We said: Houston Dynamo 0-2 Minnesota United
Buoyed by their win over the Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo will head into the weekend with renewed belief as they look to move into the playoffs places. However, they face the stern test of facing a Minnesota side who are unbeaten in six stinger games across all competitions.
Looking at the difference in form and recent results between the sides, we are backing the Loons to pick up where they dropped off last time out and claim all three points in this one.
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 Houston Dynamo win with a probability of 42.27%. A win for Minnesota United had a probability of 31.67% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.83%) and 2-0 (7.37%). The likeliest Minnesota United win was 0-1 (8.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.39%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Minnesota United would win this match.