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 Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 58.31%. A win for Los Angeles Galaxy had a probability of 21.31% and a draw had a probability of 20.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.77%) and 1-0 (7.19%). The likeliest Los Angeles Galaxy win was 1-2 (5.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.94%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.