Originally Posted by
SoccMan2
I don’t mind the best of three format it actually favours the teams that have done better in the regular season . In a one game format anything can happen in one game and a team with a poor regular season has a better chance of upsetting a top team , I mean it’s soccer a low scoring game where even one goal can win games . In a best out of three is harder for the low ranked to to upset and so it should be . Even a two game total goal series , the top ranked team plays the first game away lose that game and you may be up against it in the return game at home . Moreover , worse yet you lose the away game 4 or 3 nothing or even by more and it almost makes that return game almost meaningless, yes teams have come back from 3 to 4 game deficits but how often do they ? So you buy a ticket to that return game knowing that your team needs a miracle to win. In a best of three no matter if you were blown out that first game you are still in it because of it not being total goals and there being a third game if you win that home game even by a one goal.