By now, you probably know that the Seattle Sounders’ 3-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps qualified them for the MLS is Back Round of 16. Who they will play, however, is a complicated question. After the Sounders took care of the Whitecaps there were at least nine potential opponents. Now it has dropped to six. And while my skills as an MLS analyst are limited, my superpower is the mathematics of playoff tiebreakers, so I thought I would share my insights here.
Prior to Wednesday’s evening matches, there were five games remaining in the group stage, and they all have implications to find the Sounders’ next opponent.