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 FC win with a probability of 52.13%. A win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 24.13% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.72%) and 2-0 (8.83%). The likeliest Sporting Kansas City win was 0-1 (6.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.22%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood.