We said: Portland Timbers 2-2 Seattle Sounders
While Portland have been prolific in front of goal lately, the absence of Rodriguez and Mora are significant, leaving them needing to find goals from other avenues. However, given their recent home form and Seattle's short turnaround, we feel that the hosts will be able to claim at least a share of the spoils in this one.
Read more.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 48.16%. A win for Seattle Sounders had a probability of 29.19% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.2%) and 2-0 (6.65%). The likeliest Seattle Sounders win was 1-2 (7.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.06%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portland Timbers would win this match.