The hosts should come into this match full of confidence and are on the hunt for a third successive win. Espinoza is a real talisman for San Jose this season and he may well be a driving force in a rare win for the Earthquakes over Houston.
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 San Jose Earthquakes win with a probability of 57.59%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 20.67%.
The most likely scoreline for a San Jose Earthquakes win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.31%) and 2-0 (9.11%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.12%), while for a Houston Dynamo win it was 1-2 (5.51%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for San Jose Earthquakes in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for San Jose Earthquakes.
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