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 Colorado Rapids win with a probability of 47.77%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 28.21% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.08%) and 2-0 (7.63%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 1-2 (6.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.23%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood.