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 Colorado Rapids win with a probability of 47.63%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 28.01% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.43%) and 2-0 (7.83%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 0-1 (6.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood.