Major League Soccer

May 8, 2022 at 12am UK

Red Bull Arena

NY Red Bulls
1 - 1
Portland

Long (67')
Casseres Jr (90+2')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Niezgoda (53')
Williamson (46')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between New York Red Bulls and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

New York Red Bulls

Last Six:

Last Game: NY Red Bulls 4-1 DC United
Sunday, May 29 at 12am in Major League Soccer

Next Game: Charlotte FC vs. NY Red Bulls
Saturday, June 11 at 8pm in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Philadelphia Union	14	9	25
2	New York Red Bulls	14	7	23
3	CF Montreal	14	4	23

We said: New York Red Bulls 2-1 Portland Timbers

The Timbers are not as bad as their record may indicate, but they always seem to allow one too many quality scoring opportunities in their own third of the field. New York do not create a ton of chances in front of goal, but when they do, they have usually been able to make them count. 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 New York Red Bulls win with a probability of 56.42%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 19.07%.

The most likely scoreline for a New York Red Bulls win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.27%) and 2-1 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.52%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (7.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood.

Result
New York Red Bulls	Draw	Portland Timbers
56.42%	24.51%	19.07%

Both teams to score 45.84%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.19%

54.81%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.89%

76.11%

New York Red Bulls Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.67%

19.33%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.9%

51.1%

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

56.83%

43.17%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.56%

79.43%

Score Analysis

New York Red Bulls 56.41%

Portland Timbers 19.07%

Draw 24.51%

New York Red Bulls	Draw	Portland Timbers
1-0 @ 13.71% 2-0 @ 11.27% 2-1 @ 9.47% 3-0 @ 6.17% 3-1 @ 5.19% 4-0 @ 2.54% 3-2 @ 2.18% 4-1 @ 2.13% Other @ 3.76% Total : 56.41%	1-1 @ 11.52% 0-0 @ 8.35% 2-2 @ 3.98% Other @ 0.67% Total : 24.51%	0-1 @ 7.01% 1-2 @ 4.84% 0-2 @ 2.94% 1-3 @ 1.36% 2-3 @ 1.11% Other @ 1.81% Total : 19.07%