We said: Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Los Angeles FC
Sporting are catching LAFC at a good time as the reigning MLS Cup champs are still getting over their CCL defeat and have not got much time to rest ahead of this match.
While Cherundolo has plenty of dependable attacking players, the best one, Bouanga, is unlikely to see the field, and the international window should enable the home team to face a weaker squad.
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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 Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 45.78%. A win for Los Angeles FC had a probability of 29.52% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.27%) and 2-0 (7.53%). The likeliest Los Angeles FC win was 0-1 (7.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.64%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.