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 45.09%. A win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 27.48% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.77%) and 2-1 (8.72%). The likeliest Sporting Kansas City win was 0-1 (9.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.85%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood.