Burning Down The House – NYCFC Weekly Update September 30, 2019 MLS Week 30

It was once upon a place
Sometime I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place

All the Magic Numbers read “0.” None of these charts are needed to analyze anything now: Partly because many playoff positions are locked (including NYCFC’s), partly because as of midweek, for the first time since Opening Day, every team has played the same amount of games, and partly because the remaining possibilities are better analyzed by looking at a basic League Table and the matchups on Decision Day. But they help complete a story:

Finally, a reminder from Joe Cocker that even when you lose 2-0 and want to avoid a tense Decision Day, you can get by with a little help.