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 44.84%. A win for Seattle Sounders had a probability of 30.75% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.83%) and 2-0 (7.11%). The likeliest Seattle Sounders win was 1-2 (7.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.
