The Rapids have fought valiantly to get to this stage, but the Black and Gold rarely lose at home and have so many attacking options to call upon that we believe it will all be too much for Colorado to handle.
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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 Los Angeles FC win with a probability of 66.33%. A draw had a probability of 17.5% and a win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 16.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.85%) and 3-1 (7.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.39%), while for a Colorado Rapids win it was 1-2 (4.36%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Los Angeles FC would win this match.