There is something about BC Place that seems to bring out the best in these Whitecaps, who have used that turf to their advantage.
We anticipate they will be able to expose a side in Portland who have struggled to close down the opposition's space in the final third, conceding 14 efforts on target and five goals in two road encounters this season.
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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 Vancouver Whitecaps win with a probability of 50.64%. A draw had a probability of 25.5% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 23.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.58%) and 2-1 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.09%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (7.79%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood.
