We said: New York City FC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City
NYCFC can do no wrong at the moment, and they have been relentless on the press, making other teams pay for their giveaways.
Sporting are a wounded animal right now, which the Boys in Blue should be able to take advantage of as New York have not shown any mercy when smelling blood.
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 New York City FC win with a probability of 71.45%. A draw had a probability of 16.6% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 11.91%.
The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.46%) and 3-0 (8.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.68%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 1-2 (3.49%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood.