1996 MLS Season
160 regular-season games · 8 playoff teams · 100,000 simulations
Champion
DC United
1st Title
Runner-Up
Los Angeles Galaxy
1st Appearance
Biggest Overachiever
Tampa Bay Mutiny
11.28 points above expected
60 points · 48.72 expected points
Biggest Disappointment
Colorado Rapids
13.97 points below expected
33 points · 46.97 expected points
Final Standings
Regular-season records by division. The vsSim column shows actual points minus the simulation's mean points — positive means the team overachieved, negative means they underperformed.
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Pt% | GF | GA | GD | SimPts | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Mutiny Conference | 20 | 12 | 0 | 60 | .625 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 48.72 | +11.28 |
| 2 | DC United Playoffs | 16 | 16 | 0 | 48 | .500 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 47.64 | +0.36 |
| 3 | MetroStars Playoffs | 15 | 17 | 0 | 45 | .469 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 47.50 | -2.50 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew Playoffs | 15 | 17 | 0 | 45 | .469 | 63 | 65 | -2 | 47.22 | -2.22 |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 15 | 17 | 0 | 45 | .469 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 47.63 | -2.63 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Pt% | GF | GA | GD | SimPts | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy Conference | 19 | 13 | 0 | 57 | .594 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 49.41 | +7.59 |
| 2 | Kansas City Qiz Playoffs | 17 | 15 | 0 | 51 | .531 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 47.71 | +3.29 |
| 3 | Dallas Burn Playoffs | 17 | 15 | 0 | 51 | .531 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 48.66 | +2.34 |
| 4 | San Jose Crush Playoffs | 15 | 17 | 0 | 45 | .469 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 48.03 | -3.03 |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 11 | 21 | 0 | 33 | .344 | 46 | 63 | -17 | 46.97 | -13.97 |
Playoff Bracket
The path each team took through the postseason — reconstructed from actual playoff games, not the simulation.
Eastern Conference
Conference Semifinals
Conference Final
Western Conference
Conference Semifinals
Conference Final
MLS Cup
Season Summary
Every team's regular-season finish compared against 100,000 simulations. Click any column header to sort; use the dropdown to filter by Conference or Division. Luck is the team's actual outcome minus the sim's mean — positive means the team beat the model. Percentile is where the actual result fell in the team's sim distribution (e.g. 90% = the team did this well or better in only 10% of sims).
| Team | Conference | Division | Elo | Points | Avg. Pts. | Luck | Percentile | Min | 5th | Q1 | Median | Q3 | 95th | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | Eastern | 1512 | 60 | 48.72 | +11.28 | 93.72% | 18 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 63 | 78 | |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | Western | 1510 | 57 | 49.41 | +7.59 | 86.41% | 18 | 36 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 63 | 78 | |
| Dallas Burn | Western | 1503 | 51 | 48.66 | +2.34 | 66.97% | 21 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 63 | 76 | |
| DC United | Eastern | 1502 | 48 | 47.64 | +0.36 | 57.89% | 18 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 75 | |
| Columbus Crew | Eastern | 1500 | 45 | 47.22 | -2.22 | 45.29% | 18 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 79 | |
| Kansas City Qiz | Western | 1499 | 51 | 47.71 | +3.29 | 71.17% | 18 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 78 | |
| MetroStars | Eastern | 1499 | 45 | 47.50 | -2.50 | 44.18% | 21 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 78 | |
| San Jose Crush | Western | 1498 | 45 | 48.03 | -3.03 | 42.19% | 18 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 78 | |
| New England Revolution | Eastern | 1494 | 45 | 47.63 | -2.63 | 44.04% | 21 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 75 | |
| Colorado Rapids | Western | 1484 | 33 | 46.97 | -13.97 | 5.97% | 12 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 52 | 60 | 78 |
Head-to-Head
Each cell shows a team's points earned in that matchup (row vs column) and below it the expected points the model predicted based on each individual game's win, OT/SO, and loss probabilities. Navy-tinted cells mean the team beat the model's expectations by more than one point in that matchup; gold-tinted cells mean they fell short by the same margin. The first matrix for each division covers within-division games; the second (when shown) covers games against teams outside that division — aggregated by division when there are many opponents, broken out team-by-team when there are few.
Within Eastern
| Team | Crew | United | MetroStars | Revolution | Mutiny |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crew | — |
6
(6.0 exp.)
|
6
(6.0 exp.)
|
9
(6.0 exp.)
|
6
(5.8 exp.)
|
| DC United |
6
(6.0 exp.)
|
— |
6
(6.0 exp.)
|
6
(6.0 exp.)
|
9
(5.9 exp.)
|
| MetroStars |
6
(6.0 exp.)
|
6
(6.0 exp.)
|
— |
3
(6.0 exp.)
|
3
(5.9 exp.)
|
| New England Revolution |
3
(6.0 exp.)
|
6
(6.0 exp.)
|
9
(6.0 exp.)
|
— |
3
(5.9 exp.)
|
| Tampa Bay Mutiny |
6
(6.1 exp.)
|
3
(6.1 exp.)
|
9
(6.1 exp.)
|
9
(6.1 exp.)
|
— |
Eastern vs. Outside Teams
| Team | Rapids | Burn | Qiz | Galaxy | Crush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crew |
0
(4.8 exp.)
|
3
(4.0 exp.)
|
6
(5.9 exp.)
|
6
(3.9 exp.)
|
3
(4.7 exp.)
|
| DC United |
9
(4.2 exp.)
|
6
(5.8 exp.)
|
0
(4.9 exp.)
|
3
(4.7 exp.)
|
3
(4.1 exp.)
|
| MetroStars |
6
(4.2 exp.)
|
9
(4.8 exp.)
|
3
(4.1 exp.)
|
3
(5.9 exp.)
|
6
(4.8 exp.)
|
| New England Revolution |
6
(4.9 exp.)
|
6
(4.7 exp.)
|
3
(4.2 exp.)
|
3
(4.0 exp.)
|
6
(6.0 exp.)
|
| Tampa Bay Mutiny |
12
(6.1 exp.)
|
3
(4.1 exp.)
|
9
(4.9 exp.)
|
3
(4.8 exp.)
|
6
(4.2 exp.)
|
Within Western
| Team | Rapids | Burn | Qiz | Galaxy | Crush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | — |
6
(5.9 exp.)
|
6
(5.9 exp.)
|
6
(5.7 exp.)
|
0
(5.9 exp.)
|
| Dallas Burn |
6
(6.1 exp.)
|
— |
9
(6.1 exp.)
|
6
(5.9 exp.)
|
9
(6.0 exp.)
|
| Kansas City Qiz |
6
(6.0 exp.)
|
3
(5.9 exp.)
|
— |
9
(5.8 exp.)
|
6
(6.0 exp.)
|
| Los Angeles Galaxy |
6
(6.3 exp.)
|
6
(6.1 exp.)
|
3
(6.2 exp.)
|
— |
12
(6.1 exp.)
|
| San Jose Crush |
12
(6.1 exp.)
|
3
(5.9 exp.)
|
6
(6.0 exp.)
|
0
(5.9 exp.)
|
— |
Western vs. Outside Teams
| Team | Crew | United | MetroStars | Revolution | Mutiny |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids |
9
(4.2 exp.)
|
0
(4.7 exp.)
|
3
(4.8 exp.)
|
3
(4.1 exp.)
|
0
(5.9 exp.)
|
| Dallas Burn |
6
(5.0 exp.)
|
6
(6.1 exp.)
|
0
(4.2 exp.)
|
3
(4.2 exp.)
|
6
(4.9 exp.)
|
| Kansas City Qiz |
6
(6.1 exp.)
|
9
(4.1 exp.)
|
6
(4.9 exp.)
|
6
(4.8 exp.)
|
0
(4.1 exp.)
|
| Los Angeles Galaxy |
3
(5.1 exp.)
|
6
(4.3 exp.)
|
9
(6.1 exp.)
|
6
(5.0 exp.)
|
6
(4.2 exp.)
|
| San Jose Crush |
6
(4.2 exp.)
|
6
(4.9 exp.)
|
3
(4.2 exp.)
|
6
(6.0 exp.)
|
3
(4.8 exp.)
|
Scoring Distribution
Histograms of goals scored and allowed, a home-vs-away score scatter (marker size grows with how often that exact score happened), and summary stats — all driven by the team filter below. Default view is league-wide.
Summary Statistics
| Mean scored | — |
| Mean allowed | — |
| StdDev scored | — |
| StdDev allowed | — |
| Correlation (home vs away score) | — |
| Sample size (games) | — |
Points vs. Goal Differential
How goals translated into points. Teams above the cluster overperformed their goals differential (often called Pythagorean luck), while teams below underperformed. Hover for exact values.
Top Overachievers & Disappointments
The teams furthest from where the simulation said they'd land — a fast read of the Luck column on top of the main season summary above.
Top Overachievers
| # | Team | Actual | Sim | Luck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 60 | 48.72 | +11.28 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 57 | 49.41 | +7.59 |
| 3 | Kansas City Qiz | 51 | 47.71 | +3.29 |
| 4 | Dallas Burn | 51 | 48.66 | +2.34 |
| 5 | DC United | 48 | 47.64 | +0.36 |
Biggest Disappointments
| # | Team | Actual | Sim | Luck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Rapids | 33 | 46.97 | -13.97 |
| 2 | San Jose Crush | 45 | 48.03 | -3.03 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 45 | 47.63 | -2.63 |
| 4 | MetroStars | 45 | 47.50 | -2.50 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 45 | 47.22 | -2.22 |
Top Streaks
Ranked by model unlikelihood — the product of pregame W/T/L probabilities over the games in each team's streak. A short streak by a poor team can outrank a longer one by a strong team since the poor team's per-game probabilities were lower going in. Unbeaten counts W or T consecutively; Winless counts L or T consecutively.
Longest Winning Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 12 | Apr 13 – Jun 26 | 1 in 2,927 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 8 | Aug 4 – Sep 15 | 1 in 293 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 6 | Aug 31 – Sep 21 | 1 in 69 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 4 | Jul 4 – Jul 20 | 1 in 32 |
| 5 | Dallas Burn | 5 | Jul 17 – Aug 10 | 1 in 27 |
Longest Losing Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 6 | May 15 – Jun 19 | 1 in 80 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5 | Aug 11 – Aug 28 | 1 in 35 |
| 3 | MetroStars | 4 | Aug 17 – Sep 4 | 1 in 18 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | Aug 11 – Aug 29 | 1 in 16 |
| 5 | Dallas Burn | 3 | May 23 – Jun 2 | 1 in 12 |
Longest Unbeaten Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 12 | Apr 13 – Jun 26 | 1 in 2,705 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 8 | Aug 4 – Sep 15 | 1 in 277 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 6 | Aug 31 – Sep 21 | 1 in 66 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 4 | Jul 4 – Jul 20 | 1 in 31 |
| 5 | Dallas Burn | 5 | Jul 17 – Aug 10 | 1 in 27 |
Longest Winless Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 6 | May 15 – Jun 19 | 1 in 77 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5 | Aug 11 – Aug 28 | 1 in 34 |
| 3 | MetroStars | 4 | Aug 17 – Sep 4 | 1 in 18 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | Aug 11 – Aug 29 | 1 in 16 |
| 5 | Dallas Burn | 3 | May 23 – Jun 2 | 1 in 11 |
Home-Field Advantage Edge
The simulation applies the same home-field boost to every game across the league, so the per-game home win probabilities bake in the model's idea of HFA. For each team, we add up those probabilities over home games and compare to actual home wins — and do the same on the road. The bar height is (home wins above expected) minus (road wins above expected). A tall positive bar means the team's home/road split exceeded what the model predicted — a real Coors-style edge. A tall negative bar means the reverse: they played worse at home or better on the road than expected.
Finish Position Heatmaps
Each cell is the probability — across 100,000 simulations — that the team (row) finished at that position (column). Use the buttons to switch between divisions, leagues, and the overall MLS view. Rows are sorted by the simulation's average finish (best at top).
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 23.54% | 21.35% | 19.54% | 18.77% | 16.80% |
| DC United | 19.84% | 19.66% | 19.87% | 20.20% | 20.43% |
| New England Revolution | 19.85% | 19.20% | 20.56% | 20.30% | 20.09% |
| MetroStars | 18.73% | 20.26% | 20.09% | 19.88% | 21.04% |
| Columbus Crew | 18.04% | 19.53% | 19.94% | 20.85% | 21.64% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 23.95% | 22.21% | 20.32% | 17.49% | 16.03% |
| Dallas Burn | 21.90% | 20.16% | 19.91% | 19.69% | 18.34% |
| San Jose Crush | 19.84% | 19.49% | 20.15% | 20.40% | 20.12% |
| Kansas City Qiz | 18.04% | 19.69% | 20.17% | 20.70% | 21.40% |
| Colorado Rapids | 16.27% | 18.45% | 19.45% | 21.72% | 24.11% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 12.85% | 11.62% | 11.86% | 10.75% | 10.20% | 9.82% | 9.30% | 8.34% | 7.87% | 7.39% |
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 11.40% | 11.23% | 10.48% | 10.71% | 10.45% | 9.17% | 9.67% | 9.23% | 9.34% | 8.32% |
| Dallas Burn | 11.66% | 10.86% | 10.30% | 10.03% | 10.04% | 9.99% | 9.46% | 9.72% | 9.12% | 8.82% |
| San Jose Crush | 10.18% | 10.54% | 9.58% | 9.96% | 9.69% | 9.61% | 10.88% | 10.03% | 9.84% | 9.69% |
| Kansas City Qiz | 9.39% | 9.26% | 10.30% | 10.42% | 9.58% | 10.11% | 10.31% | 9.92% | 10.72% | 9.99% |
| DC United | 9.38% | 9.41% | 9.89% | 9.74% | 9.54% | 10.76% | 10.17% | 9.84% | 10.26% | 11.01% |
| New England Revolution | 9.86% | 8.95% | 9.55% | 9.68% | 10.48% | 9.98% | 10.30% | 10.32% | 10.30% | 10.58% |
| MetroStars | 8.96% | 9.51% | 9.52% | 9.71% | 10.24% | 10.23% | 9.78% | 10.77% | 10.45% | 10.83% |
| Columbus Crew | 8.27% | 9.16% | 9.49% | 10.02% | 9.79% | 10.21% | 9.99% | 10.78% | 10.76% | 11.53% |
| Colorado Rapids | 8.05% | 9.46% | 9.03% | 8.98% | 9.99% | 10.12% | 10.14% | 11.05% | 11.34% | 11.84% |
Win Totals in Context
How did each team's actual results compare to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Use the buttons to switch between views. In each chart, dashed crosshairs at the league means split the plot into four quadrants: pastel green (team did well, model agreed), pastel red (team did poorly, model agreed), and pastel yellow (model and reality disagreed). Click a division in the legend to toggle it.
Playoff Seed Probabilities
Across the 10,000 regular-season simulations, the probability that each team finished as each playoff seed (or missed the playoffs entirely). Rows sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed; teams that more often missed the playoffs sit toward the bottom.
| Team | 1 Seed | 2 Seed | 3 Seed | 4 Seed | Missed Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 23.54% | 21.35% | 19.54% | 18.77% | 16.80% |
| New England Revolution | 19.85% | 19.20% | 20.56% | 20.30% | 20.09% |
| DC United | 19.84% | 19.66% | 19.87% | 20.20% | 20.43% |
| MetroStars | 18.73% | 20.26% | 20.09% | 19.88% | 21.04% |
| Columbus Crew | 18.04% | 19.53% | 19.94% | 20.85% | 21.64% |
| Team | 1 Seed | 2 Seed | 3 Seed | 4 Seed | Missed Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 23.95% | 22.21% | 20.32% | 17.49% | 16.03% |
| Dallas Burn | 21.90% | 20.16% | 19.91% | 19.69% | 18.34% |
| San Jose Crush | 19.84% | 19.49% | 20.15% | 20.40% | 20.12% |
| Kansas City Qiz | 18.04% | 19.69% | 20.17% | 20.70% | 21.40% |
| Colorado Rapids | 16.27% | 18.45% | 19.45% | 21.72% | 24.11% |
Points Required to Achieve Each Seed
Empirical cumulative distribution: for each seed in each division, the probability that a team holding that seed finished the regular season with at most a given number of points. The point where each line passes through 50% is roughly the median points for that seed.
Season Trends
How each metric evolved across the season — Elo rating, actual points, simulated final points, playoff probability, and division-title probability — day by day. Pick a division to see all five charts for its teams.
Elo Through the Playoffs
How each playoff team's Elo rating evolved as the postseason unfolded. Elo Progression traces every team's game-by-game Elo trajectory through their playoff run — teams eliminated early have short lines, deeper runs extend further right; click a team in the legend to isolate it. Net Elo Change summarizes the same data as one bar per team from first playoff game to last, sorted biggest gain to biggest loss.
Stochastic Playoff Outcomes
Across 10,000 simulations starting from preseason Elo, every team had a chance to make the playoffs based on how the regular-season Monte Carlo played out. The default view sums those simulations up: what fraction of them had each team making the playoffs, advancing each round, and winning the title. The round buttons switch to heatmaps showing how often every pair of teams faced off in each round across all sims.
| Team | Made Playoffs | Advanced to Conference Finals | Advanced to MLS Cup | Won MLS Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 83.20% | 44.10% | 24.03% | 12.95% |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 83.97% | 44.15% | 23.53% | 12.28% |
| Dallas Burn | 81.66% | 41.81% | 21.36% | 11.25% |
| DC United | 79.57% | 40.18% | 19.67% | 9.89% |
| San Jose Crush | 79.88% | 39.54% | 20.00% | 9.78% |
| Kansas City Qiz | 78.60% | 40.16% | 19.48% | 9.41% |
| Columbus Crew | 78.36% | 39.08% | 18.50% | 9.14% |
| MetroStars | 78.96% | 38.97% | 19.23% | 9.08% |
| New England Revolution | 79.91% | 37.67% | 18.57% | 8.99% |
| Colorado Rapids | 75.89% | 34.34% | 15.63% | 7.23% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Columbus Crew | DC United | MetroStars | New England Revolution | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crew | 9.85% | 9.15% | 10.04% | 10.04% | |
| DC United | 9.86% | 10.04% | 10.29% | 9.99% | |
| MetroStars | 9.28% | 9.62% | 10.44% | 9.63% | |
| New England Revolution | 9.54% | 9.02% | 9.67% | 9.44% | |
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 10.60% | 10.90% | 11.13% | 11.47% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Colorado Rapids | Dallas Burn | Kansas City Qiz | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose Crush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 8.66% | 7.94% | 9.46% | 8.28% | |
| Dallas Burn | 10.42% | 10.01% | 10.17% | 11.21% | |
| Kansas City Qiz | 10.46% | 9.91% | 10.14% | 9.65% | |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 11.29% | 11.02% | 10.64% | 11.20% | |
| San Jose Crush | 9.38% | 10.26% | 9.85% | 10.05% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Columbus Crew | DC United | MetroStars | New England Revolution | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crew | 4.61% | 4.60% | 4.47% | 4.82% | |
| DC United | 5.35% | 4.66% | 4.59% | 5.07% | |
| MetroStars | 4.82% | 4.96% | 4.36% | 5.09% | |
| New England Revolution | 4.49% | 4.72% | 4.27% | 5.09% | |
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 5.92% | 6.22% | 6.21% | 5.68% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Colorado Rapids | Dallas Burn | Kansas City Qiz | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose Crush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 3.91% | 3.79% | 4.32% | 3.61% | |
| Dallas Burn | 4.50% | 5.72% | 5.76% | 5.38% | |
| Kansas City Qiz | 4.45% | 4.94% | 5.32% | 4.77% | |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 5.36% | 6.21% | 6.18% | 5.78% | |
| San Jose Crush | 4.40% | 5.39% | 4.99% | 5.22% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Colorado Rapids | Columbus Crew | DC United | Dallas Burn | Kansas City Qiz | Los Angeles Galaxy | MetroStars | New England Revolution | San Jose Crush | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 1.22% | 1.52% | 1.56% | 1.35% | 1.58% | |||||
| Columbus Crew | 1.53% | 1.97% | 1.94% | 1.87% | 1.83% | |||||
| DC United | 1.65% | 1.90% | 1.96% | 2.32% | 2.06% | |||||
| Dallas Burn | 2.19% | 2.15% | 2.14% | 2.14% | 2.63% | |||||
| Kansas City Qiz | 1.86% | 1.89% | 1.86% | 1.73% | 2.07% | |||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2.32% | 2.45% | 2.46% | 2.30% | 2.75% | |||||
| MetroStars | 1.34% | 1.94% | 1.74% | 1.99% | 2.07% | |||||
| New England Revolution | 1.46% | 1.78% | 1.82% | 2.10% | 1.83% | |||||
| San Jose Crush | 1.77% | 1.77% | 2.13% | 2.06% | 2.05% | |||||
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 2.42% | 2.52% | 2.61% | 2.97% | 2.43% |
Actual Bracket Simulation
With the actual playoff bracket fixed in place, this second simulation re-runs each matchup 10,000 times and tallies how often each team advanced past each round and won the title. The right-most column shows what actually happened. Round buttons switch to matchup heatmaps for that round.
| Team | Advanced to Conference Finals | Advanced to MLS Cup | Won MLS Cup | Actual Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 59.63% | 35.24% | 21.89% | Eliminated in Conference Finals |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 58.54% | 34.50% | 19.28% | Eliminated in MLS Cup |
| Dallas Burn | 56.11% | 26.93% | 14.36% | Eliminated in Conference Semifinals |
| Kansas City Qiz | 43.89% | 20.41% | 11.29% | Eliminated in Conference Finals |
| DC United | 56.93% | 26.98% | 10.88% | Won MLS Cup |
| Columbus Crew | 43.07% | 20.07% | 7.83% | Eliminated in Conference Semifinals |
| San Jose Crush | 41.46% | 18.16% | 7.82% | Eliminated in Conference Semifinals |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Columbus Crew | DC United | New England Revolution | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crew | 43.07% | |||
| DC United | 56.93% | |||
| New England Revolution | 40.37% | |||
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 59.63% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Dallas Burn | Kansas City Qiz | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose Crush |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Burn | 56.11% | |||
| Kansas City Qiz | 43.89% | |||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 58.54% | |||
| San Jose Crush | 41.46% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Columbus Crew | DC United | New England Revolution | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crew | 9.89% | 10.18% | ||
| DC United | 12.77% | 14.21% | ||
| New England Revolution | 7.59% | 10.12% | ||
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 15.41% | 19.83% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Dallas Burn | Kansas City Qiz | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose Crush |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Burn | 13.65% | 13.28% | ||
| Kansas City Qiz | 10.39% | 10.02% | ||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 19.15% | 15.35% | ||
| San Jose Crush | 10.03% | 8.13% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Columbus Crew | DC United | Dallas Burn | Kansas City Qiz | Los Angeles Galaxy | New England Revolution | San Jose Crush | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crew | 1.99% | 1.47% | 2.67% | 1.70% | ||||
| DC United | 2.62% | 2.09% | 3.19% | 2.98% | ||||
| Dallas Burn | 3.23% | 4.63% | 2.95% | 3.55% | ||||
| Kansas City Qiz | 2.71% | 3.71% | 2.43% | 2.44% | ||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 4.55% | 6.10% | 3.98% | 4.65% | ||||
| New England Revolution | 1.69% | 1.25% | 2.01% | 1.70% | ||||
| San Jose Crush | 1.75% | 1.66% | 1.70% | 2.71% | ||||
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 6.27% | 4.31% | 7.35% | 3.96% |
Most-Likely Championship Paths
For each playoff team, the opponent they most often faced and defeated at each round across all bracket simulations. Each step shows two numbers: Matchup % is the fraction of this team's wins in this round that came against this opponent; Win % is the head-to-head probability they beat this opponent when the two meet. Note: fixed early-round matchups against bracket-determined opponents will show 100% Matchup — that's because those pairings are decided by the bracket.
Regular Season Games
Every regular-season game from each team's perspective. Pick a team from the dropdown — it filters every table on this tab. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Pre Elo | Opp Elo | Win % | Tie % | Loss % | Elo Δ | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-04-13 | @ Kansas City Qiz | L 0-3 | 1500.00 | 1500.00 | 37.97% | 0.33% | 61.70% | -2.44 | 0 |
| 1996-04-21 | Dallas Burn | W 3-1 | 1497.56 | 1503.35 | 60.91% | 0.33% | 38.76% | +1.48 | 3 |
| 1996-05-05 | Kansas City Qiz | W 4-0 | 1499.04 | 1502.48 | 61.23% | 0.33% | 38.44% | +3.23 | 6 |
| 1996-05-08 | @ San Jose Crush | L 1-3 | 1502.27 | 1499.25 | 38.38% | 0.33% | 61.29% | -1.47 | 6 |
| 1996-05-11 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 1-2 | 1500.80 | 1501.69 | 61.58% | 0.33% | 38.09% | -1.36 | 6 |
| 1996-05-16 | @ MetroStars | L 0-3 | 1499.44 | 1497.16 | 38.28% | 0.33% | 61.39% | -2.46 | 6 |
| 1996-05-19 | @ Columbus Crew | W 4-2 | 1496.98 | 1501.35 | 37.38% | 0.33% | 62.29% | +2.13 | 9 |
| 1996-05-25 | @ New England Revolution | L 2-3 | 1499.11 | 1500.99 | 37.72% | 0.33% | 61.96% | -0.79 | 9 |
| 1996-05-29 | Dallas Burn | W 2-0 | 1498.32 | 1503.22 | 61.03% | 0.33% | 38.64% | +1.71 | 12 |
| 1996-06-02 | DC United | L 2-3 | 1500.03 | 1494.94 | 62.39% | 0.33% | 37.28% | -1.31 | 12 |
| 1996-06-08 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 1-2 | 1498.72 | 1506.25 | 36.95% | 0.33% | 62.72% | -0.82 | 12 |
| 1996-06-15 | @ Dallas Burn | L 1-2 | 1497.90 | 1502.09 | 37.40% | 0.33% | 62.27% | -0.82 | 12 |
| 1996-06-19 | @ Columbus Crew | W 3-2 | 1497.08 | 1496.37 | 38.07% | 0.33% | 61.61% | +1.29 | 15 |
| 1996-06-26 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-3 | 1498.37 | 1516.61 | 35.53% | 0.33% | 64.14% | -1.37 | 15 |
| 1996-06-30 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 2-1 | 1497.00 | 1517.97 | 58.82% | 0.33% | 40.85% | +0.91 | 18 |
| 1996-07-04 | MetroStars | W 2-1 | 1497.91 | 1498.59 | 61.61% | 0.33% | 38.06% | +0.84 | 21 |
| 1996-07-07 | Columbus Crew | W 2-1 | 1498.75 | 1490.52 | 62.81% | 0.33% | 36.86% | +0.82 | 24 |
| 1996-07-10 | @ Kansas City Qiz | L 0-2 | 1499.57 | 1497.71 | 38.22% | 0.33% | 61.45% | -1.69 | 24 |
| 1996-07-17 | San Jose Crush | L 1-2 | 1497.88 | 1500.82 | 61.30% | 0.33% | 38.37% | -1.36 | 24 |
| 1996-07-21 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 1-3 | 1496.52 | 1503.61 | 60.73% | 0.33% | 38.94% | -2.33 | 24 |
| 1996-07-24 | New England Revolution | W 2-0 | 1494.19 | 1500.24 | 60.88% | 0.33% | 38.79% | +1.72 | 27 |
| 1996-07-27 | @ Dallas Burn | L 0-3 | 1495.91 | 1503.70 | 36.92% | 0.33% | 62.75% | -2.37 | 27 |
| 1996-08-01 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 2-3 | 1493.54 | 1513.64 | 58.94% | 0.33% | 40.73% | -1.24 | 27 |
| 1996-08-03 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 1-3 | 1492.30 | 1505.79 | 36.16% | 0.33% | 63.51% | -1.39 | 27 |
| 1996-08-07 | Kansas City Qiz | W 4-2 | 1490.91 | 1501.97 | 60.19% | 0.33% | 39.48% | +1.36 | 30 |
| 1996-08-11 | MetroStars | L 0-2 | 1492.27 | 1498.95 | 60.79% | 0.33% | 38.88% | -2.69 | 30 |
| 1996-08-16 | @ New England Revolution | L 0-2 | 1489.58 | 1492.52 | 37.57% | 0.33% | 62.10% | -1.67 | 30 |
| 1996-08-25 | @ San Jose Crush | L 0-1 | 1487.91 | 1498.52 | 36.54% | 0.33% | 63.13% | -0.85 | 30 |
| 1996-08-29 | DC United | L 1-2 | 1487.06 | 1501.94 | 59.66% | 0.33% | 40.01% | -1.32 | 30 |
| 1996-09-05 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | W 1-0 | 1485.74 | 1509.40 | 34.82% | 0.33% | 64.85% | +1.52 | 33 |
| 1996-09-08 | San Jose Crush | L 1-3 | 1487.26 | 1498.04 | 60.23% | 0.33% | 39.44% | -2.31 | 33 |
| 1996-09-21 | @ DC United | L 1-3 | 1484.95 | 1501.02 | 35.82% | 0.33% | 63.85% | -1.37 | 33 |
| 1996-04-13 | DC United | W 4-0 | 1500.00 | 1499.11 | 61.82% | 0.33% | 37.85% | +3.18 | 3 |
| 1996-04-20 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 1-2 | 1503.18 | 1500.80 | 62.02% | 0.33% | 37.65% | -1.37 | 3 |
| 1996-04-27 | @ MetroStars | W 2-0 | 1501.81 | 1497.71 | 38.53% | 0.33% | 61.14% | +2.70 | 6 |
| 1996-05-02 | @ Kansas City Qiz | L 4-6 | 1504.51 | 1501.28 | 38.41% | 0.33% | 61.26% | -1.20 | 6 |
| 1996-05-05 | @ Dallas Burn | L 0-1 | 1503.31 | 1501.72 | 38.19% | 0.33% | 61.49% | -0.90 | 6 |
| 1996-05-11 | New England Revolution | W 3-2 | 1502.41 | 1500.10 | 62.01% | 0.33% | 37.66% | +0.79 | 9 |
| 1996-05-15 | @ DC United | L 2-5 | 1503.20 | 1492.49 | 39.43% | 0.33% | 60.24% | -1.85 | 9 |
| 1996-05-19 | Colorado Rapids | L 2-4 | 1501.35 | 1496.98 | 62.29% | 0.33% | 37.38% | -2.13 | 9 |
| 1996-05-26 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 2-3 | 1499.22 | 1507.42 | 36.87% | 0.33% | 62.81% | -0.78 | 9 |
| 1996-06-01 | @ San Jose Crush | L 2-3 | 1498.44 | 1499.41 | 37.84% | 0.33% | 61.83% | -0.79 | 9 |
| 1996-06-08 | Kansas City Qiz | L 3-4 | 1497.65 | 1493.23 | 62.30% | 0.33% | 37.37% | -1.28 | 9 |
| 1996-06-19 | Colorado Rapids | L 2-3 | 1496.37 | 1497.08 | 61.61% | 0.33% | 38.07% | -1.29 | 9 |
| 1996-06-22 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 4-3 | 1495.08 | 1506.30 | 36.46% | 0.33% | 63.21% | +1.29 | 12 |
| 1996-06-27 | @ New England Revolution | W 2-1 | 1496.37 | 1497.14 | 37.87% | 0.33% | 61.81% | +1.37 | 15 |
| 1996-06-30 | MetroStars | L 0-4 | 1497.74 | 1493.37 | 62.29% | 0.33% | 37.38% | -5.23 | 15 |
| 1996-07-04 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 1-4 | 1492.51 | 1501.74 | 36.73% | 0.33% | 62.94% | -1.99 | 15 |
| 1996-07-07 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 1-2 | 1490.52 | 1498.75 | 36.86% | 0.33% | 62.81% | -0.81 | 15 |
| 1996-07-11 | New England Revolution | L 1-2 | 1489.71 | 1497.21 | 60.68% | 0.33% | 38.99% | -1.35 | 15 |
| 1996-07-20 | San Jose Crush | L 3-4 | 1488.36 | 1502.18 | 59.81% | 0.33% | 39.86% | -1.22 | 15 |
| 1996-07-25 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 1-0 | 1487.14 | 1505.94 | 59.12% | 0.33% | 40.55% | +0.95 | 18 |
| 1996-07-28 | @ DC United | L 0-2 | 1488.09 | 1497.44 | 36.71% | 0.33% | 62.96% | -1.63 | 18 |
| 1996-07-31 | Dallas Burn | L 1-2 | 1486.46 | 1506.08 | 59.01% | 0.33% | 40.66% | -1.30 | 18 |
| 1996-08-04 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | W 2-1 | 1485.16 | 1514.88 | 34.03% | 0.33% | 65.64% | +1.45 | 21 |
| 1996-08-10 | DC United | W 3-2 | 1486.61 | 1498.09 | 60.13% | 0.33% | 39.54% | +0.83 | 24 |
| 1996-08-14 | @ Dallas Burn | W 3-2 | 1487.44 | 1508.22 | 35.20% | 0.33% | 64.47% | +1.35 | 27 |
| 1996-08-18 | San Jose Crush | W 2-0 | 1488.79 | 1499.35 | 60.26% | 0.33% | 39.41% | +1.75 | 30 |
| 1996-08-24 | Kansas City Qiz | W 2-1 | 1490.54 | 1504.90 | 59.74% | 0.33% | 39.94% | +0.88 | 33 |
| 1996-08-28 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 2-0 | 1491.42 | 1509.85 | 59.17% | 0.33% | 40.50% | +1.80 | 36 |
| 1996-09-07 | @ Kansas City Qiz | W 5-1 | 1493.22 | 1504.81 | 36.41% | 0.33% | 63.26% | +4.42 | 39 |
| 1996-09-15 | MetroStars | W 2-0 | 1497.64 | 1501.36 | 61.20% | 0.33% | 38.48% | +1.71 | 42 |
| 1996-09-18 | @ MetroStars | L 0-1 | 1499.35 | 1499.65 | 37.93% | 0.33% | 61.74% | -0.90 | 42 |
| 1996-09-21 | @ New England Revolution | W 1-0 | 1498.45 | 1495.66 | 38.35% | 0.33% | 61.32% | +1.44 | 45 |
| 1996-04-06 | @ San Jose Crush | L 0-1 | 1500.00 | 1500.00 | 37.97% | 0.33% | 61.70% | -0.89 | 0 |
| 1996-04-13 | @ Columbus Crew | L 0-4 | 1499.11 | 1500.00 | 37.85% | 0.33% | 61.82% | -3.18 | 0 |
| 1996-04-20 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1495.93 | 1500.84 | 61.03% | 0.33% | 38.64% | -1.35 | 0 |
| 1996-04-27 | @ New England Revolution | L 1-2 | 1494.58 | 1500.65 | 37.15% | 0.33% | 62.52% | -0.83 | 0 |
| 1996-05-01 | Dallas Burn | W 3-1 | 1493.75 | 1503.23 | 60.41% | 0.33% | 39.26% | +1.51 | 3 |
| 1996-05-05 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-3 | 1495.26 | 1503.02 | 36.92% | 0.33% | 62.75% | -1.42 | 3 |
| 1996-05-12 | MetroStars | L 1-2 | 1493.84 | 1495.80 | 61.44% | 0.33% | 38.24% | -1.35 | 3 |
| 1996-05-15 | Columbus Crew | W 5-2 | 1492.49 | 1503.20 | 60.24% | 0.33% | 39.43% | +1.85 | 6 |
| 1996-05-18 | @ Dallas Burn | L 2-3 | 1494.34 | 1503.90 | 36.68% | 0.33% | 62.99% | -0.77 | 6 |
| 1996-05-30 | @ MetroStars | W 2-1 | 1493.57 | 1497.09 | 37.49% | 0.33% | 62.18% | +1.37 | 9 |
| 1996-06-02 | @ Colorado Rapids | W 3-2 | 1494.94 | 1500.03 | 37.28% | 0.33% | 62.39% | +1.31 | 12 |
| 1996-06-05 | San Jose Crush | W 3-1 | 1496.25 | 1500.21 | 61.16% | 0.33% | 38.51% | +1.48 | 15 |
| 1996-06-20 | @ Kansas City Qiz | L 1-5 | 1497.73 | 1493.68 | 38.52% | 0.33% | 61.15% | -2.70 | 15 |
| 1996-06-23 | @ San Jose Crush | L 1-2 | 1495.03 | 1498.11 | 37.55% | 0.33% | 62.12% | -0.83 | 15 |
| 1996-06-30 | New England Revolution | W 3-1 | 1494.20 | 1495.78 | 61.49% | 0.33% | 38.18% | +1.46 | 18 |
| 1996-07-04 | @ Dallas Burn | L 1-2 | 1495.66 | 1503.84 | 36.87% | 0.33% | 62.80% | -0.81 | 18 |
| 1996-07-07 | Dallas Burn | W 6-1 | 1494.85 | 1504.66 | 60.36% | 0.33% | 39.31% | +3.37 | 21 |
| 1996-07-12 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 1-0 | 1498.22 | 1503.73 | 60.95% | 0.33% | 38.72% | +0.91 | 24 |
| 1996-07-20 | @ New England Revolution | L 0-2 | 1499.13 | 1498.56 | 38.05% | 0.33% | 61.62% | -1.69 | 24 |
| 1996-07-28 | Columbus Crew | W 2-0 | 1497.44 | 1488.09 | 62.96% | 0.33% | 36.71% | +1.63 | 27 |
| 1996-07-31 | Kansas City Qiz | L 2-3 | 1499.07 | 1498.57 | 61.77% | 0.33% | 37.90% | -1.30 | 27 |
| 1996-08-04 | Kansas City Qiz | L 2-4 | 1497.77 | 1499.87 | 61.42% | 0.33% | 38.25% | -2.10 | 27 |
| 1996-08-07 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 3-1 | 1495.67 | 1507.18 | 36.42% | 0.33% | 63.25% | +2.42 | 30 |
| 1996-08-10 | @ Columbus Crew | L 2-3 | 1498.09 | 1486.61 | 39.54% | 0.33% | 60.13% | -0.83 | 30 |
| 1996-08-18 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 2-1 | 1497.26 | 1513.44 | 59.48% | 0.33% | 40.19% | +0.89 | 33 |
| 1996-08-21 | @ MetroStars | W 3-2 | 1498.15 | 1503.30 | 37.27% | 0.33% | 62.40% | +1.31 | 36 |
| 1996-08-25 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 3-0 | 1499.46 | 1504.03 | 61.08% | 0.33% | 38.59% | +2.48 | 39 |
| 1996-08-29 | @ Colorado Rapids | W 2-1 | 1501.94 | 1487.06 | 40.01% | 0.33% | 59.66% | +1.32 | 42 |
| 1996-09-06 | MetroStars | L 1-2 | 1503.26 | 1498.48 | 62.35% | 0.33% | 37.32% | -1.38 | 42 |
| 1996-09-14 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 0-2 | 1501.88 | 1507.03 | 37.27% | 0.33% | 62.40% | -1.65 | 42 |
| 1996-09-17 | New England Revolution | W 3-2 | 1500.23 | 1496.45 | 62.21% | 0.33% | 37.46% | +0.79 | 45 |
| 1996-09-21 | Colorado Rapids | W 3-1 | 1501.02 | 1484.95 | 63.85% | 0.33% | 35.82% | +1.37 | 48 |
| 1996-04-14 | San Jose Crush | W 1-0 | 1500.00 | 1500.89 | 61.58% | 0.33% | 38.09% | +0.89 | 3 |
| 1996-04-18 | Kansas City Qiz | W 3-0 | 1500.89 | 1502.44 | 61.49% | 0.33% | 38.18% | +2.46 | 6 |
| 1996-04-21 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 1-3 | 1503.35 | 1497.56 | 38.76% | 0.33% | 60.91% | -1.49 | 6 |
| 1996-04-28 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 2-1 | 1501.86 | 1502.17 | 37.93% | 0.33% | 61.74% | +1.37 | 9 |
| 1996-05-01 | @ DC United | L 1-3 | 1503.23 | 1493.75 | 39.26% | 0.33% | 60.41% | -1.51 | 9 |
| 1996-05-05 | Columbus Crew | W 1-0 | 1501.72 | 1503.31 | 61.49% | 0.33% | 38.19% | +0.90 | 12 |
| 1996-05-11 | @ Kansas City Qiz | W 3-2 | 1502.62 | 1497.58 | 38.66% | 0.33% | 61.01% | +1.28 | 15 |
| 1996-05-18 | DC United | W 3-2 | 1503.90 | 1494.34 | 62.99% | 0.33% | 36.68% | +0.77 | 18 |
| 1996-05-23 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 0-1 | 1504.67 | 1503.84 | 61.81% | 0.33% | 37.86% | -1.45 | 18 |
| 1996-05-29 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 0-2 | 1503.22 | 1498.32 | 38.64% | 0.33% | 61.03% | -1.71 | 18 |
| 1996-06-02 | MetroStars | L 0-1 | 1501.51 | 1495.71 | 62.48% | 0.33% | 37.19% | -1.47 | 18 |
| 1996-06-08 | San Jose Crush | W 4-1 | 1500.04 | 1498.73 | 61.88% | 0.33% | 37.79% | +2.05 | 21 |
| 1996-06-15 | Colorado Rapids | W 2-1 | 1502.09 | 1497.90 | 62.27% | 0.33% | 37.40% | +0.83 | 24 |
| 1996-06-19 | @ MetroStars | L 0-1 | 1502.92 | 1490.72 | 39.64% | 0.33% | 60.03% | -0.93 | 24 |
| 1996-06-23 | @ New England Revolution | W 4-1 | 1501.99 | 1500.48 | 38.18% | 0.33% | 61.50% | +3.33 | 27 |
| 1996-06-29 | Kansas City Qiz | L 0-1 | 1505.32 | 1494.67 | 63.13% | 0.33% | 36.54% | -1.48 | 27 |
| 1996-07-04 | DC United | W 2-1 | 1503.84 | 1495.66 | 62.80% | 0.33% | 36.87% | +0.82 | 30 |
| 1996-07-07 | @ DC United | L 1-6 | 1504.66 | 1494.85 | 39.31% | 0.33% | 60.36% | -3.37 | 30 |
| 1996-07-10 | @ MetroStars | L 2-3 | 1501.29 | 1497.75 | 38.45% | 0.33% | 61.22% | -0.81 | 30 |
| 1996-07-17 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 5-2 | 1500.48 | 1513.99 | 59.85% | 0.33% | 39.82% | +1.87 | 33 |
| 1996-07-20 | @ Kansas City Qiz | W 2-1 | 1502.35 | 1498.61 | 38.48% | 0.33% | 61.19% | +1.35 | 36 |
| 1996-07-27 | Colorado Rapids | W 3-0 | 1503.70 | 1495.91 | 62.75% | 0.33% | 36.92% | +2.38 | 39 |
| 1996-07-31 | @ Columbus Crew | W 2-1 | 1506.08 | 1486.46 | 40.66% | 0.33% | 59.01% | +1.30 | 42 |
| 1996-08-10 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 2-1 | 1507.38 | 1504.76 | 62.06% | 0.33% | 37.61% | +0.84 | 45 |
| 1996-08-14 | Columbus Crew | L 2-3 | 1508.22 | 1487.44 | 64.47% | 0.33% | 35.20% | -1.36 | 45 |
| 1996-08-22 | @ San Jose Crush | L 0-1 | 1506.86 | 1497.60 | 39.23% | 0.33% | 60.44% | -0.92 | 45 |
| 1996-08-25 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | W 3-2 | 1505.94 | 1511.16 | 37.27% | 0.33% | 62.41% | +1.31 | 48 |
| 1996-09-04 | @ New England Revolution | L 1-2 | 1507.25 | 1494.11 | 39.77% | 0.33% | 59.90% | -0.88 | 48 |
| 1996-09-07 | New England Revolution | L 0-2 | 1506.37 | 1494.99 | 63.23% | 0.33% | 36.44% | -2.80 | 48 |
| 1996-09-11 | @ San Jose Crush | W 3-2 | 1503.57 | 1500.35 | 38.41% | 0.33% | 61.26% | +1.29 | 51 |
| 1996-09-19 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1504.86 | 1507.64 | 61.32% | 0.33% | 38.35% | -1.36 | 51 |
| 1996-09-22 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1503.50 | 1509.00 | 37.23% | 0.33% | 62.44% | -0.82 | 51 |
| 1996-04-13 | Colorado Rapids | W 3-0 | 1500.00 | 1500.00 | 61.70% | 0.33% | 37.97% | +2.44 | 3 |
| 1996-04-18 | @ Dallas Burn | L 0-3 | 1502.44 | 1500.89 | 38.18% | 0.33% | 61.49% | -2.45 | 3 |
| 1996-04-21 | @ San Jose Crush | W 3-2 | 1499.99 | 1500.00 | 37.97% | 0.33% | 61.70% | +1.29 | 6 |
| 1996-05-02 | Columbus Crew | W 6-4 | 1501.28 | 1504.51 | 61.26% | 0.33% | 38.41% | +1.20 | 9 |
| 1996-05-05 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 0-4 | 1502.48 | 1499.04 | 38.44% | 0.33% | 61.23% | -3.23 | 9 |
| 1996-05-08 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 0-2 | 1499.25 | 1500.01 | 37.87% | 0.33% | 61.80% | -1.67 | 9 |
| 1996-05-11 | Dallas Burn | L 2-3 | 1497.58 | 1502.62 | 61.01% | 0.33% | 38.66% | -1.28 | 9 |
| 1996-05-19 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-2 | 1496.30 | 1505.79 | 36.69% | 0.33% | 62.98% | -1.63 | 9 |
| 1996-05-22 | MetroStars | W 2-1 | 1494.67 | 1497.94 | 61.26% | 0.33% | 38.41% | +0.85 | 12 |
| 1996-05-29 | @ San Jose Crush | L 1-2 | 1495.52 | 1498.58 | 37.56% | 0.33% | 62.11% | -0.83 | 12 |
| 1996-06-01 | New England Revolution | W 2-1 | 1494.69 | 1501.78 | 60.73% | 0.33% | 38.94% | +0.86 | 15 |
| 1996-06-05 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 1-3 | 1495.55 | 1503.93 | 60.56% | 0.33% | 39.11% | -2.32 | 15 |
| 1996-06-08 | @ Columbus Crew | W 4-3 | 1493.23 | 1497.65 | 37.37% | 0.33% | 62.30% | +1.28 | 18 |
| 1996-06-15 | @ New England Revolution | L 1-2 | 1494.51 | 1499.65 | 37.28% | 0.33% | 62.40% | -0.83 | 18 |
| 1996-06-20 | DC United | W 5-1 | 1493.68 | 1497.73 | 61.15% | 0.33% | 38.52% | +2.70 | 21 |
| 1996-06-26 | @ MetroStars | L 0-2 | 1496.38 | 1491.66 | 38.61% | 0.33% | 61.06% | -1.71 | 21 |
| 1996-06-29 | @ Dallas Burn | W 1-0 | 1494.67 | 1505.32 | 36.54% | 0.33% | 63.13% | +1.48 | 24 |
| 1996-07-06 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 3-1 | 1496.15 | 1515.55 | 59.04% | 0.33% | 40.63% | +1.56 | 27 |
| 1996-07-10 | Colorado Rapids | W 2-0 | 1497.71 | 1499.57 | 61.45% | 0.33% | 38.22% | +1.69 | 30 |
| 1996-07-18 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 2-3 | 1499.40 | 1502.82 | 37.51% | 0.33% | 62.16% | -0.79 | 30 |
| 1996-07-20 | Dallas Burn | L 1-2 | 1498.61 | 1502.35 | 61.19% | 0.33% | 38.48% | -1.35 | 30 |
| 1996-07-27 | New England Revolution | W 4-2 | 1497.26 | 1498.52 | 61.53% | 0.33% | 38.14% | +1.31 | 33 |
| 1996-07-31 | @ DC United | W 3-2 | 1498.57 | 1499.07 | 37.90% | 0.33% | 61.77% | +1.30 | 36 |
| 1996-08-04 | @ DC United | W 4-2 | 1499.87 | 1497.77 | 38.25% | 0.33% | 61.42% | +2.10 | 39 |
| 1996-08-07 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 2-4 | 1501.97 | 1490.91 | 39.48% | 0.33% | 60.19% | -1.35 | 39 |
| 1996-08-11 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 3-2 | 1500.62 | 1514.28 | 59.83% | 0.33% | 39.84% | +0.83 | 42 |
| 1996-08-15 | San Jose Crush | W 4-1 | 1501.45 | 1501.41 | 61.71% | 0.33% | 37.96% | +2.06 | 45 |
| 1996-08-21 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | W 2-1 | 1503.51 | 1512.55 | 36.75% | 0.33% | 62.92% | +1.39 | 48 |
| 1996-08-24 | @ Columbus Crew | L 1-2 | 1504.90 | 1490.54 | 39.94% | 0.33% | 59.74% | -0.88 | 48 |
| 1996-09-01 | MetroStars | W 3-2 | 1504.02 | 1501.99 | 61.98% | 0.33% | 37.70% | +0.79 | 51 |
| 1996-09-07 | Columbus Crew | L 1-5 | 1504.81 | 1493.22 | 63.26% | 0.33% | 36.41% | -4.42 | 51 |
| 1996-09-21 | San Jose Crush | L 0-1 | 1500.39 | 1496.47 | 62.23% | 0.33% | 37.44% | -1.46 | 51 |
| 1996-04-13 | MetroStars | W 2-1 | 1500.00 | 1500.00 | 61.70% | 0.33% | 37.97% | +0.84 | 3 |
| 1996-04-20 | @ DC United | W 2-1 | 1500.84 | 1495.93 | 38.64% | 0.33% | 61.03% | +1.35 | 6 |
| 1996-04-28 | San Jose Crush | W 2-1 | 1502.19 | 1498.70 | 62.17% | 0.33% | 37.50% | +0.83 | 9 |
| 1996-05-05 | DC United | W 3-1 | 1503.02 | 1495.26 | 62.75% | 0.33% | 36.92% | +1.42 | 12 |
| 1996-05-12 | @ San Jose Crush | W 2-1 | 1504.44 | 1500.72 | 38.48% | 0.33% | 61.20% | +1.35 | 15 |
| 1996-05-19 | Kansas City Qiz | W 2-0 | 1505.79 | 1496.30 | 62.98% | 0.33% | 36.69% | +1.63 | 18 |
| 1996-05-26 | Columbus Crew | W 3-2 | 1507.42 | 1499.22 | 62.81% | 0.33% | 36.87% | +0.77 | 21 |
| 1996-06-01 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 2-1 | 1508.19 | 1505.29 | 38.36% | 0.33% | 61.31% | +1.36 | 24 |
| 1996-06-06 | @ New England Revolution | W 3-2 | 1509.55 | 1500.92 | 39.15% | 0.33% | 60.52% | +1.27 | 27 |
| 1996-06-09 | @ MetroStars | W 4-0 | 1510.82 | 1497.18 | 39.84% | 0.33% | 59.84% | +5.02 | 30 |
| 1996-06-16 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 3-2 | 1515.84 | 1507.07 | 62.88% | 0.33% | 36.79% | +0.77 | 33 |
| 1996-06-26 | Colorado Rapids | W 3-1 | 1516.61 | 1498.37 | 64.14% | 0.33% | 35.53% | +1.36 | 36 |
| 1996-06-30 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 1-2 | 1517.97 | 1497.00 | 40.85% | 0.33% | 58.82% | -0.90 | 36 |
| 1996-07-04 | New England Revolution | L 0-1 | 1517.07 | 1494.31 | 64.73% | 0.33% | 34.94% | -1.52 | 36 |
| 1996-07-06 | @ Kansas City Qiz | L 1-3 | 1515.55 | 1496.15 | 40.63% | 0.33% | 59.04% | -1.56 | 36 |
| 1996-07-17 | @ Dallas Burn | L 2-5 | 1513.99 | 1500.48 | 39.82% | 0.33% | 59.85% | -1.87 | 36 |
| 1996-07-21 | MetroStars | W 3-0 | 1512.12 | 1498.56 | 63.52% | 0.33% | 36.15% | +2.33 | 39 |
| 1996-07-27 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 3-4 | 1514.45 | 1504.99 | 39.26% | 0.33% | 60.41% | -0.81 | 39 |
| 1996-08-01 | @ Colorado Rapids | W 3-2 | 1513.64 | 1493.54 | 40.73% | 0.33% | 58.94% | +1.24 | 42 |
| 1996-08-04 | Columbus Crew | L 1-2 | 1514.88 | 1485.16 | 65.64% | 0.33% | 34.03% | -1.45 | 42 |
| 1996-08-08 | New England Revolution | W 1-0 | 1513.43 | 1499.76 | 63.54% | 0.33% | 36.13% | +0.85 | 45 |
| 1996-08-11 | @ Kansas City Qiz | L 2-3 | 1514.28 | 1500.62 | 39.84% | 0.33% | 59.83% | -0.84 | 45 |
| 1996-08-18 | @ DC United | L 1-2 | 1513.44 | 1497.26 | 40.19% | 0.33% | 59.48% | -0.89 | 45 |
| 1996-08-21 | Kansas City Qiz | L 1-2 | 1512.55 | 1503.51 | 62.92% | 0.33% | 36.75% | -1.39 | 45 |
| 1996-08-25 | Dallas Burn | L 2-3 | 1511.16 | 1505.94 | 62.41% | 0.33% | 37.27% | -1.31 | 45 |
| 1996-08-28 | @ Columbus Crew | L 0-2 | 1509.85 | 1491.42 | 40.50% | 0.33% | 59.17% | -1.79 | 45 |
| 1996-09-01 | @ San Jose Crush | W 2-1 | 1508.06 | 1499.38 | 39.15% | 0.33% | 60.52% | +1.34 | 48 |
| 1996-09-05 | Colorado Rapids | L 0-1 | 1509.40 | 1485.74 | 64.85% | 0.33% | 34.82% | -1.53 | 48 |
| 1996-09-10 | @ MetroStars | L 1-3 | 1507.87 | 1499.86 | 39.06% | 0.33% | 60.61% | -1.49 | 48 |
| 1996-09-15 | San Jose Crush | W 4-2 | 1506.38 | 1499.07 | 62.69% | 0.33% | 36.98% | +1.26 | 51 |
| 1996-09-19 | @ Dallas Burn | W 2-1 | 1507.64 | 1504.86 | 38.35% | 0.33% | 61.32% | +1.36 | 54 |
| 1996-09-22 | Dallas Burn | W 2-1 | 1509.00 | 1503.50 | 62.44% | 0.33% | 37.23% | +0.83 | 57 |
| 1996-04-13 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1500.00 | 1500.00 | 37.97% | 0.33% | 61.70% | -0.84 | 0 |
| 1996-04-20 | New England Revolution | L 0-1 | 1499.16 | 1499.20 | 61.70% | 0.33% | 37.98% | -1.45 | 0 |
| 1996-04-27 | Columbus Crew | L 0-2 | 1497.71 | 1501.81 | 61.14% | 0.33% | 38.53% | -2.70 | 0 |
| 1996-05-04 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 4-3 | 1495.01 | 1500.80 | 60.91% | 0.33% | 38.76% | +0.79 | 3 |
| 1996-05-12 | @ DC United | W 2-1 | 1495.80 | 1493.84 | 38.24% | 0.33% | 61.44% | +1.36 | 6 |
| 1996-05-16 | Colorado Rapids | W 3-0 | 1497.16 | 1499.44 | 61.39% | 0.33% | 38.28% | +2.46 | 9 |
| 1996-05-19 | @ New England Revolution | L 0-2 | 1499.62 | 1499.31 | 38.01% | 0.33% | 61.66% | -1.68 | 9 |
| 1996-05-22 | @ Kansas City Qiz | L 1-2 | 1497.94 | 1494.67 | 38.41% | 0.33% | 61.26% | -0.85 | 9 |
| 1996-05-30 | DC United | L 1-2 | 1497.09 | 1493.57 | 62.18% | 0.33% | 37.49% | -1.38 | 9 |
| 1996-06-02 | @ Dallas Burn | W 1-0 | 1495.71 | 1501.51 | 37.19% | 0.33% | 62.48% | +1.47 | 12 |
| 1996-06-09 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-4 | 1497.18 | 1510.82 | 59.84% | 0.33% | 39.84% | -5.02 | 12 |
| 1996-06-16 | San Jose Crush | L 0-1 | 1492.16 | 1496.68 | 61.09% | 0.33% | 38.59% | -1.44 | 12 |
| 1996-06-19 | Dallas Burn | W 1-0 | 1490.72 | 1502.92 | 60.03% | 0.33% | 39.64% | +0.94 | 15 |
| 1996-06-26 | Kansas City Qiz | W 2-0 | 1491.66 | 1496.38 | 61.06% | 0.33% | 38.61% | +1.71 | 18 |
| 1996-06-30 | @ Columbus Crew | W 4-0 | 1493.37 | 1497.74 | 37.38% | 0.33% | 62.29% | +5.22 | 21 |
| 1996-07-04 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 1-2 | 1498.59 | 1497.91 | 38.06% | 0.33% | 61.61% | -0.84 | 21 |
| 1996-07-10 | Dallas Burn | W 3-2 | 1497.75 | 1501.29 | 61.22% | 0.33% | 38.45% | +0.81 | 24 |
| 1996-07-21 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-3 | 1498.56 | 1512.12 | 36.15% | 0.33% | 63.52% | -2.33 | 24 |
| 1996-07-24 | @ San Jose Crush | W 1-0 | 1496.23 | 1503.40 | 37.00% | 0.33% | 62.67% | +1.47 | 27 |
| 1996-07-28 | San Jose Crush | W 4-1 | 1497.70 | 1501.93 | 61.13% | 0.33% | 38.54% | +2.09 | 30 |
| 1996-08-03 | @ New England Revolution | L 1-2 | 1499.79 | 1498.91 | 38.09% | 0.33% | 61.58% | -0.84 | 30 |
| 1996-08-11 | @ Colorado Rapids | W 2-0 | 1498.95 | 1492.27 | 38.88% | 0.33% | 60.79% | +2.69 | 33 |
| 1996-08-14 | New England Revolution | W 4-0 | 1501.64 | 1495.64 | 62.51% | 0.33% | 37.16% | +3.12 | 36 |
| 1996-08-17 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 1-3 | 1504.76 | 1503.92 | 38.08% | 0.33% | 61.59% | -1.46 | 36 |
| 1996-08-21 | DC United | L 2-3 | 1503.30 | 1498.15 | 62.40% | 0.33% | 37.27% | -1.31 | 36 |
| 1996-09-01 | @ Kansas City Qiz | L 2-3 | 1501.99 | 1504.02 | 37.70% | 0.33% | 61.98% | -0.79 | 36 |
| 1996-09-04 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 0-2 | 1501.20 | 1502.97 | 61.46% | 0.33% | 38.21% | -2.72 | 36 |
| 1996-09-06 | @ DC United | W 2-1 | 1498.48 | 1503.26 | 37.32% | 0.33% | 62.35% | +1.38 | 39 |
| 1996-09-10 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 3-1 | 1499.86 | 1507.87 | 60.61% | 0.33% | 39.06% | +1.50 | 42 |
| 1996-09-15 | @ Columbus Crew | L 0-2 | 1501.36 | 1497.64 | 38.48% | 0.33% | 61.20% | -1.71 | 42 |
| 1996-09-18 | Columbus Crew | W 1-0 | 1499.65 | 1499.35 | 61.74% | 0.33% | 37.93% | +0.90 | 45 |
| 1996-09-21 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 1-4 | 1500.55 | 1510.01 | 36.70% | 0.33% | 62.98% | -2.00 | 45 |
| 1996-04-13 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 2-3 | 1500.00 | 1500.00 | 37.97% | 0.33% | 61.70% | -0.80 | 0 |
| 1996-04-20 | @ MetroStars | W 1-0 | 1499.20 | 1499.16 | 37.98% | 0.33% | 61.70% | +1.45 | 3 |
| 1996-04-27 | DC United | W 2-1 | 1500.65 | 1494.58 | 62.52% | 0.33% | 37.15% | +0.82 | 6 |
| 1996-05-04 | San Jose Crush | L 1-2 | 1501.47 | 1497.87 | 62.19% | 0.33% | 37.48% | -1.37 | 6 |
| 1996-05-11 | @ Columbus Crew | L 2-3 | 1500.10 | 1502.41 | 37.66% | 0.33% | 62.01% | -0.79 | 6 |
| 1996-05-19 | MetroStars | W 2-0 | 1499.31 | 1499.62 | 61.66% | 0.33% | 38.01% | +1.68 | 9 |
| 1996-05-25 | Colorado Rapids | W 3-2 | 1500.99 | 1499.11 | 61.96% | 0.33% | 37.72% | +0.79 | 12 |
| 1996-06-01 | @ Kansas City Qiz | L 1-2 | 1501.78 | 1494.69 | 38.94% | 0.33% | 60.73% | -0.86 | 12 |
| 1996-06-06 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 2-3 | 1500.92 | 1509.55 | 60.52% | 0.33% | 39.15% | -1.27 | 12 |
| 1996-06-15 | Kansas City Qiz | W 2-1 | 1499.65 | 1494.51 | 62.40% | 0.33% | 37.28% | +0.83 | 15 |
| 1996-06-23 | Dallas Burn | L 1-4 | 1500.48 | 1501.99 | 61.50% | 0.33% | 38.18% | -3.34 | 15 |
| 1996-06-27 | Columbus Crew | L 1-2 | 1497.14 | 1496.37 | 61.81% | 0.33% | 37.87% | -1.36 | 15 |
| 1996-06-30 | @ DC United | L 1-3 | 1495.78 | 1494.20 | 38.18% | 0.33% | 61.49% | -1.47 | 15 |
| 1996-07-04 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | W 1-0 | 1494.31 | 1517.07 | 34.94% | 0.33% | 64.73% | +1.52 | 18 |
| 1996-07-06 | @ San Jose Crush | W 2-1 | 1495.83 | 1502.20 | 37.11% | 0.33% | 62.56% | +1.38 | 21 |
| 1996-07-11 | @ Columbus Crew | W 2-1 | 1497.21 | 1489.71 | 38.99% | 0.33% | 60.68% | +1.35 | 24 |
| 1996-07-20 | DC United | W 2-0 | 1498.56 | 1499.13 | 61.62% | 0.33% | 38.05% | +1.68 | 27 |
| 1996-07-24 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 0-2 | 1500.24 | 1494.19 | 38.79% | 0.33% | 60.88% | -1.72 | 27 |
| 1996-07-27 | @ Kansas City Qiz | L 2-4 | 1498.52 | 1497.26 | 38.14% | 0.33% | 61.53% | -1.31 | 27 |
| 1996-07-31 | San Jose Crush | W 2-0 | 1497.21 | 1499.84 | 61.34% | 0.33% | 38.33% | +1.70 | 30 |
| 1996-08-03 | MetroStars | W 2-1 | 1498.91 | 1499.79 | 61.58% | 0.33% | 38.09% | +0.85 | 33 |
| 1996-08-08 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-1 | 1499.76 | 1513.43 | 36.13% | 0.33% | 63.54% | -0.85 | 33 |
| 1996-08-11 | @ San Jose Crush | L 1-6 | 1498.91 | 1498.14 | 38.07% | 0.33% | 61.60% | -3.27 | 33 |
| 1996-08-14 | @ MetroStars | L 0-4 | 1495.64 | 1501.64 | 37.16% | 0.33% | 62.51% | -3.12 | 33 |
| 1996-08-16 | Colorado Rapids | W 2-0 | 1492.52 | 1489.58 | 62.10% | 0.33% | 37.57% | +1.66 | 36 |
| 1996-08-21 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 4-2 | 1494.18 | 1505.38 | 60.17% | 0.33% | 39.50% | +1.36 | 39 |
| 1996-08-31 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 1-3 | 1495.54 | 1501.55 | 37.16% | 0.33% | 62.51% | -1.43 | 39 |
| 1996-09-04 | Dallas Burn | W 2-1 | 1494.11 | 1507.25 | 59.90% | 0.33% | 39.77% | +0.88 | 42 |
| 1996-09-07 | @ Dallas Burn | W 2-0 | 1494.99 | 1506.37 | 36.44% | 0.33% | 63.23% | +2.80 | 45 |
| 1996-09-12 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 1-2 | 1497.79 | 1505.69 | 60.62% | 0.33% | 39.05% | -1.34 | 45 |
| 1996-09-17 | @ DC United | L 2-3 | 1496.45 | 1500.23 | 37.46% | 0.33% | 62.21% | -0.79 | 45 |
| 1996-09-21 | Columbus Crew | L 0-1 | 1495.66 | 1498.45 | 61.32% | 0.33% | 38.35% | -1.44 | 45 |
| 1996-04-06 | DC United | W 1-0 | 1500.00 | 1500.00 | 61.70% | 0.33% | 37.97% | +0.89 | 3 |
| 1996-04-14 | @ Dallas Burn | L 0-1 | 1500.89 | 1500.00 | 38.09% | 0.33% | 61.58% | -0.89 | 3 |
| 1996-04-21 | Kansas City Qiz | L 2-3 | 1500.00 | 1499.99 | 61.70% | 0.33% | 37.97% | -1.30 | 3 |
| 1996-04-28 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1498.70 | 1502.19 | 37.50% | 0.33% | 62.17% | -0.83 | 3 |
| 1996-05-04 | @ New England Revolution | W 2-1 | 1497.87 | 1501.47 | 37.48% | 0.33% | 62.19% | +1.38 | 6 |
| 1996-05-08 | Colorado Rapids | W 3-1 | 1499.25 | 1502.27 | 61.29% | 0.33% | 38.38% | +1.47 | 9 |
| 1996-05-12 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1500.72 | 1504.44 | 61.20% | 0.33% | 38.48% | -1.35 | 9 |
| 1996-05-18 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 2-3 | 1499.37 | 1503.05 | 37.47% | 0.33% | 62.20% | -0.79 | 9 |
| 1996-05-29 | Kansas City Qiz | W 2-1 | 1498.58 | 1495.52 | 62.11% | 0.33% | 37.56% | +0.83 | 12 |
| 1996-06-01 | Columbus Crew | W 3-2 | 1499.41 | 1498.44 | 61.83% | 0.33% | 37.84% | +0.80 | 15 |
| 1996-06-05 | @ DC United | L 1-3 | 1500.21 | 1496.25 | 38.51% | 0.33% | 61.16% | -1.48 | 15 |
| 1996-06-08 | @ Dallas Burn | L 1-4 | 1498.73 | 1500.04 | 37.79% | 0.33% | 61.88% | -2.05 | 15 |
| 1996-06-16 | @ MetroStars | W 1-0 | 1496.68 | 1492.16 | 38.59% | 0.33% | 61.09% | +1.43 | 18 |
| 1996-06-23 | DC United | W 2-1 | 1498.11 | 1495.03 | 62.12% | 0.33% | 37.55% | +0.83 | 21 |
| 1996-06-30 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 4-0 | 1498.94 | 1505.00 | 60.88% | 0.33% | 38.79% | +3.26 | 24 |
| 1996-07-06 | New England Revolution | L 1-2 | 1502.20 | 1495.83 | 62.56% | 0.33% | 37.11% | -1.38 | 24 |
| 1996-07-17 | @ Colorado Rapids | W 2-1 | 1500.82 | 1497.88 | 38.37% | 0.33% | 61.30% | +1.36 | 27 |
| 1996-07-20 | @ Columbus Crew | W 4-3 | 1502.18 | 1488.36 | 39.86% | 0.33% | 59.81% | +1.22 | 30 |
| 1996-07-24 | MetroStars | L 0-1 | 1503.40 | 1496.23 | 62.67% | 0.33% | 37.00% | -1.47 | 30 |
| 1996-07-28 | @ MetroStars | L 1-4 | 1501.93 | 1497.70 | 38.54% | 0.33% | 61.13% | -2.09 | 30 |
| 1996-07-31 | @ New England Revolution | L 0-2 | 1499.84 | 1497.21 | 38.33% | 0.33% | 61.34% | -1.70 | 30 |
| 1996-08-11 | New England Revolution | W 6-1 | 1498.14 | 1498.91 | 61.60% | 0.33% | 38.07% | +3.27 | 33 |
| 1996-08-15 | @ Kansas City Qiz | L 1-4 | 1501.41 | 1501.45 | 37.96% | 0.33% | 61.71% | -2.06 | 33 |
| 1996-08-18 | @ Columbus Crew | L 0-2 | 1499.35 | 1488.79 | 39.41% | 0.33% | 60.26% | -1.75 | 33 |
| 1996-08-22 | Dallas Burn | W 1-0 | 1497.60 | 1506.86 | 60.44% | 0.33% | 39.23% | +0.92 | 36 |
| 1996-08-25 | Colorado Rapids | W 1-0 | 1498.52 | 1487.91 | 63.13% | 0.33% | 36.54% | +0.86 | 39 |
| 1996-09-01 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1499.38 | 1508.06 | 60.52% | 0.33% | 39.15% | -1.34 | 39 |
| 1996-09-08 | @ Colorado Rapids | W 3-1 | 1498.04 | 1487.26 | 39.44% | 0.33% | 60.23% | +2.31 | 42 |
| 1996-09-11 | Dallas Burn | L 2-3 | 1500.35 | 1503.57 | 61.26% | 0.33% | 38.41% | -1.28 | 42 |
| 1996-09-15 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 2-4 | 1499.07 | 1506.38 | 36.98% | 0.33% | 62.69% | -1.27 | 42 |
| 1996-09-18 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 1-2 | 1497.80 | 1508.68 | 60.21% | 0.33% | 39.46% | -1.33 | 42 |
| 1996-09-21 | @ Kansas City Qiz | W 1-0 | 1496.47 | 1500.39 | 37.44% | 0.33% | 62.23% | +1.45 | 45 |
| 1996-04-13 | New England Revolution | W 3-2 | 1500.00 | 1500.00 | 61.70% | 0.33% | 37.97% | +0.80 | 3 |
| 1996-04-20 | @ Columbus Crew | W 2-1 | 1500.80 | 1503.18 | 37.65% | 0.33% | 62.02% | +1.37 | 6 |
| 1996-04-28 | Dallas Burn | L 1-2 | 1502.17 | 1501.86 | 61.74% | 0.33% | 37.93% | -1.37 | 6 |
| 1996-05-04 | @ MetroStars | L 3-4 | 1500.80 | 1495.01 | 38.76% | 0.33% | 60.91% | -0.79 | 6 |
| 1996-05-08 | Kansas City Qiz | W 2-0 | 1500.01 | 1499.25 | 61.80% | 0.33% | 37.87% | +1.68 | 9 |
| 1996-05-11 | @ Colorado Rapids | W 2-1 | 1501.69 | 1500.80 | 38.09% | 0.33% | 61.58% | +1.36 | 12 |
| 1996-05-18 | San Jose Crush | W 3-2 | 1503.05 | 1499.37 | 62.20% | 0.33% | 37.47% | +0.79 | 15 |
| 1996-05-23 | @ Dallas Burn | W 1-0 | 1503.84 | 1504.67 | 37.86% | 0.33% | 61.81% | +1.45 | 18 |
| 1996-06-01 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1505.29 | 1508.19 | 61.31% | 0.33% | 38.36% | -1.36 | 18 |
| 1996-06-05 | @ Kansas City Qiz | W 3-1 | 1503.93 | 1495.55 | 39.11% | 0.33% | 60.56% | +2.32 | 21 |
| 1996-06-08 | Colorado Rapids | W 2-1 | 1506.25 | 1498.72 | 62.72% | 0.33% | 36.95% | +0.82 | 24 |
| 1996-06-16 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 2-3 | 1507.07 | 1515.84 | 36.79% | 0.33% | 62.88% | -0.77 | 24 |
| 1996-06-22 | Columbus Crew | L 3-4 | 1506.30 | 1495.08 | 63.21% | 0.33% | 36.46% | -1.30 | 24 |
| 1996-06-30 | @ San Jose Crush | L 0-4 | 1505.00 | 1498.94 | 38.79% | 0.33% | 60.88% | -3.26 | 24 |
| 1996-07-04 | Columbus Crew | W 4-1 | 1501.74 | 1492.51 | 62.94% | 0.33% | 36.73% | +1.99 | 27 |
| 1996-07-12 | @ DC United | L 0-1 | 1503.73 | 1498.22 | 38.72% | 0.33% | 60.95% | -0.91 | 27 |
| 1996-07-18 | Kansas City Qiz | W 3-2 | 1502.82 | 1499.40 | 62.16% | 0.33% | 37.51% | +0.79 | 30 |
| 1996-07-21 | @ Colorado Rapids | W 3-1 | 1503.61 | 1496.52 | 38.94% | 0.33% | 60.73% | +2.33 | 33 |
| 1996-07-25 | @ Columbus Crew | L 0-1 | 1505.94 | 1487.14 | 40.55% | 0.33% | 59.12% | -0.95 | 33 |
| 1996-07-27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 4-3 | 1504.99 | 1514.45 | 60.41% | 0.33% | 39.26% | +0.80 | 36 |
| 1996-08-03 | Colorado Rapids | W 3-1 | 1505.79 | 1492.30 | 63.51% | 0.33% | 36.16% | +1.39 | 39 |
| 1996-08-07 | DC United | L 1-3 | 1507.18 | 1495.67 | 63.25% | 0.33% | 36.42% | -2.42 | 39 |
| 1996-08-10 | @ Dallas Burn | L 1-2 | 1504.76 | 1507.38 | 37.61% | 0.33% | 62.06% | -0.84 | 39 |
| 1996-08-17 | MetroStars | W 3-1 | 1503.92 | 1504.76 | 61.59% | 0.33% | 38.08% | +1.46 | 42 |
| 1996-08-21 | @ New England Revolution | L 2-4 | 1505.38 | 1494.18 | 39.50% | 0.33% | 60.17% | -1.35 | 42 |
| 1996-08-25 | @ DC United | L 0-3 | 1504.03 | 1499.46 | 38.59% | 0.33% | 61.08% | -2.48 | 42 |
| 1996-08-31 | New England Revolution | W 3-1 | 1501.55 | 1495.54 | 62.51% | 0.33% | 37.16% | +1.42 | 45 |
| 1996-09-04 | @ MetroStars | W 2-0 | 1502.97 | 1501.20 | 38.21% | 0.33% | 61.46% | +2.72 | 48 |
| 1996-09-12 | @ New England Revolution | W 2-1 | 1505.69 | 1497.79 | 39.05% | 0.33% | 60.62% | +1.34 | 51 |
| 1996-09-14 | DC United | W 2-0 | 1507.03 | 1501.88 | 62.40% | 0.33% | 37.27% | +1.65 | 54 |
| 1996-09-18 | @ San Jose Crush | W 2-1 | 1508.68 | 1497.80 | 39.46% | 0.33% | 60.21% | +1.33 | 57 |
| 1996-09-21 | MetroStars | W 4-1 | 1510.01 | 1500.55 | 62.98% | 0.33% | 36.70% | +1.99 | 60 |
Playoff Games
Every playoff game from each team's perspective, controlled by the team filter above. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game; the record column shows the team's running playoff W-L.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Pre Elo | Opp Elo | Win % | Tie % | Loss % | Elo Δ | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-09-25 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 0-2 | 1499.89 | 1512.00 | 60.22% | 0.00% | 39.78% | -2.65 | 0-1 |
| 1996-09-28 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 2-1 | 1497.24 | 1514.66 | 35.79% | 0.00% | 64.21% | +1.41 | 1-1 |
| 1996-10-02 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | L 1-4 | 1498.65 | 1513.24 | 36.16% | 0.00% | 63.84% | -1.95 | 1-2 |
| 1996-09-24 | @ MetroStars | L 2-3 | 1502.39 | 1498.55 | 38.65% | 0.00% | 61.35% | -0.81 | 0-1 |
| 1996-09-27 | MetroStars | W 1-0 | 1501.58 | 1499.36 | 62.18% | 0.00% | 37.82% | +0.89 | 1-1 |
| 1996-10-02 | MetroStars | W 2-1 | 1502.47 | 1498.48 | 62.42% | 0.00% | 37.58% | +0.83 | 2-1 |
| 1996-10-10 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 4-1 | 1503.30 | 1515.20 | 60.25% | 0.00% | 39.75% | +2.15 | 3-1 |
| 1996-10-12 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | W 2-1 | 1505.45 | 1513.05 | 37.10% | 0.00% | 62.90% | +1.38 | 4-1 |
| 1996-10-20 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | W 3-2 | 1506.83 | 1514.25 | 37.12% | 0.00% | 62.88% | +1.32 | 5-1 |
| 1996-09-26 | @ Kansas City Qiz | L 2-3 | 1502.68 | 1498.93 | 38.64% | 0.00% | 61.36% | -0.81 | 0-1 |
| 1996-09-29 | Kansas City Qiz | W 2-1 | 1501.87 | 1499.74 | 62.16% | 0.00% | 37.84% | +0.84 | 1-1 |
| 1996-10-02 | Kansas City Qiz | L 2-3 | 1502.71 | 1498.90 | 62.39% | 0.00% | 37.61% | -1.31 | 1-2 |
| 1996-09-26 | Dallas Burn | W 3-2 | 1498.93 | 1502.68 | 61.36% | 0.00% | 38.64% | +0.81 | 1-0 |
| 1996-09-29 | @ Dallas Burn | L 1-2 | 1499.74 | 1501.87 | 37.84% | 0.00% | 62.16% | -0.84 | 1-1 |
| 1996-10-02 | @ Dallas Burn | W 3-2 | 1498.90 | 1502.71 | 37.61% | 0.00% | 62.39% | +1.31 | 2-1 |
| 1996-10-10 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1500.21 | 1512.12 | 36.52% | 0.00% | 63.48% | -0.81 | 2-2 |
| 1996-10-13 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1499.40 | 1512.93 | 60.02% | 0.00% | 39.98% | -1.32 | 2-3 |
| 1996-09-26 | @ San Jose Crush | L 0-1 | 1509.83 | 1497.92 | 39.75% | 0.00% | 60.25% | -0.93 | 0-1 |
| 1996-09-29 | San Jose Crush | W 2-0 | 1508.90 | 1498.85 | 63.23% | 0.00% | 36.77% | +1.62 | 1-1 |
| 1996-10-02 | San Jose Crush | W 2-0 | 1510.52 | 1497.23 | 63.66% | 0.00% | 36.34% | +1.60 | 2-1 |
| 1996-10-10 | Kansas City Qiz | W 2-1 | 1512.12 | 1500.21 | 63.48% | 0.00% | 36.52% | +0.81 | 3-1 |
| 1996-10-13 | @ Kansas City Qiz | W 2-1 | 1512.93 | 1499.40 | 39.98% | 0.00% | 60.02% | +1.32 | 4-1 |
| 1996-10-20 | DC United | L 2-3 | 1514.25 | 1506.83 | 62.88% | 0.00% | 37.12% | -1.32 | 4-2 |
| 1996-09-24 | DC United | W 3-2 | 1498.55 | 1502.39 | 61.35% | 0.00% | 38.65% | +0.81 | 1-0 |
| 1996-09-27 | @ DC United | L 0-1 | 1499.36 | 1501.58 | 37.82% | 0.00% | 62.18% | -0.88 | 1-1 |
| 1996-10-02 | @ DC United | L 1-2 | 1498.48 | 1502.47 | 37.58% | 0.00% | 62.42% | -0.83 | 1-2 |
| 1996-09-26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 1-0 | 1497.92 | 1509.83 | 60.25% | 0.00% | 39.75% | +0.93 | 1-0 |
| 1996-09-29 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-2 | 1498.85 | 1508.90 | 36.77% | 0.00% | 63.23% | -1.62 | 1-1 |
| 1996-10-02 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-2 | 1497.23 | 1510.52 | 36.34% | 0.00% | 63.66% | -1.60 | 1-2 |
| 1996-09-25 | @ Columbus Crew | W 2-0 | 1512.00 | 1499.89 | 39.78% | 0.00% | 60.22% | +2.66 | 1-0 |
| 1996-09-28 | Columbus Crew | L 1-2 | 1514.66 | 1497.24 | 64.21% | 0.00% | 35.79% | -1.42 | 1-1 |
| 1996-10-02 | Columbus Crew | W 4-1 | 1513.24 | 1498.65 | 63.84% | 0.00% | 36.16% | +1.96 | 2-1 |
| 1996-10-10 | @ DC United | L 1-4 | 1515.20 | 1503.30 | 39.75% | 0.00% | 60.25% | -2.15 | 2-2 |
| 1996-10-12 | DC United | L 1-2 | 1513.05 | 1505.45 | 62.90% | 0.00% | 37.10% | -1.39 | 2-3 |
Biggest Upsets
The 25 games where the underdog won despite the lowest pregame win probability. Underdog Win % is the winner's pregame chance of winning the game (lower = bigger upset). @ before a team name indicates the away side. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.
| # | Date | Underdog Win % | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Elo | Score | Team | Elo | Score | |||
| 1 | 1996-08-04 | 34.03% | Columbus Crew | 1485.16 | 2 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | 1514.88 | 1 |
| 2 | 1996-09-05 | 34.82% | Colorado Rapids | 1485.74 | 1 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | 1509.40 | 0 |
| 3 | 1996-07-04 | 34.94% | New England Revolution | 1494.31 | 1 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | 1517.07 | 0 |
| 4 | 1996-08-14 | 35.20% | Columbus Crew | 1487.44 | 3 | @ Dallas Burn | 1508.22 | 2 |
| 5 | 1996-09-28 * | 35.79% | Columbus Crew | 1497.24 | 2 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1514.66 | 1 |
| 6 | 1996-09-07 | 36.41% | Columbus Crew | 1493.22 | 5 | @ Kansas City Qiz | 1504.81 | 1 |
| 7 | 1996-08-07 | 36.42% | DC United | 1495.67 | 3 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1507.18 | 1 |
| 8 | 1996-09-07 | 36.44% | New England Revolution | 1494.99 | 2 | @ Dallas Burn | 1506.37 | 0 |
| 9 | 1996-06-22 | 36.46% | Columbus Crew | 1495.08 | 4 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1506.30 | 3 |
| 10 | 1996-06-29 | 36.54% | Kansas City Qiz | 1494.67 | 1 | @ Dallas Burn | 1505.32 | 0 |
| 11 | 1996-08-21 | 36.75% | Kansas City Qiz | 1503.51 | 2 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | 1512.55 | 1 |
| 12 | 1996-07-24 | 37.00% | MetroStars | 1496.23 | 1 | @ San Jose Crush | 1503.40 | 0 |
| 13 | 1996-10-12 * | 37.10% | DC United | 1505.45 | 2 | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1513.05 | 1 |
| 14 | 1996-07-06 | 37.11% | New England Revolution | 1495.83 | 2 | @ San Jose Crush | 1502.20 | 1 |
| 15 | 1996-10-20 * | 37.12% | DC United | 1506.83 | 3 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | 1514.25 | 2 |
| 16 | 1996-06-02 | 37.19% | MetroStars | 1495.71 | 1 | @ Dallas Burn | 1501.51 | 0 |
| 17 | 1996-08-21 | 37.27% | DC United | 1498.15 | 3 | @ MetroStars | 1503.30 | 2 |
| 18 | 1996-08-25 | 37.27% | Dallas Burn | 1505.94 | 3 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | 1511.16 | 2 |
| 19 | 1996-06-02 | 37.28% | DC United | 1494.94 | 3 | @ Colorado Rapids | 1500.03 | 2 |
| 20 | 1996-09-06 | 37.32% | MetroStars | 1498.48 | 2 | @ DC United | 1503.26 | 1 |
| 21 | 1996-06-08 | 37.37% | Kansas City Qiz | 1493.23 | 4 | @ Columbus Crew | 1497.65 | 3 |
| 22 | 1996-05-19 | 37.38% | Colorado Rapids | 1496.98 | 4 | @ Columbus Crew | 1501.35 | 2 |
| 23 | 1996-06-30 | 37.38% | MetroStars | 1493.37 | 4 | @ Columbus Crew | 1497.74 | 0 |
| 24 | 1996-09-21 | 37.44% | San Jose Crush | 1496.47 | 1 | @ Kansas City Qiz | 1500.39 | 0 |
| 25 | 1996-05-04 | 37.48% | San Jose Crush | 1497.87 | 2 | @ New England Revolution | 1501.47 | 1 |
Biggest Elo Changes
The 25 games that moved the Elo needle the most. Elo Δ is the magnitude of the rating swing; both teams move by the same amount per game (one up, one down). The winning side is shown first. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.
| # | Date | Elo Δ | Winning Team | Losing Team | Tie % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Score | Elo | Win % | Team | Score | Elo | Win % | ||||
| 1 | 1996-06-30 | 5.23 | MetroStars | 4 | 1493.37 | 37.38% | @ Columbus Crew | 0 | 1497.74 | 62.29% | 0.33% |
| 2 | 1996-06-09 | 5.02 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 4 | 1510.82 | 39.84% | @ MetroStars | 0 | 1497.18 | 59.84% | 0.33% |
| 3 | 1996-09-07 | 4.42 | Columbus Crew | 5 | 1493.22 | 36.41% | @ Kansas City Qiz | 1 | 1504.81 | 63.26% | 0.33% |
| 4 | 1996-07-07 | 3.37 | @ DC United | 6 | 1494.85 | 60.36% | Dallas Burn | 1 | 1504.66 | 39.31% | 0.33% |
| 5 | 1996-06-23 | 3.34 | Dallas Burn | 4 | 1501.99 | 38.18% | @ New England Revolution | 1 | 1500.48 | 61.50% | 0.33% |
| 6 | 1996-08-11 | 3.27 | @ San Jose Crush | 6 | 1498.14 | 61.60% | New England Revolution | 1 | 1498.91 | 38.07% | 0.33% |
| 7 | 1996-06-30 | 3.26 | @ San Jose Crush | 4 | 1498.94 | 60.88% | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0 | 1505.00 | 38.79% | 0.33% |
| 8 | 1996-05-05 | 3.23 | @ Colorado Rapids | 4 | 1499.04 | 61.23% | Kansas City Qiz | 0 | 1502.48 | 38.44% | 0.33% |
| 9 | 1996-04-13 | 3.18 | @ Columbus Crew | 4 | 1500.00 | 61.82% | DC United | 0 | 1499.11 | 37.85% | 0.33% |
| 10 | 1996-08-14 | 3.12 | @ MetroStars | 4 | 1501.64 | 62.51% | New England Revolution | 0 | 1495.64 | 37.16% | 0.33% |
| 11 | 1996-09-07 | 2.80 | New England Revolution | 2 | 1494.99 | 36.44% | @ Dallas Burn | 0 | 1506.37 | 63.23% | 0.33% |
| 12 | 1996-09-04 | 2.72 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 2 | 1502.97 | 38.21% | @ MetroStars | 0 | 1501.20 | 61.46% | 0.33% |
| 13 | 1996-04-27 | 2.70 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1501.81 | 38.53% | @ MetroStars | 0 | 1497.71 | 61.14% | 0.33% |
| 14 | 1996-06-20 | 2.70 | @ Kansas City Qiz | 5 | 1493.68 | 61.15% | DC United | 1 | 1497.73 | 38.52% | 0.33% |
| 15 | 1996-08-11 | 2.69 | MetroStars | 2 | 1498.95 | 38.88% | @ Colorado Rapids | 0 | 1492.27 | 60.79% | 0.33% |
| 16 | 1996-09-25 * | 2.66 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 2 | 1512.00 | 39.78% | @ Columbus Crew | 0 | 1499.89 | 60.22% | 0.00% |
| 17 | 1996-08-25 | 2.48 | @ DC United | 3 | 1499.46 | 61.08% | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0 | 1504.03 | 38.59% | 0.33% |
| 18 | 1996-05-16 | 2.46 | @ MetroStars | 3 | 1497.16 | 61.39% | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 1499.44 | 38.28% | 0.33% |
| 19 | 1996-04-18 | 2.46 | @ Dallas Burn | 3 | 1500.89 | 61.49% | Kansas City Qiz | 0 | 1502.44 | 38.18% | 0.33% |
| 20 | 1996-04-13 | 2.44 | @ Kansas City Qiz | 3 | 1500.00 | 61.70% | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 1500.00 | 37.97% | 0.33% |
| 21 | 1996-08-07 | 2.42 | DC United | 3 | 1495.67 | 36.42% | @ Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1 | 1507.18 | 63.25% | 0.33% |
| 22 | 1996-07-27 | 2.38 | @ Dallas Burn | 3 | 1503.70 | 62.75% | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 1495.91 | 36.92% | 0.33% |
| 23 | 1996-07-21 | 2.33 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 | 1512.12 | 63.52% | MetroStars | 0 | 1498.56 | 36.15% | 0.33% |
| 24 | 1996-07-21 | 2.33 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 3 | 1503.61 | 38.94% | @ Colorado Rapids | 1 | 1496.52 | 60.73% | 0.33% |
| 25 | 1996-06-05 | 2.32 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 3 | 1503.93 | 39.11% | @ Kansas City Qiz | 1 | 1495.55 | 60.56% | 0.33% |