After more than seven months of play, the 2025 MLS regular season has hit its final matchday, with two playoff spots up for grabs.

The regular season concludes on Saturday, with Decision Day's 15 matches determining Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs places and seeding.

The Colorado Rapids are in the playoffs if: They defeat LAFC and one of Real Salt Lake or FC Dallas drop points. A draw gets the Rapids in if Real Salt Lake and Dallas lose or if San Jose drops points while one of Dallas or Real Salt Lake lose.

The regular season is in the rearview mirror and the playoffs are upon us, so which postseason contenders are best placed for a run to MLS Cup?

MLS Cup will be held on Dec. 6 – the day after the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, D.C. – at the home of the finalist with the better regular-season record. Here’s the road to getting there (Round One schedule will be played between Oct. 24 and Nov. 9; full fixture list below):

Lionel Messi posted a Decision Day hat trick against Nashville SC to win the 2025 Golden Boot and help Inter Miami secure home-field advantage for the postseason. Messi scored 29 goals in his second MLS season to become the first Inter Miami player to win the award.

Columbus Crew jumped to the Eastern Conference's seventh seed going into the MLS Cup playoffs with a win over New York Red Bulls.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will face Nashville SC in round one of the MLS Cup Playoffs after just crushing them 5-2 on the final day of the regular season

San Diego FC topped the Western Conference with 63 points after a Decision Day win over the Portland Timbers, which pushed them past Vancovuer Whitecaps FC for the top spot. They will hold home advantage in the playoffs until MLS Cup final, should they advance to that point.

Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros bring on MLS Season Pass analyst Gio Savarese to preview the end of the MLS season and what to expect from Decision Day. Then, they’re joined by former MLS and USMNT goalkeeper Nick Rimando,

Both goals came in the first half of a night that didn’t matter for the Union in the standings, since they'd wrapped up the Supporters’ Shield for the league’s best record with a game to spare.

Eastern Conference Decision Day games will all begin at 6 p.m. ET, while Western Conference matchups wrap up the season at 9 p.m. ET. However, New York City FC will host Seattle Sounders FC in a cross-conference clash during the Eastern Conference window, making for some potentially intriguing scoreboard-watching hours for the Rave Green.