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 FC win with a probability of 60.66%. A win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 19.79% and a draw had a probability of 19.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.77%) and 3-1 (7.23%). The likeliest Houston Dynamo win was 1-2 (5.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.44%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.