The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Colorado Rapids and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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 Colorado Rapids win with a probability of 62.99%. A draw had a probability of 20.9% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 16.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.12%) and 2-1 (9.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.95%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (5.01%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Colorado Rapids would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Colorado Rapids | Draw | Portland Timbers |
| 62.99% | 20.95% | 16.06% |
| Both teams to score 50.82% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
