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 Houston Dynamo win with a probability of 46.33%. A win for Los Angeles FC had a probability of 29.23% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.25%) and 2-0 (7.51%). The likeliest Los Angeles FC win was 1-2 (7.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.48%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.