The Sounders have had a lot to contend with this season, not to mention numerous injuries, but as much as they have had to overcome to remain in the playoff hunt, losing your top goalscorer (Ruidiaz), playmaker (Lodeiro) and three of the most versatile players in the league (the Roldans and Joao Paulo), seems like a hill which is too steep to climb.
America's loss is Cincinnati's gain, and we believe that Brandon Vazquez being snubbed by the US national team for these international friendlies will light a fire in their top goalscorer, who has shown that he can carry this team on his shoulders.
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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 64.48%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for FC Cincinnati had a probability of 15.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.99%) and 2-1 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.65%), while for a FC Cincinnati win it was 0-1 (4.72%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood.
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