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 55.65%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 20.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.31%) and 2-1 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.31%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 0-1 (6.58%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood.