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 Vancouver Whitecaps win with a probability of 39.41%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 33.7% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.4%) and 2-0 (7.03%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 0-1 (9.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood.