The Whitecaps appear to have lost some of that confidence which made them such a formidable side down the stretch of last season, and finding a way through a revamped Black-and-Gold defence could be a challenge.
Your star players are paid to step up in the big moments, and those players have been huge for LA in the early going, while they have been non-existent for Vancouver.
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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 Los Angeles FC win with a probability of 68.9%. A draw had a probability of 18% and a win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 13.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.7%) and 1-0 (9.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.39%), while for a Vancouver Whitecaps win it was 1-2 (3.79%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Los Angeles FC would win this match.
