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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 63.44%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 15.04%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.16%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.2%), while for a Houston Dynamo win it was 0-1 (5.37%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Seattle Sounders in this match.