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 Colorado Rapids win with a probability of 61.16%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 17.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.99%) and 2-1 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.33%), while for a Houston Dynamo win it was 0-1 (5.4%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood.