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 61.09%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 18.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.05%) and 1-0 (8.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.28%), while for a Vancouver Whitecaps win it was 1-2 (5.07%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2% likelihood.