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 51.29%. A win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 26.62% and a draw had a probability of 22.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.27%) and 2-0 (7.04%). The likeliest Colorado Rapids win was 1-2 (6.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.78%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.
