Small margins. It is a term you can expect to hear a lot in discussion centred on Toronto FC over the next few months. With every dropped point, chances of last year’s MLS Cup Champions getting to the playoffs become slimmer.
Having managed just 11 points through their first 12 regular season matches of 2018, it is worth looking at just how historical slim those margins have become. In order to do this, we have borrowed a concept from The Athletic’s Tyler Dellow, the point of no return.
The “point of no return” takes a look at the lowest number of points a team has had at each point throughout the season and still made the playoffs.