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 41.91%. A win for Seattle Sounders had a probability of 33.42% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.52%) and 2-0 (6.58%). The likeliest Seattle Sounders win was 1-2 (7.8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.52%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.