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 43.86%. A win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 31.51% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.88%) and 0-2 (7%). The likeliest Vancouver Whitecaps win was 2-1 (7.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.54%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.