FC Dallas vs Seattle Sounders FC
Our model puts a FC Dallas win at 51.1% in this MLS fixture — a moderate lean. Expected goals run 1.77 to 1.17.
What this probability has been worth
A number is worth what it has been worth. Across 1,849 predictions published before kick-off and scored against the result afterwards, the calls we priced between 45% and 55% came in 46% of the time — 565 fixtures in that band. The model claimed 49.5%, so the two are within 3.5 points of each other. In this range the stated probability has meant roughly what it says.
Evenly rated
There is almost nothing between these two on rating — 1521 against 1492, a gap of 29 points. Fixtures this evenly matched are where a model has least to say: the probabilities below are honest, but they are close to a coin weighted only slightly.
Seattle Sounders FC are on a run
Seattle Sounders FC arrive on 4 straight wins, part of 9 matches unbeaten. Form of that length moves our rating on its own, so it is already reflected in the numbers above rather than being an argument on top of them.