The Colorado Rapids face the Seattle Sounders in the decisive game of the Western Conference championship Sunday. The Sounders won Tuesday’s opening leg 2-1 at CenturyLink Field. The winner is determined by the combined score of the two matches, with away goals being the tiebreaker.
This chart depicts which team will win the series if Sunday’s match ends with the following scorelines:
| RAPIDS | GOALS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| SOUNDERS | 0 | Sounders | Rapids | Rapids | Rapids | Rapids | Rapids |
| GOALS | 1 | Sounders | Sounders | Extra time | Rapids | Rapids | Rapids |
| 2 | Sounders | Sounders | Sounders | Sounders | Rapids | Rapids | |
| 3 | Sounders | Sounders | Sounders | Sounders | Sounders | Rapids | |
| 4 | Sounders | Sounders | Sounders | Sounders | Sounders | Sounders | |
| 5 | Sounders | Sounders | Sounders | Sounders | Sounders | Sounders |
Extra time: If the game goes into extra time, two 15-minute halves will be played to completion (no sudden death).