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MLS: The Audi Player Index experiment – Week 33 results

By Chris Cammarota

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JULY 14: Referee Robert Sibiga red cards Los Angeles Galaxy defender Ashley Cole (3) during a match between the New England Revolution and the Los Angeles Galaxy on July 14, 2018, at Gillette Stadium in Foxbvorough, Massachusetts. The Galaxy defeated the Revolution 3-2. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - JULY 14: Referee Robert Sibiga red cards Los Angeles Galaxy defender Ashley Cole (3) during a match between the New England Revolution and the Los Angeles Galaxy on July 14, 2018, at Gillette Stadium in Foxbvorough, Massachusetts. The Galaxy defeated the Revolution 3-2. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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I attempted to use the Audi Player Index to predict the winners of MLS Week 33 — or was it 34? That was the first sign of trouble. See what else went wrong

In my previous post, I attempted to leverage the Audi Player Index (API) to predict the Week 34 MLS winners.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t ‘Week 34’ it was Week 33. That should have been your first warning sign I had no idea what I was talking about.

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Maybe the API can save my reputation.

Week 34
Houston at LAFC (Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Houston up by one going into the rain delay had me concerned, that quickly faded as the match progressed, however.

Houston Dynamo vs. Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC)

Prediction: LAFC to win

Result: LAFC 4-2 win

Record: 1-0

Week 34
Tim Howard (Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images) /

The universe was against Minnesota United the entire game; math can’t trump destiny. It’s that simple.

Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United FC

Prediction: Minnesota to win

Result: Colorado won 2-0

Record: 1-1

Week 34
FC Dallas vs DC United (Photo by Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

If you would have asked me which game I had the least confidence in predicting correctly, it was this one, and the game followed suit.

FC Dallas vs. DC United

Prediction: D.C. United to win

Result: D.C. United won 1-0

Record: 2-1

Week 34
New England Revolution vs. Orlando City SC (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

This might have been some type of tester bias, I think that’s a real thing. My New England Revolution have been horrible lately, it could have affected my objectivity. They disappointed me once again.

Orlando City SC vs. New England Revolution

Prediction: Orlando City SC to win

Result: New England Revolution won 2-0

Record: 2-2

That’s a .500 accuracy rate, you might as well throw darts blindfolded. My hypothesis is falling apart, although, I’m certain I can prove this is an anomaly. If anyone is interested, I’ll save it for another post.

Either way, this is not over, we need a larger sample size. I’m not going to draw a conclusion until the season is over.  Now, where are the real  Week 34 matches? And my lab coat.

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