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 Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 58.96%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 19.77%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.22%) and 1-0 (9.18%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.88%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 1-2 (5.32%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood.