We said: Los Angeles FC 2-1 Real Salt Lake
RSL have never beaten LAFC away from home in the regular season, and Banc of California Stadium is where the home team have been at their best throughout the year.
Given the talent across the board for the Black and Gold, it seems unlikely they will be held in check much longer, especially knowing that the visitors have conceded multiple goals in eight of their 10 encounters against them.
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 Los Angeles FC win with a probability of 70.5%. A draw had a probability of 17.1% and a win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 12.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.55%) and 1-0 (8.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.91%), while for a Real Salt Lake win it was 1-2 (3.62%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Los Angeles FC in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Los Angeles FC.