We said: Real Salt Lake 1-2 Los Angeles FC
Salt Lake have failed to win their opening two matches, and we expect that to extend to three games this weekend against formidable opponents.
Los Angeles have reached the MLS Cup final in each of the last two seasons and will be expected to go close once again this time around, so we are predicting a narrow away victory.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 46.15%. A win for Los Angeles FC has a probability of 28.69% and a draw has a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win is 1-0 with a probability of 10.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (9.27%) and 2-0 (7.92%). The likeliest Los Angeles FC win is 0-1 (7.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (11.93%).