Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer | Gameweek 8

May 17, 2021 at 2.30am UK

CenturyLink Field

Seattle
2 - 0
Los Angeles

Arreaga (57'), Smith (73')
Paulo (45'), Gomez Andrade (52')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Murillo (78')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Major League Soccer clash between Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles FC, 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 51.31%. A win for Los Angeles FC had a probability of 26.05% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.12%) and 2-0 (7.57%). The likeliest Los Angeles FC win was 1-2 (6.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.31%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Seattle Sounders would win this match.

Result
Seattle Sounders	Draw	Los Angeles FC
51.31%	22.63%	26.05%

Both teams to score 60.75%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.59%

39.4%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.25%

61.74%

Seattle Sounders Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.48%

15.51%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.57%

44.42%

Los Angeles FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.9%

28.09%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.24%

63.76%

Score Analysis

Seattle Sounders 51.31%

Los Angeles FC 26.05%

Draw 22.63%

Seattle Sounders	Draw	Los Angeles FC
2-1 @ 9.61% 1-0 @ 8.12% 2-0 @ 7.57% 3-1 @ 5.97% 3-0 @ 4.7% 3-2 @ 3.79% 4-1 @ 2.78% 4-0 @ 2.19% 4-2 @ 1.77% 5-1 @ 1.04% Other @ 3.79% Total : 51.31%	1-1 @ 10.31% 2-2 @ 6.1% 0-0 @ 4.36% 3-3 @ 1.6% Other @ 0.26% Total : 22.63%	1-2 @ 6.55% 0-1 @ 5.53% 0-2 @ 3.51% 1-3 @ 2.77% 2-3 @ 2.58% 0-3 @ 1.49% Other @ 3.61% Total : 26.05%

How you voted: Seattle vs Los Angeles

Seattle Sounders

90.0%

Draw

5.0%

Los Angeles FC