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 Los Angeles Galaxy win with a probability of 45.28%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 32.1% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.51%) and 2-0 (5.94%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 1-2 (7.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.82%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.