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 Los Angeles Galaxy win with a probability of 57.45%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 21.92% and a draw had a probability of 20.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.71%) and 1-0 (7.25%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 1-2 (5.68%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.07%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6% likelihood.