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 New York City FC win with a probability of 47.34%. A win for Inter Miami had a probability of 28.52% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.11%) and 0-2 (7.59%). The likeliest Inter Miami win was 2-1 (7.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that New York City FC would win this match.