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 53.89%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 22.83%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.8%) and 2-0 (9.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.99%), while for a Real Salt Lake win it was 0-1 (6.17%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood.