The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Houston Dynamo 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 Houston Dynamo win with a probability of 44.22%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 30.68% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.12%) and 2-0 (7.36%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 0-1 (7.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.86%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Houston Dynamo | Draw | Portland Timbers |
| 44.22% | 25.1% | 30.68% |
| Both teams to score 55.72% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
