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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 49.65%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 27.29% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.22%) and 2-0 (7.42%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 1-2 (6.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.55%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.