

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 New York City FC win with a probability of 54.69%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for San Jose Earthquakes had a probability of 22.46%.
The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.84%) and 2-0 (9.02%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.74%), while for a San Jose Earthquakes win it was 0-1 (5.87%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that New York City FC would win this match.
| Result | ||
| New York City FC | Draw | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 54.69% ( | 22.85% ( | 22.46% ( |
| Both teams to score 55.79% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 55.93% ( | 44.07% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 33.55% ( | 66.45% ( |
| New York City FC Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 83.98% ( | 16.02% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 54.65% ( | 45.35% ( |
| San Jose Earthquakes Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 66.43% ( | 33.57% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 29.78% ( | 70.22% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| New York City FC | Draw | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 1-0 @ 9.85% ( 2-1 @ 9.84% ( 2-0 @ 9.02% ( 3-1 @ 6.01% ( 3-0 @ 5.51% ( 3-2 @ 3.28% ( 4-1 @ 2.75% ( 4-0 @ 2.52% ( 4-2 @ 1.5% ( 5-1 @ 1.01% ( 5-0 @ 0.92% ( Other @ 2.47% Total : 54.69% | 1-1 @ 10.74% ( 0-0 @ 5.38% ( 2-2 @ 5.37% ( 3-3 @ 1.19% ( Other @ 0.16% Total : 22.84% | 0-1 @ 5.87% ( 1-2 @ 5.87% ( 0-2 @ 3.2% ( 1-3 @ 2.13% ( 2-3 @ 1.96% ( 0-3 @ 1.17% ( Other @ 2.27% Total : 22.46% |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Inter MiamiInter Miami | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | FC CincinnatiCincinnati | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | New York City FCNY City | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Toronto | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Charlotte FCCharlotte FC | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Nashville SCNashville | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | CF MontrealMontreal | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 19 |
| 11 | DC United | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Orlando City | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | Atlanta UnitedAtlanta | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 16 |
| 14 | Chicago Fire | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | New England RevolutionNew England | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -17 | 7 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Real Salt LakeSalt Lake | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 30 |
| 2 | Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Los Angeles FCLos Angeles | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Austin FCAustin | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Colorado RapidsColorado | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Houston DynamoHouston | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Portland TimbersPortland | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | St Louis City | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Seattle SoundersSeattle | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Dallas | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Sporting Kansas CityKansas | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 11 |
