may (or may not) learn D.C. United fate regarding the MLS is Back knockout round. Two outcomes of the game between D.C. United and the Montreal Impact are easy: win, and they are through to the knockout rounds; lose, and they are out. If they draw? Then there are a bunch of permutations in which D.C. United has above a 50% chance to get into the knockout round, but they will need other results to go there way.
Let’s jump into the details: