The final month of the 2016 MLS regular season is upon us, and only one team in the Western Conference has punched its playoff ticket. While FC Dallas sits atop the table, the rest of the pack still has work to do.
Sporting Kansas City enters October with 43 points from 31 games, good for fifth place in the West. According to Sports Club Stats, the team has an 87.9 percent chance of making the playoffs for a club-record sixth straight season. That number took a healthy jump from 65.6 percent when Peter Vermes' men claimed a massive 2-1 road win against the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.