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 68.41%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for FC Cincinnati had a probability of 12.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a DC United win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.16%) and 2-1 (9.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.98%), while for a FC Cincinnati win it was 0-1 (4.16%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that DC United would win this match.