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 Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 62.57%. A draw had a probability of 20.9% and a win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 16.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.83%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.93%), while for a Houston Dynamo win it was 0-1 (4.97%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sporting Kansas City would win this match.