The international break is over, which means that after a long wait, the MLS playoffs are about to resume. In the Western Conference Final the second-seeded Colorado Rapids will do battle with the fourth-seeded Seattle Sounders in what promises to be a tight, competitive series.
How We Got Here
Seattle Sounders
SPI Projection to advance to final: 54.3 percent
Thanks to a late season charge in which they won five of their final seven matches, the Seattle Sounders reached the playoffs and have carried that momentum into the Western Conference finals.