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Major League Soccer
FC Cincinnati
Major League Soccer
Apr 23, 2023 at 12.30am UK
Nippert Stadium
Portland Timbers

Cincinnati
2 - 1
Portland

Santos (34'), Vazquez (58')
Nwobodo (31'), Mosquera (84'), Angulo (90+7')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Asprilla (60')
Mabiala (20'), Asprilla (30'), Chara (72'), McGraw (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between FC Cincinnati and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

FC Cincinnati

All competitions
Last Game: St Louis City 5-1 Cincinnati
Sunday, April 16 at 3.49am in Major League Soccer

Portland Timbers

All competitions
Last Game: Portland 4-1 Seattle
Sunday, April 16 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: FC Cincinnati 2-1 Portland Timbers

 FC Cincinnati will be desperate to bounce back from last week's heavy defeat, and although the visitors will travel on a high, we back the Orange and Blue to bounce back to winning ways and continue their eye-catching start to the campaign.

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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 FC Cincinnati win with a probability of 59.23%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 19.03%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Cincinnati win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.95%) and 2-0 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.25%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (5.29%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for FC Cincinnati in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for FC Cincinnati.

Result
FC CincinnatiDrawPortland Timbers
59.23% (0.065000000000005 0.07) 21.73% (-0.023 -0.02) 19.03% (-0.044 -0.04)
Both teams to score 54.2% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.38% (0.036999999999999 0.04)43.62% (-0.038999999999994 -0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.99% (0.036000000000001 0.04)66.01% (-0.037999999999997 -0.04)
FC Cincinnati Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.63% (0.033000000000001 0.03)14.37% (-0.035 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.76% (0.064 0.06)42.24% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.29% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)36.7% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.51% (-0.023 -0.02)73.49% (0.02000000000001 0.02)
Score Analysis
    FC Cincinnati 59.23%
    Portland Timbers 19.03%
    Draw 21.73%
FC CincinnatiDrawPortland Timbers
1-0 @ 10.23%
2-1 @ 9.95%
2-0 @ 9.93% (0.0070000000000014 0.01)
3-1 @ 6.43% (0.008 0.01)
3-0 @ 6.42% (0.012 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.23% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 3.12% (0.008 0.01)
4-0 @ 3.11% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.56% (0.0030000000000001 0)
5-1 @ 1.21% (0.004 0)
5-0 @ 1.21% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.83%
Total : 59.23%
1-1 @ 10.25% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 5.27% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.99% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-3 @ 1.08%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 21.73%
0-1 @ 5.29% (-0.013 -0.01)
1-2 @ 5.14% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-2 @ 2.65% (-0.008 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.72% (-0.004 -0)
2-3 @ 1.67% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.58%
Total : 19.03%

How you voted: Cincinnati vs Portland

FC Cincinnati
71.4%
Draw
14.3%
Portland Timbers
14.3%
7
Head to Head
Aug 9, 2020 3.30am
gameweek 35
Portland
P-P
Cincinnati
Jul 29, 2020 3.30am
Portland
1-1
Cincinnati
 Portland win 3-2 on penalties
Mar 17, 2019 9pm
gameweek 4
Cincinnati
3-0
Portland
Waston (15'), Cruz (61'), Deplagne (63')
Waston (46'), Bertone (90')

Mabiala (45'), Melano (65')
Mabiala (70')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721
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