We said: Real Salt Lake 1-1 San Diego
With each team having already posted a win, there will be an element of confidence with both sides. On that note, we are going to sit on the fence and predict a hard-fought draw, a result that will not be negatively received by either head coach at this stage of the season.
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 Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 91.79%. A draw had a probability of 6% and a win for San Diego had a probability of 2.17%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 3-0 with a probability of 12.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (11.61%) and 2-0 (10.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (2.86%), while for a San Diego win it was 0-1 (0.78%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.