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 Colorado Rapids win with a probability of 38.03%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 36.78% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.43%) and 0-2 (6.05%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 1-0 (8.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.86%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.
