Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer | Gameweek 5

May 3, 2021 at 2am UK

CenturyLink Field

Seattle
3 - 0
LA Galaxy

Ruidiaz (20', 90+4'), Smith (23')

FT(HT: 2-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Major League Soccer clash between Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy, 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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 65.97%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Los Angeles Galaxy had a probability of 15.26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.8%) and 1-0 (8.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.65%), while for a Los Angeles Galaxy win it was 1-2 (4.31%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Seattle Sounders would win this match.

Result
Seattle Sounders	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
65.97%	18.78%	15.26%

Both teams to score 56.51%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

63.27%

36.73%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

41.1%

58.9%

Seattle Sounders Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

89.62%

10.38%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

66.11%

33.89%

Los Angeles Galaxy Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.06%

36.94%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.27%

73.73%

Score Analysis

Seattle Sounders 65.97%

Los Angeles Galaxy 15.26%

Draw 18.78%

Seattle Sounders	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
2-0 @ 9.84% 2-1 @ 9.8% 1-0 @ 8.69% 3-0 @ 7.43% 3-1 @ 7.4% 4-0 @ 4.21% 4-1 @ 4.19% 3-2 @ 3.68% 4-2 @ 2.09% 5-0 @ 1.91% 5-1 @ 1.9% 5-2 @ 0.95% Other @ 3.89% Total : 65.97%	1-1 @ 8.65% 2-2 @ 4.88% 0-0 @ 3.83% 3-3 @ 1.22% Other @ 0.19% Total : 18.78%	1-2 @ 4.31% 0-1 @ 3.82% 0-2 @ 1.9% 2-3 @ 1.62% 1-3 @ 1.43% Other @ 2.18% Total : 15.26%