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 60.13%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 19.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.85%) and 1-0 (8.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.36%), while for a Real Salt Lake win it was 1-2 (5.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Seattle Sounders in this match.