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 Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 48.01%. A win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 27.74% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.46%) and 2-0 (7.86%). The likeliest Colorado Rapids win was 0-1 (6.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Real Salt Lake would win this match.