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 46.47%. A win for Seattle Sounders had a probability of 29.47% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.76%) and 2-0 (7.29%). The likeliest Seattle Sounders win was 1-2 (7.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.2%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood.