Coverage of the Major League Soccer clash between Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake.
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 Galaxy win with a probability of 47.75%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 27.7% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.43%) and 2-0 (8%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 0-1 (7.14%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.6%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Los Angeles Galaxy in this match.