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 72.18%. A draw had a probability of 17.5% and a win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 10.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.58%) and 3-0 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.31%), while for a Vancouver Whitecaps win it was 0-1 (3.7%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sporting Kansas City would win this match.