While Portland Timbers fared better in the playoffs last season, Orlando have enjoyed the stronger start to the new season and possess the quality to take all three points home.
With their wealth of attacking talent, we see the Lions outclassing their hosts at the weekend.
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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 Portland Timbers win with a probability of 54.29%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Orlando City had a probability of 21.02%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.45%) and 2-1 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.69%), while for a Orlando City win it was 0-1 (7.16%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood.
