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 51.21%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 26.55% and a draw had a probability of 22.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.47%) and 2-0 (7.16%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 1-2 (6.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.92%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood.
