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 York City FC win with a probability of 57.1%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for New York Red Bulls had a probability of 20.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.71%) and 2-0 (9.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.36%), while for a New York Red Bulls win it was 1-2 (5.53%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that New York City FC would win this match.