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 Orlando City win with a probability of 45.4%. A win for Toronto had a probability of 30.71% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Orlando City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.24%) and 2-0 (6.9%). The likeliest Toronto win was 1-2 (7.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.02%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Orlando City would win this match.