While their optimism may be high, the expectations for Charlotte are considerably low.
Expect DC United to stroll to a comfortable victory in their season opener, with Charlotte likely to need some time to organise themselves.
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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 DC United win with a probability of 80.47%. A draw had a probability of 12.9% and a win for Charlotte Independence had a probability of 6.66%.
The most likely scoreline for a DC United win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.3%) and 1-0 (9.08%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.1%), while for a Charlotte Independence win it was 0-1 (2.23%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-0 win for DC United in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for DC United.