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 San Jose Earthquakes win with a probability of 61.38%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for DC United had a probability of 18.22%.
The most likely scoreline for a San Jose Earthquakes win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.37%) and 1-0 (8.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.42%), while for a DC United win it was 1-2 (4.98%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that San Jose Earthquakes would win this match.