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 Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 59.17%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 20%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.78%) and 1-0 (8.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.53%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 1-2 (5.36%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood.