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 Los Angeles Galaxy win with a probability of 57.15%. A win for Minnesota United had a probability of 22.96% and a draw had a probability of 19.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.96%) and 2-0 (6.63%). The likeliest Minnesota United win was 1-2 (5.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.15%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Los Angeles Galaxy in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Los Angeles Galaxy.