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 Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 38.99%. A win for Los Angeles FC had a probability of 36.22% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.17%) and 2-0 (6.04%). The likeliest Los Angeles FC win was 1-2 (8.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.57%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Los Angeles FC would win this match.