2021 MLS Eastern Conference Forecast

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Current Forecast

Use the scroll bar to see more probabilities. It is important to note that this represents a likelihood of events happening (even “0%” and “100%” are approximations).

Legend

Elo: The current Elo ratings for all teams. The average Elo rating is 1500 points.

Avg. Points: The average number of points the teams are forecasted to have by the end of the season.

Avg. Goal Diff.: The average goal difference the teams are forecasted to have by the end of the season.

Make Playoffs: The chance a team has to make the 2021 MLS Playoffs. The top 7 teams in each conference qualify.

First Round Bye: The chance a team has to win their conference and clinch a first round bye in the playoffs.

Win Supp. Shield: The chance a team has to win the 2021 Supporter’s Shield, which is given to the best team in the MLS.

Make Semifinals: The chance a team has to make the playoff semifinals.

Make Conf. Champ.: The chance a team has to make the conference championship.

Make MLS Cup: The chance a team has to make the 2021 MLS Cup.

Win MLS Cup: The chance a team has to win the 2021 MLS Cup.

Changes Over Time

How the forecast has altered over the course of the season.

Chance to Make Playoffs Over Time - Eastern Conference

Chance to Clinch a First Round Bye Over Time - Eastern Conference Update 10/24/21: New England clinched the first round bye on 10/6. As such, this visualization will no longer be updated.

Other Stuff

2021 MLS scores courtesy SportsReference.com.

MLS Archive Data courtesy Joseph Mohr.

This forecast uses the scripts and data found in our MLS Elo Forecast repository.

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