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 Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 49.18%. A win for Seattle Sounders had a probability of 26.37% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.52%) and 2-0 (8.37%). The likeliest Seattle Sounders win was 0-1 (7.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.57%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Real Salt Lake would win this match.