We said: Orlando City 0-1 CF Montreal
These are two passive teams who like to take their time and build up play from the back, and though the creative depth of each side will be a question mark, Montreal have some proven individual quality which should be enough to help them collect all three points this weekend.
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 Orlando City win with a probability of 48.32%. A win for CF Montreal had a probability of 26.77% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Orlando City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.43%) and 2-0 (8.41%). The likeliest CF Montreal win was 0-1 (7.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.82%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Orlando City would win this match.