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 Los Angeles Galaxy win with a probability of 55.08%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 24.71% and a draw had a probability of 20.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.75%) and 2-0 (6.24%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 1-2 (5.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.15%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.