We said: Los Angeles FC 3-2 Los Angeles Galaxy
As inconsistent as LAFC have been throughout the year, it is always easy for them to bring up their intensity when playing their biggest rivals.
For as much as the Galaxy have improved this season, they are still unstable on the back end, and we believe that could prove costly on Saturday.
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 Los Angeles FC win with a probability of 59.41%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Los Angeles Galaxy had a probability of 20.12%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.42%) and 1-0 (7.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.21%), while for a Los Angeles Galaxy win it was 1-2 (5.36%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Los Angeles FC in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Los Angeles FC.