Coverage of the Major League Soccer clash between Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire.
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 Philadelphia Union win with a probability of 54.49%. A win for Chicago Fire had a probability of 22.93% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Philadelphia Union win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.28%) and 2-0 (8.67%). The likeliest Chicago Fire win was 1-2 (5.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.52%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Philadelphia Union in this match.
