We are now in the final two months of the 2017 MLS regular season and there is still very much to be had in the Western Conference, with just 7 points separating conference-leading Seattle and Real Salt Lake in the 8th position. Just three points out of fourth place, RSL has a lot on the line in the final six matches of the season and while other teams have games in hand, Salt Lake still has a solid chance of making waves in the postseason.
Here is a look at the remaining scheduled for the teams ahead of RSL in the standings and a brief look at the degree of difficulty with the home records of clubs they will visit away and road records of the clubs they host.
Seattle Sounders FC (11-7-9, 42 points)
9/10 vs. LA Galaxy
9/16 @ FC Dallas
9/23 @ Real Salt Lake
9/27 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
10/1 @ Philadelphia
10/15 vs. FC Dallas
10/22 vs. Colorado Rapids
Road record of home opponents: 13-28-9, 0.98 points per match
Home record of road opponents: 19-10-13, 1.67 PPM
Portland Timbers (11-9-8, 41 points)
9/9 @ New York City FC
9/16 @ Real Salt Lake
9/24 vs. Orlando City SC
9/30 @ San Jose Earthquakes
10/15 vs. DC United
10/22 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Road record of home opponents: 10-22-6, 0.95 PPM
Home record of road opponents: 23-6-12, 1.98 PPM
Sporting Kansas City (10-5-10, 40 points)
9/6 @ New York City FC
9/10 @ Columbus Crew SC
9/16 vs. New England Revolution
9/20 vs. New York Red Bulls (Open Cup)
9/24 vs. LA Galaxy
9/30 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
10/7 @ Minnesota United FC
10/11 @ Houston Dynamo
10/15 vs. Houston Dynamo
10/22 @ Real Salt Lake
Road record of home opponents: 11-30-11, 0.85 PPM
Home record of road opponents: 40-15-13, 1.96 PPM
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (11-9-5, 38 points)
9/9 vs. Real Salt Lake
9/13 vs. Minnesota United FC
9/16 vs. Columbus Crew SC
9/23 vs. Colorado Rapids
9/27 @ Seattle Sounders FC
9/30 @ Sporting Kansas City
10/7 @ New York Red Bulls
10/15 vs. San Jose Earthquakes
10/22 @ Portland Timbers
Road record of home opponents: 11-47-11, 0.64 PPM
Home record of road opponents: 32-5-16, 2.11 PPM
Houston Dynamo (10-8-8, 38 points)
9/9 vs. Colorado Rapids
9/16 @ San Jose Earthquakes
9/23 @ New York City FC
9/27 vs. LA Galaxy
9/30 vs. Minnesota United FC
10/11 vs. Sporting Kansas City
10/15 @ Sporting Kansas City
10/22 vs. Chicago Fire
Road record of home opponents: 10-37-14, 0.72 PPM
Home record of road opponents: 24-2-13, 2.18 PPM
FC Dallas (9-7-10, 37 points)
9/10 @ Atlanta United
9/16 vs. Seattle Sounders FC
9/23 @ Minnesota United FC
9/27 vs. Colorado Rapids
9/30 @ Orlando City SC
10/7 @ Colorado Rapids
10/15 @ Seattle Sounders FC
10/22 vs. LA Galaxy
Road record of home opponents: 8-23-8, 0.82 PPM
Home record of road opponents: 32-19-13, 1.70 PPM
San Jose Earthquakes (10-11-6, 36 points)
9/9 @ Toronto FC
9/16 vs. Houston Dynamo
9/23 @ D.C. United
9/27 vs. Chicago Fire
9/30 vs. Portland Timbers
10/15 @ Vancouver Whitecaps FC
10/22 vs. Minnesota United FC
Road record of home opponents: 7-30-15, 0.69 PPM
Home record of road opponents: 21-9-9, 1.85 PPM
Real Salt Lake (10-13-5, 35 points)
9/9 @ Vancouver Whitecaps FC
9/16 vs. Portland Timbers
9/23 vs. Seattle Sounders FC
9/30 @ LA Galaxy
10/15 @ Colorado Rapids
10/22 vs. Sporting Kansas City
Road record of home opponents: 8-18-14, 0.95 PPM
Home record of road opponents: 14-16-9, 1.31 PPM
