Coverage of the Major League Soccer clash between San Jose Earthquakes 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 San Jose Earthquakes win with a probability of 53.15%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 24.29% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a San Jose Earthquakes win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.69%) and 2-0 (8.14%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 1-2 (6.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.4%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that San Jose Earthquakes would win this match.
