We said: FC Cincinnati 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps
A closely-fought contest between two evenly-matched teams is set to take place on Thursday, but Cincinnati will be regarded as the slight favourites considering Vancouver's poor away record this term.
The hosts have performed well against New York City FC, New England Revolution and New York Red Bulls in recent weeks despite only coming away with a point on each occasion, but we feel that they could claim a slender win this time around.
Read more.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 FC Cincinnati win with a probability of 53.7%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 22.59%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Cincinnati win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.76%) and 2-0 (9.4%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.25%), while for a Vancouver Whitecaps win it was 0-1 (6.49%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.