Austin have made it far too easy for opposing teams to attack them throughout the campaign, as their centre-backs have often been manhandled, and without Driussi, they are lacking creativity and quality when in possession.
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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 65.64%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Austin FC had a probability of 14.57%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.75%) and 2-1 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.39%), while for an Austin FC win it was 0-1 (4.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.