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 56.92%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 20.38%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.89%) and 2-0 (9.84%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.75%), while for a Real Salt Lake win it was 0-1 (5.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.