Coverage of the Major League Soccer clash between Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC.
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 Los Angeles FC win with a probability of 47.52%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 28.98% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.25%) and 0-2 (7.16%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 2-1 (7.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.8%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Los Angeles FC would win this match.
