We said: Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Seattle Sounders
It sounds like a broken record at this point, but it just feels like this is finally the end of the line for the Sounders in 2022, who seem to have let the weight of expectations get to them in this MLS campaign.
On the other side, SKC have been playing much looser and with more fluidity since their postseason aspirations ended, and we expect that will help them to another home victory on Sunday.
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 52.64%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Seattle Sounders had a probability of 23.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.71%) and 2-0 (9.23%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.39%), while for a Seattle Sounders win it was 0-1 (6.69%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sporting Kansas City in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Sporting Kansas City.