With just over two weeks until MLS Decision Day 2020 presented by AT&T, crunch time has well and truly arrived in Major League Soccer.
Under the tutelage of Manager Peter Vermes, Sporting Kansas City are closing in on a return to the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs after 2019 marked the end of a club-record eight-year playoff streak.
But what must Sporting Kansas City do to finish the job and officially punch their ticket to the postseason? Let’s break it down in our first 2020 edition of Playoff Math.
First, it’s important to know that the top eight finishers in the Western Conference will advance to the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, which will unfold in a single-game, single-elimination, bracket-style format with the higher seed enjoying homefield advantage.