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 Chicago Fire win with a probability of 46.67%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 29.16% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chicago Fire win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.96%) and 2-0 (7.42%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 1-2 (7.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.29%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood.