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 Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 52.13%. A win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 25.34% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.24%) and 2-0 (7.74%). The likeliest Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-2 (6.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.28%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.