Saturday's contest will be the first meeting between the two sides since August 2020, and with both sides enjoying encouraging starts to the MLS season, we think that neither team will want to risk losing the encounter.
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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 Orlando City win with a probability of 40.08%. A win for Los Angeles FC had a probability of 35.22% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Orlando City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.24%) and 2-0 (6.21%). The likeliest Los Angeles FC win was 1-2 (8.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.52%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 1% likelihood.
