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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 68.55%. A draw had a probability of 19% and a win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 12.49%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.48%) and 2-1 (9.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.02%), while for a Houston Dynamo win it was 0-1 (4.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Seattle Sounders in this match.
