There is less than a month remaining on the 2019 MLS regular season schedule and things are tight in the Western Conference. With most teams having just five matches left to play, it’s time to take a gander at what the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs would look like if the season ended today.
LAFC has clinched the top spot in the West and would have a first-round bye. So we will ignore their schedule for the remainder of the season. Real Salt Lake is in second place and would host seventh-seeded FC Dallas at Rio Tinto Stadium. Seattle Sounders FC is even with RSL on points, but RSL holds the first tie-breaker with 14 wins to 13 for Seattle.