Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC have had contrasting campaigns so far, with the Wizards seating rock bottom in the Conference table. Cherundolo's men have won four of their last five games and we are backing them to see off the floundering hosts and strengthen their lead at the top of the pile.
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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 Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 38.99%. A win for Los Angeles FC had a probability of 36.22% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.17%) and 2-0 (6.04%). The likeliest Los Angeles FC win was 1-2 (8.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.57%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Los Angeles FC would win this match.