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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 62.16%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 16.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.57%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.32%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (5.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.