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 Dallas win with a probability of 49.19%. A win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 26.56% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dallas win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.54%) and 2-0 (8.22%). The likeliest Houston Dynamo win was 0-1 (6.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.44%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Dallas would win this match.