Coverage of the Major League Soccer clash between Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps.
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 61.59%. A draw had a probability of 20.1% and a win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 18.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.08%) and 1-0 (8.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.19%), while for a Vancouver Whitecaps win it was 1-2 (5%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portland Timbers would win this match.
