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 62.96%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for San Jose Earthquakes had a probability of 16.03%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.18%) and 2-1 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.99%), while for a San Jose Earthquakes win it was 0-1 (5.04%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.