We said: Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Nashville SC
Two teams that could do with a win to properly kick start their season, Sporting KC will be keen to use home advantage to get their noses out in front.
However, Nashville have shown in previous seasons they can be difficult to beat, and a score draw looks the most likely scenario in this fixture.
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 Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 52.83%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Nashville SC had a probability of 21.95%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.23%) and 2-1 (9.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.92%), while for a Nashville SC win it was 0-1 (7.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.