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 65.52%. A draw had a probability of 20.1% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 14.35%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.44%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.57%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (4.67%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.