We said: Chicago Fire 1-1 Seattle Sounders
Given the differing form of the two sides, Sunday's game seems particularly tough to call, and we see a share of the spoils as the most likely outcome.
The visitors will be desperate to bounce back from consecutive defeats but take on a Chicago side with renewed confidence from their win last time out, and we anticipate the points being shared as a result.
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 Chicago Fire win with a probability of 48.5%. A draw had a probability of 27.1% and a win for Seattle Sounders had a probability of 24.37%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chicago Fire win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.74%) and 2-1 (8.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.61%), while for a Seattle Sounders win it was 0-1 (8.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Chicago Fire in this match.