We said: San Jose Earthquakes 3-2 Sporting Kansas City
If there is something that can be expected with these two teams going head to head it is goals, with each squad having proven their ability to find the back of the net, while they have also struggled to defend.
Sporting Kansas City come into the game with confidence after winning in midweek, but the hosts have had a stronger run as of late which should give them the edge here.
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 61.85%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 16.79%.
The most likely scoreline for a San Jose Earthquakes win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.95%) and 2-1 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.14%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 0-1 (5.2%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood.