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 Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 47.92%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 28.66% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.23%) and 2-0 (7.21%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 1-2 (7.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.75%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood.