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Portland Timbers
Major League Soccer
Sep 24, 2023 at 3.30am UK
Providence Park
Colorado Rapids

Portland
3 - 2
Colorado

Antony (19'), Moreno (30'), Mora (71')
Caliskan (24'), Mora (40'), Bravo (48'), Zuparic (64'), Boli (90+6')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Rubio (31'), Gutman (43')
Leyva (45+3'), Rubio (70'), Diaz Espinoza (90')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Portland 2-1 Earthquakes
Thursday, September 21 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Colorado 1-2 Seattle
Thursday, September 21 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Portland Timbers 3-1 Colorado Rapids

Colorado Rapids have been abysmal away from home all-season long, and it is hard to see them coming away from this one with a positive result. We are tipping Portland Timbers to run out comfortable winners come the end of the 90 minutes.

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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 Portland Timbers win with a probability of 60.91%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 17.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.17%) and 2-1 (9.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10%), while for a Colorado Rapids win it was 0-1 (5.02%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Portland Timbers would win this match.

Result
Portland TimbersDrawColorado Rapids
60.91% (0.0020000000000024 0) 21.19% (-0.00099999999999767 -0) 17.9% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Both teams to score 53.87% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.98% (0.010000000000005 0.01)43.01% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.58% (0.009999999999998 0.01)65.41% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.34% (0.0040000000000049 0)13.65% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.16% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)40.84% (-0.0059999999999931 -0.01)
Colorado Rapids Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.39% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)37.6% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.61% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)74.38% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Score Analysis
    Portland Timbers 60.89%
    Colorado Rapids 17.9%
    Draw 21.19%
Portland TimbersDrawColorado Rapids
1-0 @ 10.22%
2-0 @ 10.17% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.96%
3-0 @ 6.76%
3-1 @ 6.61% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-0 @ 3.36%
4-1 @ 3.29% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 3.23% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1.61%
5-0 @ 1.34%
5-1 @ 1.31% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 3.05%
Total : 60.89%
1-1 @ 10% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-0 @ 5.13% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-2 @ 4.87% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-3 @ 1.05%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 21.19%
0-1 @ 5.02% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
1-2 @ 4.89% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-2 @ 2.46%
1-3 @ 1.59%
2-3 @ 1.59%
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 17.9%

How you voted: Portland vs Colorado

Portland Timbers
100%
Draw
0.0%
Colorado Rapids
0.0%
10
Head to Head
Jul 13, 2023 2am
Colorado
0-0
Portland
Abubakar (65')
Chara (69'), Griffith (76'), Boli (78')
Jun 26, 2022 3.30am
May 1, 2022 2am
Nov 25, 2021 9.30pm
Colorado
0-1
Portland
Mabiala (90')
Zuparic (45'), Mora (90+8')
Asprilla (90+4')
Oct 24, 2021 2am
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