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 New York Red Bulls win with a probability of 60.5%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for Toronto had a probability of 17.49%.

The most likely scoreline for a New York Red Bulls win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.94%) and 2-1 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.46%), while for a Toronto win it was 0-1 (5.55%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that New York Red Bulls would win this match.