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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 61.87%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Dallas had a probability of 16.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.44%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.34%), while for a Dallas win it was 0-1 (5.45%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Seattle Sounders would win this match.