Both of these sides have made a similar start to the season, which is why this clash could be a close affair with nothing to split the two teams.
New England will be confident on home soil, but their visitors are expected to take the game to their hosts with a strong press which could be the key to Salt Lake getting on the scoresheet.
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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 New England Revolution win with a probability of 65.13%. A draw had a probability of 20.1% and a win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 14.74%.
The most likely scoreline for a New England Revolution win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.09%) and 2-1 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.56%), while for a Real Salt Lake win it was 0-1 (4.64%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood.
