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Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Austin 1-2 Portland
Thursday, September 1 at 3.51am in Major League Soccer
Thursday, September 1 at 3.51am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 28 | 2 | 42 |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 29 | 1 | 39 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 27 | 3 | 38 |
Last Game: Philadelphia 4-1 Atlanta
Thursday, September 1 at 12am in Major League Soccer
Thursday, September 1 at 12am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 8 | Toronto | 29 | -5 | 34 |
| 9 | Atlanta United | 28 | -3 | 33 |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 29 | -10 | 32 |
We said: Portland Timbers 2-0 Atlanta United
Portland Timbers have got a lot more to play for in this particular game when it comes to what the points could mean, and that should be enough to motivate them to a victory. The hosts have the stronger of the two squads, and their form throughout the season would suggest they are capable of defeating Atlanta United comfortably. 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 49.35%. A win for Atlanta United had a probability of 27.45% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.34%) and 2-0 (7.45%). The likeliest Atlanta United win was 1-2 (6.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.66%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Portland Timbers in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Portland Timbers.
| Result | ||
| Portland Timbers | Draw | Atlanta United |
49.35% ( -0.12) | 23.2% ( -0.02) | 27.45% ( 0.14) |
| Both teams to score 60.04% ( 0.19) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
