The last thing you want to hear if you support Kansas City is one of your leaders, Johnny Russell, publicly saying they do not know how to fix their issues, that alone has to be worrisome and it makes it difficult to imagine they can find a way through one of the top defensive units in MLS.
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 63.5%. A draw had a probability of 21.1% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 15.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.65%) and 2-1 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.03%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 0-1 (5.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.
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