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 Colorado Rapids win with a probability of 36.66%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 36.55% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.08%) and 0-2 (6.38%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 1-0 (10.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.73%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.
