Heading into the International Break, the Vancouver Whitecaps are in 8th place in the Western Conference. While technically out of the 6th and final playoff spot by a mere three points, the Caps would have to leapfrog two teams -Real Salt Lake and LA Galaxy- to make the playoffs. Luckily, Vancouver has three matches remaining (vs SKC, at LAFC, vs POR) compared to two for RSL (vs NER, at POR) and LAG (at MIN, vs HOU). Despite the one additional match, looking at the strength of schedule, it would appear that Vancouver is all but mathematically eliminated from the 2018 playoffs.
Vancouver Whitecaps and the 2018 Playoffs
