We said: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Minnesota United
The stakes will be high when Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United lock horns on Wednesday and we anticipate a cagey affair at the America First Field. While Ramsay's men head into the tie as the more in-form side, home advantage gives Real Salt Lake a slight edge and we predict that they will return to winning ways, albeit by a slender margin.
Read more.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 Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 64.1%. A draw had a probability of 18.3% and a win for Minnesota United had a probability of 17.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.81%) and 3-1 (7.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.79%), while for a Minnesota United win it was 1-2 (4.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.