Coverage of the Major League Soccer clash between Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps.
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 64.29%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 16.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.51%) and 1-0 (8.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.85%), while for a Vancouver Whitecaps win it was 1-2 (4.58%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Seattle Sounders would win this match.
