We said: Houston Dynamo 2-1 Dallas
Looking at recent meetings between Houston Dynamo and Dallas, we anticipate another thrilling contest at the Shell Energy Stadium with plenty of goalmouth action. The spoils were shared when they faced off in pre-season two weeks back, but we are backing Olsen's men to come away with all three points in front of their home supporters, albeit by the odd goal.
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 Houston Dynamo win with a probability of 57.42%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Dallas had a probability of 20.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.49%) and 2-0 (9.2%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.22%), while for a Dallas win it was 1-2 (5.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.