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 49.96%. A win for Orlando City had a probability of 25.71% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.57%) and 2-0 (8.53%). The likeliest Orlando City win was 0-1 (6.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.52%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood.