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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 63.5%. A draw had a probability of 21.1% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 15.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.65%) and 2-1 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.03%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 0-1 (5.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.