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 New York City FC win with a probability of 46.76%. A win for FC Cincinnati had a probability of 30.42% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.1%) and 2-0 (6.44%). The likeliest FC Cincinnati win was 1-2 (7.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.12%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that New York City FC would win this match.