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 Houston Dynamo win with a probability of 44.84%. A win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 32.15% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.94%) and 2-0 (6.14%). The likeliest Colorado Rapids win was 1-2 (7.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.