We said: San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 Houston Dynamo
All things considered, a draw will not benefit either side, leading us to believe that this will turn out to be an entertaining contest. Houston will be confident that they are capable of prevailing with maximum points, but we feel that the Earthquakes will extend their recent run with a victory of their own.
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 San Jose Earthquakes win with a probability of 62.97%. A draw had a probability of 20.1% and a win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 16.97%.
The most likely scoreline for a San Jose Earthquakes win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.85%) and 1-0 (9.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.34%), while for a Houston Dynamo win it was 1-2 (4.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood.