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 59.77%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 19.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.44%) and 1-0 (7.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.15%), while for a Vancouver Whitecaps win it was 1-2 (5.31%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Real Salt Lake in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Real Salt Lake.