Seattle Sounders may have been the stronger team last season, but so far their league campaign has gotten off to a rocky start, which LA Galaxy will be looking to take advantage of.
The poor performances in front of goal could prove to be a problem for the hosts, and this is why they may find themselves still without a point on the table after Saturday.
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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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 50.81%. A draw had a probability of 25.5% and a win for Los Angeles Galaxy had a probability of 23.74%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.62%) and 2-1 (9.4%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.07%), while for a Los Angeles Galaxy win it was 0-1 (7.76%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Seattle Sounders would win this match.
