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 Colorado Rapids win with a probability of 47.71%. A win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 27.94% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.44%) and 2-0 (7.84%). The likeliest Houston Dynamo win was 0-1 (6.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.46%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood.