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 Portland Timbers win with a probability of 46.58%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 29.57% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.48%) and 2-0 (7.17%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 1-2 (7.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.04%). The actual scoreline of 6-1 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portland Timbers would win this match.