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 73.75%. A draw had a probability of 16.2% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 10.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.96%) and 3-0 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.69%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 0-1 (3.18%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood.