This is the most exciting, intense part of the season. With around ten games remaining for most teams, the playoff race heats up, the battle for seedings and home-field advantage in the playoffs intensifies, and clubs begin to gear themselves towards the run-in and anticipated playoff contention.
Such is the congested nature of MLS, there are still many teams who believe that they can challenge for a playoff berth — and once they’re in the playoffs, why not go on to challenge for the MLS Cup. That is the beauty of it.
Alongside these late-surging teams like D.