2018 MLS Playoffs

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  1. AcetheTigah

    AcetheTigah Member+

    Apr 6, 2005
    Woodlands, TX
    The Dynamo will need around 50 points to qualify this year. As of 8/13 they have 27 points. They would need about 8 wins out of the last 11 games left.

    It could be done but I don’t see this happening.
     
  2. Westside Cosmo

    Westside Cosmo Member+

    Oct 4, 2007
    H-Town
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Look at sports club stats.com, they have the Dynamo percentage chance of making it in playoffs at 11.4% overall. At 48 points, they give it a 57% chance which is what I look more at. 47 points is 37%.

    Say the line slips a little and 47 is the magic number or 20 more points in 11 games. To do that it requires likely 6 wins and a few draws. And the Dynamo only have 5 more home games so you have to think they need a few road wins since they won’t go 5-0-6 the rest of the way.

    Other issue is there are more teams in the mix after a few hot streaks by Minnesota and Seattle which complicates things.

    Either way, Dynamo need to win about as many games in the last 11 (6) as they have in the first 23 (7).
     
  3. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Here is a projection based on how teams have done so far this season. It figures the home and away PPG so far and projects that over the rest of the year.

    EAST
    1 NYR 69.03 pts
    2 ATL 68.24
    ---------------------
    3 NYC 66.58
    4 CLB 53.85
    5 DCU 46.55
    6 PHI 44.69
    -----------------------
    7 MTL 41.63
    8 NER 41.06
    9 TFC 34.39
    10 ORL 32.58
    11 CHI 31.06

    WEST
    1 FCD 64.32 pts
    2 POR 59.19
    -----------------
    3 SKC 57.95
    4 LAX 53.57
    5 LAG 51.0
    6 VAN 47.67
    -------------------------
    7 RSL 46.96
    8 SEA 45.05
    9 HOU 39.15
    10 MIN 38.87
    11 COR 32.09
    12 SJE 23.67

    Last year on July 24 it predicted that 46 points would be enough to make the playoffs in the West. San Jose wound up winning the tie-breaker with Dallas at 46 points to get the last spot.
     
  4. CeltTexan

    CeltTexan Member+

    Sep 21, 2000
    Houston, TX USA
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Watch our boys win the Open Cup, get on a run and win 5 of the last 11...fall 1 point shy of the Wild Card spot.
    Canetti signs on for 5 more years!
     
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  5. DynamoManiac

    DynamoManiac Member+

    Jan 27, 2014
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Thinking about playoffs with the number of teams in front of them and their remaining schedule is just nuts. 6 of the final 8 on the road, and all tough matches. For a team that can't win on the road (or lately at home), there's a better chance of an 11th place finish than there is a playoff appearance.
     
  6. DynamoManiac

    DynamoManiac Member+

    Jan 27, 2014
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    But given the way Canetti celebrated the US Open Cup semifinal win, I take it that he assumes that the US Open Cup will save his job.
     
  7. Danwoods

    Danwoods Member

    Mar 20, 2000
    Bertram, TX, US
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is it too early to pick rooting interests?

    I'm going with Portland and Toronto. Assuming we're on the outside looking in.
     
  8. Dynamo_Forever

    Dynamo_Forever Member+

    Aug 9, 2007
    Clear Lake, TX
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    With the Dynamo's track record of dumb choices, I'm fairly certain they will piss the US Cup final away trying to save players for a playoff run.
     
  9. Westside Cosmo

    Westside Cosmo Member+

    Oct 4, 2007
    H-Town
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  10. DonJuego

    DonJuego Member+

    Aug 19, 2005
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Why is there a thread about 2018 playoffs in the Dynamo forum? This makes no sense at all to me.

    Team is -12 on the table. Right now playoffs cutline is -1. No way do the Dynamo win all home games and 3 road games (assuming the cutline drops a couple points.)
     
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  11. DonJuego

    DonJuego Member+

    Aug 19, 2005
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I consider this harsh -- and kinda crazy. Everyone should celebrate the semi-final victory. I think if he had not celebrated you would find a way to criticize him for not doing so.

    Look -- I'm not defending the guy. I think this franchise has disintegrated to the worst in the league under his leadership -- though Brener is the main culprit none of the top management (President, GM, Coach) should be retained.

    But I believe in being fair to them.

    Unless Brener is forced to sell this franchise will be just like Chivas USA and eventually be moved.
     
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  12. DynamoManiac

    DynamoManiac Member+

    Jan 27, 2014
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    I only say it because I've never seen him celebrate anything before. If you watch the video, it is also the nature of the celebration. It was more like an almost break down and cry like a pressure valve being released.
     
  13. Westside Cosmo

    Westside Cosmo Member+

    Oct 4, 2007
    H-Town
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  14. El Naranja

    El Naranja Member+

    Sep 5, 2006
    Alief
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    PSV has turned his team into a far worse shit show than ours, despite the on field performances. And I don't see our team being moved. Brener being forced out or into a minority position is most likely scenario.
     
  15. naranjableeder

    naranjableeder Member+

    Houston Dynamo
    United States
    Jul 30, 2006
    In the Terraces
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    lol not going to happen.... not even a chance in hell.

    not unless the FO sold their souls to the devil himself....
     
  16. Heft

    Heft BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 20, 2011
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Only mediocre to good teams make the playoffs.
     
  17. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    This is pretty much NDR but the 2018 playoff schedule is out:

    https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018...yoffs-schedule-revealed-final-be-played-dec-8

    KNOCKOUT ROUND
    Wednesday, October 31 and Thursday, November 1
    All games on UniMas

    CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
    Sunday, November 4 and Sunday, November 11
    TV TBA

    CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    Sunday, November 25 and Thursday, November 29
    TV TBA

    MLS CUP
    Saturday, December 8, 6:30 pm CT FOX/UniMas
     
  18. DonJuego

    DonJuego Member+

    Aug 19, 2005
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    By who? Who is going to force him out?
     
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  19. Westside Cosmo

    Westside Cosmo Member+

    Oct 4, 2007
    H-Town
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Dynamo have been officially eliminated from qualifying for the 2018 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.

    This marks the 4th time in the last 5 years the Dynamo have failed to qualify for postseason competition.

    This also ties 2016 with the second earliest date the Dynamo have been eliminated from playoff qualification (Oct 8th). Only in 2010 were the Dynamo eliminated earlier than October 8th.
     
  20. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    2018 MLS Playoffs
    Home team first, times are CT

    Knockout Round
    Wednesday, October 31
    (E3) NY City v. (E6) Philadelphia 6:00 pm FS1/UniMas
    (W4) Dallas v. (W5) Portland 8:30 pm ESPN+/UniMas

    Thursday, November 1
    (E4) DC United v. (E5) Columbus 7:00 pm FS1/UniMas
    (W3) Los Angeles v. (W6) Salt Lake 9:30 pm ESPN2/UniMas

    Conference Semifinals
    First Leg
    Sunday, November 4
    E4, E5, or E6 v. (E1) NY Red Bulls
    E3, E4, or E5 v. (E2) Atlanta
    W4, W5, or W6 v. (W1) Kansas City
    W3, W4, or W5 v. (W2) Seattle

    Second Leg
    Sunday, November 11
    (E1) NY Red Bulls v. E4, E5, or E6
    (E2) Atlanta v. E3, E4, or E5
    (W1) Kansas City v. W4, W5, or W6
    (W2) Seattle v. W3, W4, or W5

    The Conference finals are November 25 and 29.
    MLS Cup is December 8.
     
  21. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    EDIT: Already one change in the Conference Semis.

    2018 MLS Playoffs
    Home team first, times are CT

    Knockout Round
    Wednesday, October 31
    (E3) NY City v. (E6) Philadelphia 6:00 pm FS1/UniMas
    (W4) Dallas v. (W5) Portland 8:30 pm ESPN+/UniMas

    Thursday, November 1
    (E4) DC United v. (E5) Columbus 7:00 pm FS1/UniMas
    (W3) Los Angeles v. (W6) Salt Lake 9:30 pm ESPN2/UniMas

    Conference Semifinals
    First Leg
    Sunday, November 4
    E4, E5, or E6 v. (E1) NY Red Bulls
    E3, E4, or E5 v. (E2) Atlanta
    W4, W5, or W6 v. (W1) Kansas City
    W3, W4, or W5 v. (W2) Seattle

    Second Leg
    Thursday, November 8
    (W2) Seattle v. W3, W4, or W5

    Sunday, November 11
    (E1) NY Red Bulls v. E4, E5, or E6
    (E2) Atlanta v. E3, E4, or E5
    (W1) Kansas City v. W4, W5, or W6

    The Conference finals are November 25 and 29.
    MLS Cup is December 8.
     
  22. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    2018 MLS Playoffs
    First Knockout results:

    Knockout Round
    Wednesday, October 31
    (E3) NY City 3-1 (E6) Philadelphia
    (W4) Dallas 1-2 (W5) Portland

    Thursday, November 1
    (E4) DC United v. (E5) Columbus 7:00 pm FS1/UniMas
    (W3) Los Angeles v. (W6) Salt Lake 9:30 pm ESPN2/UniMas

    Conference Semifinals
    First Leg
    Sunday, November 4
    E4 or E5 v. (E1) NY Red Bulls
    (E3) NY City v. (E2) Atlanta
    W5 or W6 v. (W1) Kansas City
    W3 or W5 v. (W2) Seattle

    Second Leg
    Thursday, November 8
    (W2) Seattle v. W3 or W5

    Sunday, November 11
    (E1) NY Red Bulls v. E4 or E5
    (E2) Atlanta v. NY City
    (W1) Kansas City v. W5 or W6

    The Conference finals are November 25 and 29.
    MLS Cup is December 8.
     
  23. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    2018 MLS Playoffs
    Knockout results:

    Knockout Round
    Wednesday, October 31
    (E3) NY City 3-1 (E6) Philadelphia
    (W4) Dallas 1-2 (W5) Portland

    Thursday, November 1
    (E4) DC United 2-2 (pks 2-3) (E5) Columbus
    (W3) Los Angeles 2-3 (W6) Salt Lake

    Conference Semifinals
    First Leg
    Sunday, November 4
    (E5) Columbus v. (E1) NY Red Bulls 2:30 pm ESPN
    (W5) Portland v. (W2) Seattle 4:30 pm ESPN
    (E3) NY City v. (E2) Atlanta 6:30 pm FS1
    (W6) Salt Lake v. (W1) Kansas City 9:00 pm FS1

    Second Leg
    Thursday, November 8
    (W2) Seattle v. (W5) Portland

    Sunday, November 11
    (E1) NY Red Bulls v. (E5) Columbus
    (E2) Atlanta v. NY City
    (W1) Kansas City v. (W6) Salt Lake

    The Conference finals are November 25 and 29.
    MLS Cup is December 8.
     
  24. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    2018 MLS Playoffs
    First leg results:

    Conference Semifinals
    First Leg
    Sunday, November 4
    (E5) Columbus 1-0 (E1) NY Red Bulls
    (W5) Portland 2-1 (W2) Seattle
    (E3) NY City 0-1 (E2) Atlanta
    (W6) Salt Lake 1-1 (W1) Kansas City

    Second Leg
    Thursday, November 8
    (W2) Seattle v. (W5) Portland 9:30 pm FS1

    Sunday, November 11
    (W1) Kansas City v. (W6) Salt Lake 2:00 pm ESPN
    (E2) Atlanta v. NY City 4:00 pm ESPN
    (E1) NY Red Bulls v. (E5) Columbus 6:30 pm FS1

    The Conference finals are November 25 and 29.
    MLS Cup is December 8.
     
  25. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    2018 MLS Playoffs
    The second legs start:

    Conference Semifinals
    First Leg
    Sunday, November 4
    (E5) Columbus 1-0 (E1) NY Red Bulls
    (W5) Portland 2-1 (W2) Seattle
    (E3) NY City 0-1 (E2) Atlanta
    (W6) Salt Lake 1-1 (W1) Kansas City

    Second Leg
    Thursday, November 8
    (W2) Seattle 3-2 (pks 2-4) (W5) Portland
    Portland advances on penalty kicks.

    Sunday, November 11
    (W1) Kansas City v. (W6) Salt Lake 2:00 pm ESPN
    (E2) Atlanta v. NY City 4:00 pm ESPN
    (E1) NY Red Bulls v. (E5) Columbus 6:30 pm FS1

    The Conference finals are November 25 and 29.
    MLS Cup is December 8.
     

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