A well-rested Sounders squad will be eager to improve their form at home after dropping points in two of their last three outings.
Despite Portland making great strides in recent weeks, we expect Seattle to dictate the tempo of this game and take Portland out of their rhythm in the middle of the field, something the Rave Green have excelled at in recent fixtures.
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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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 60.97%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 16.96%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.29%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.49%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (5.61%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood.
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