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Major League Soccer
May 5, 2024 at 12.30am UK
Bank of America Stadium
Portland Timbers

Charlotte FC
2 - 0
Portland

Petkovic (54'), Copetti (90+1')
Dejaegere (45+5'), Tavares (45+3'), Bronico (77'), Bronico (82'), Privett (82'), Diani (90+5')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Paredes (20'), Williamson (36')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Charlotte FC and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: NY City 2-1 Charlotte FC
Sunday, April 28 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Los Angeles 3-2 Portland
Sunday, April 28 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Charlotte FC 2-1 Portland Timbers

Both Charlotte and Portland Timbers have struggled in recent outings and this weekend's clash represents a perfect opportunity for the teams to return to winning ways. We are tipping the home side to come out on top, albeit by only a narrow margin. Read more.

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 Charlotte FC win with a probability of 51.01%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 25.23% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Charlotte FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.66%) and 2-0 (8.45%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 0-1 (6.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.19%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Charlotte FC would win this match.

Result
Charlotte FCDrawPortland Timbers
51.01% (-0.997 -1) 23.76% (0.296 0.3) 25.23% (0.701 0.7)
Both teams to score 56.02% (-0.236 -0.24)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.72% (-0.661 -0.66)45.28% (0.661 0.66)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.38% (-0.637 -0.64)67.62% (0.637 0.64)
Charlotte FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.21% (-0.61799999999999 -0.62)17.79% (0.62 0.62)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.5% (-1.079 -1.08)48.5% (1.079 1.08)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.15% (0.22499999999999 0.22)31.85% (-0.224 -0.22)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.71% (0.254 0.25)68.29% (-0.253 -0.25)
Score Analysis
    Charlotte FC 51.01%
    Portland Timbers 25.23%
    Draw 23.76%
Charlotte FCDrawPortland Timbers
1-0 @ 9.78% (0.079000000000001 0.08)
2-1 @ 9.66% (-0.058 -0.06)
2-0 @ 8.45% (-0.103 -0.1)
3-1 @ 5.56% (-0.149 -0.15)
3-0 @ 4.86% (-0.161 -0.16)
3-2 @ 3.18% (-0.065 -0.07)
4-1 @ 2.4% (-0.114 -0.11)
4-0 @ 2.1% (-0.114 -0.11)
4-2 @ 1.37% (-0.057 -0.06)
Other @ 3.64%
Total : 51.01%
1-1 @ 11.19% (0.16 0.16)
0-0 @ 5.67% (0.159 0.16)
2-2 @ 5.53%
3-3 @ 1.21% (-0.017 -0.02)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 23.76%
0-1 @ 6.48% (0.22 0.22)
1-2 @ 6.4% (0.13 0.13)
0-2 @ 3.71% (0.148 0.15)
1-3 @ 2.44% (0.064 0.06)
2-3 @ 2.11% (0.013 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.41% (0.065 0.07)
Other @ 2.67%
Total : 25.23%

How you voted: Charlotte FC vs Portland

Charlotte FC
Draw
Portland Timbers
Charlotte FC
76.9%
Draw
15.4%
Portland Timbers
7.7%
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia5401126612
2Charlotte FCCharlotte FC5311104610
3Inter MiamiInter Miami431094510
4Nashville SCNashville531183510
5Chicago Fire5311129310
6Columbus Crew52306339
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls52216428
8New York City FCNY City52216518
9Orlando City5212131127
10FC CincinnatiCincinnati521268-27
11DC United513179-26
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta512268-25
13New England RevolutionNew England401315-41
14Toronto5014612-61
15CF MontrealMontreal501429-71

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver5401105512
2Austin FCAustin53024319
3Los Angeles FCLos Angeles53026609
4St Louis City52214138
5Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd52217618
6Colorado RapidsColorado522167-18
7Dallas521278-17
8Portland TimbersPortland521267-17
9San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes52038806
10Real Salt LakeSalt Lake520359-46
11Seattle SoundersSeattle51227705
12Houston DynamoHouston502338-52
13Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy5023410-62
14Sporting Kansas CityKansas5014510-51
15San Diego FC00000000


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