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 St Louis City win with a probability of 48.41%. A win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 28.42% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a St Louis City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.02%) and 2-0 (7.15%). The likeliest Sporting Kansas City win was 1-2 (6.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.57%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that St Louis City would win this match.