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 Minnesota United win with a probability of 49.03%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 27.39% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Minnesota United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.81%) and 2-0 (7.66%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 1-2 (6.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.95%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.