We said: Seattle Sounders 2-0 Austin FC
Seattle Sounders will be one of the favourites to finish top of the Western Conference this season, so picking up points early in the new campaign is going to be crucial.
With the home advantage and a stronger squad, Seattle should have enough quality to claim three points comfortably.
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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 46.05%. A win for Austin FC had a probability of 29.76% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.83%) and 2-0 (7.27%). The likeliest Austin FC win was 1-2 (7.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.29%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.