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 Colorado Rapids win with a probability of 38.55%. A win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 35.49% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.44%) and 2-0 (6.48%). The likeliest Sporting Kansas City win was 0-1 (9.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.33%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.