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 Houston Dynamo win with a probability of 49.58%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 26.57% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.4%) and 2-0 (8.04%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 1-2 (6.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.18%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood.
