Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer | Gameweek 1

Feb 26, 2022 at 8.30pm UK

Banc of California Stadium

Los Angeles
3 - 0
Colorado

Vela (29' pen., 35', 50')
Crepeau (58'), Fall (58'), Cifuentes (81'), Arango (90')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Lewis (5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Los Angeles FC win with a probability of 49.52%. A win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 26.56% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.49%) and 2-0 (8.08%). The likeliest Colorado Rapids win was 1-2 (6.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.23%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Los Angeles FC would win this match.

Result
Los Angeles FC	Draw	Colorado Rapids
49.52%	23.92%	26.56%

Both teams to score 56.76%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.11%

44.89%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.75%

67.25%

Los Angeles FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.79%

18.22%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

50.77%

49.23%

Colorado Rapids Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.4%

30.6%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.17%

66.84%

Score Analysis

Los Angeles FC 49.52%

Colorado Rapids 26.56%

Draw 23.91%

Los Angeles FC	Draw	Colorado Rapids
2-1 @ 9.57% 1-0 @ 9.49% 2-0 @ 8.08% 3-1 @ 5.43% 3-0 @ 4.59% 3-2 @ 3.22% 4-1 @ 2.31% 4-0 @ 1.95% 4-2 @ 1.37% Other @ 3.51% Total : 49.52%	1-1 @ 11.23% 2-2 @ 5.67% 0-0 @ 5.57% 3-3 @ 1.27% Other @ 0.17% Total : 23.91%	1-2 @ 6.66% 0-1 @ 6.6% 0-2 @ 3.91% 1-3 @ 2.63% 2-3 @ 2.24% 0-3 @ 1.54% Other @ 2.99% Total : 26.56%