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 49.57%. A win for Dallas had a probability of 26.87% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.97%) and 2-0 (7.82%). The likeliest Dallas win was 1-2 (6.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Seattle Sounders would win this match.