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 41.51%. A win for Seattle Sounders had a probability of 32.31% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.74%) and 2-0 (7.24%). The likeliest Seattle Sounders win was 0-1 (8.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.44%). The actual scoreline of 2-6 was predicted with a 0% likelihood.