All season long, Dallas have got by because of solid defensive play, but the Sounders can play that game just as well, if not better, and we believe the overall quality of the Rave Green will enable them to capture this opening encounter.
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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 56.83%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Dallas had a probability of 19.46%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.77%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.25%), while for a Dallas win it was 0-1 (6.53%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Seattle Sounders would win this match.