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 Vancouver Whitecaps win with a probability of 53.08%. A win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 23.81% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.57%) and 2-0 (8.63%). The likeliest Houston Dynamo win was 1-2 (6.14%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.84%). The actual scoreline of 3-4 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood.