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 Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 48.93%. A win for Los Angeles FC had a probability of 28.66% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.06%) and 2-0 (6.65%). The likeliest Los Angeles FC win was 1-2 (6.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.89%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Los Angeles FC would win this match.