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 42.16%. A win for Toronto had a probability of 33.11% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.65%) and 2-0 (6.67%). The likeliest Toronto win was 1-2 (7.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.58%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.