We said: Los Angeles Galaxy 4-1 San Diego
While many expansion sides have had early success in the past, there are many questions about who can be that number nine in San Diego, and they may be in for a hard lesson on Sunday.
Even without Puig at their disposal, the Galaxy have plenty of talent to call upon, and we expect them to make a strong early statement.
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 Los Angeles Galaxy win with a probability of 92.78%. A draw had a probability of 4.8% and a win for San Diego had a probability of 2.37%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 4-0 with a probability of 8.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 5-0 (7.56%) and 3-0 (7.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (1.83%), while for a San Diego win it was 1-2 (0.74%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood.