We said: Minnesota United 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes
While Minnesota United have struggled for results in recent weeks, they head into Saturday's game unbeaten in nine of their last 10 MLS games against San Jose Earthquakes. We predict that Ramsay's men will find their feet this weekend against the Quakes, who have picked up just three points from a possible 36 since May 16.
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 Minnesota United win with a probability of 56.59%. A win for San Jose Earthquakes had a probability of 22.49% and a draw had a probability of 20.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Minnesota United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.69%) and 1-0 (7.36%). The likeliest San Jose Earthquakes win was 1-2 (5.8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.24%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Minnesota United would win this match.