We said: Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 Real Salt Lake
The Galaxy make it a little too easy for opposing teams to get clear-cut scoring opportunities, but they can counteract that with a strong attacking force that we believe is superior to RSL.
It might not be pretty, but the kind of individual quality on the LA side should be enough to book their place into the postseason.
Read more.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 63.71%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 16.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.54%) and 1-0 (8.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.99%), while for a Real Salt Lake win it was 1-2 (4.65%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 9% likelihood.