The Red Bulls are on a roll at the moment, creating plenty of scoring opportunities, making those chances count while never appearing panicked at the back, and when you put that all together, it is difficult to envision them losing to a team who still lack attacking depth.
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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 New York Red Bulls win with a probability of 44.85%. A win for Minnesota United had a probability of 28.01% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a New York Red Bulls win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.79%) and 2-0 (8.57%). The likeliest Minnesota United win was 0-1 (9.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.78%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood.