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 54.41%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 22.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.82%) and 2-0 (9.23%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.96%), while for a Real Salt Lake win it was 0-1 (6.12%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.