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 Los Angeles Galaxy win with a probability of 40.93%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 35.64% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.84%) and 2-0 (5.66%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 1-2 (8.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.47%). The actual scoreline of 3-6 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.