Traditionally these teams play each other tightly, and they both have elite goalkeepers who are in fine form right now, so we do not expect either side to find enough to overtake the other on Saturday.
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 Vancouver Whitecaps win with a probability of 55.91%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Minnesota United had a probability of 20.17%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.54%) and 2-1 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.36%), while for a Minnesota United win it was 0-1 (6.66%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Vancouver Whitecaps would win this match.
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