Coverage of the Major League Soccer clash between Minnesota United 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 Minnesota United win with a probability of 45.97%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 30.89% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Minnesota United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.35%) and 2-0 (6.49%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 1-2 (7.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.38%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Minnesota United would win this match.
