We said: FC Cincinnati 2-1 Los Angeles FC
Buoyed by their cup triumph, Los Angeles FC will return to league action with renewed confidence as they look to finish the regular season on a high. However, Cincinnati are in hot pursuit of Inter Miami in the West and given their impressive home form of late, we fancy the Orange and Blue to grab a narrow victory this weekend.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Cincinnati win with a probability of 50.44%. A win for Los Angeles FC had a probability of 26.68% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Cincinnati win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.21%) and 2-0 (7.51%). The likeliest Los Angeles FC win was 1-2 (6.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.46%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood.