The last two meetings between the sides have finished level, and although both teams will be chasing consecutive victories, we think the respective head coaches will have to be content with a point from Saturday's encounter.
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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 Colorado Rapids win with a probability of 52.75%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 22.68%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.73%) and 2-1 (9.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.68%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 0-1 (7.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Colorado Rapids would win this match.