With Sky Blue FC rolling over FC Gold Pride on Wednesday, the playoff picture for the Breakers has come into clearer focus. (By Saturday night it will be crystal clear.)
One thing that’s sure is they need to beat the Sol. Aside from that, here’s how it plays out (thanks to this illuminating post from Ryan Wood):
| Washington vs. Sky Blue FC | Boston vs. Los Angeles | WPS First Round |
| Washington Win | Boston Win | Boston at Washington |
| Washington Win | Boston Tie | Sky Blue FC at Washington # |
| Washington Win | Boston Loss | Sky Blue FC at Washington |
| Washington/Sky Blue FC Tie | Boston Win | Washington at Boston ^ |
| Washington/Sky Blue FC Tie | Boston Tie | Sky Blue FC at Washington * |
| Washington/Sky Blue FC Tie | Boston Loss | Sky Blue FC at Washington * |
| Sky Blue FC Win | Boston Win | Boston at Sky Blue FC |
| Sky Blue FC Win | Boston Tie | Boston at Sky Blue FC % |
| Sky Blue FC Win | Boston Loss | Washington at Sky Blue FC |
# Sky Blue FC wins head-to-head tiebreaker over Boston for No. 4 seed
^ Washington wins head-to-head tiebreaker over Sky Blue FC for No. 4 seed
*Washington wins head-to-head tiebreaker over Sky Blue FC for No. 3 seed
% Boston wins head-to-head tiebreaker over Washington for No. 4 seed
Current Head-to-Heads
Boston vs. Washington 2-1-1
Washington vs. Boston 1-2-1
Boston vs. Sky Blue FC 0-3-1
Sky Blue FC vs. Boston 3-0-1
Washington vs. Sky Blue FC 1-0-1 *one game remaining
Sky Blue FC vs. Washington 0-1-1 *one game remaining
