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Major League Soccer
Aug 31, 2023 at 3.30am UK
Providence Park
Real Salt Lake

Portland
2 - 1
Salt Lake

Moreno (13'), Mora (64')
Chara (34'), Asprilla (90+3'), Bingham (90+5')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Arango (83')
Mastroeni (35'), Ojeda (45+1'), Vera (86')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Portland 2-3 Vancouver
Sunday, August 27 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Salt Lake 0-3 Houston
Sunday, August 27 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Portland Timbers 1-2 Real Salt Lake

Both teams will be low on confidence following their recent poor run of results, but Real Salt Lake tend to perform well on their travels, and we think that they will get the better of Portland on Wednesday to claim a narrow victory.

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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 55.31%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 22.17%.

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 1-0 (9.57%) and 2-0 (8.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.54%), while for a Real Salt Lake win it was 1-2 (5.82%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Portland Timbers in this match.

Result
Portland TimbersDrawReal Salt Lake
55.31% (0.0090000000000003 0.01) 22.52%22.17% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Both teams to score 56.51% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.07% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)42.93% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.67% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)65.33% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.59% (0.0010000000000048 0)15.41%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.78% (0.0010000000000048 0)44.22% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Real Salt Lake Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.8% (-0.012 -0.01)33.2% (0.011000000000003 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.19% (-0.012 -0.01)69.81% (0.010999999999996 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Portland Timbers 55.31%
    Real Salt Lake 22.17%
    Draw 22.52%
Portland TimbersDrawReal Salt Lake
2-1 @ 9.87%
1-0 @ 9.57% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-0 @ 8.95% (0.0029999999999983 0)
3-1 @ 6.15%
3-0 @ 5.58% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 3.39% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-1 @ 2.88%
4-0 @ 2.61% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1.59%
5-1 @ 1.08%
5-0 @ 0.98%
Other @ 2.68%
Total : 55.31%
1-1 @ 10.54%
2-2 @ 5.44% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-0 @ 5.12% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-3 @ 1.25% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 22.52%
1-2 @ 5.82% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-1 @ 5.64%
0-2 @ 3.11% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 2.14% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-3 @ 2% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 1.14%
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 22.17%

How you voted: Portland vs Salt Lake

Portland Timbers
12.5%
Draw
25.0%
Real Salt Lake
62.5%
8
Head to Head
May 18, 2023 4.12am
Salt Lake
0-0
Portland
Eneli (45+1')
Boli (72')
Oct 9, 2022 10pm
Dec 4, 2021 11.30pm
Portland
2-0
Salt Lake
Mora (5'), Moreno (61')
Moreno (61')

Herrera (58'), Ruiz (90+3')
Herrera (79')
Nov 4, 2021 2.30am
rhs 2.0
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2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd106221711620
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy125522319420
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5Los Angeles FCLos Angeles125342219318
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7Houston DynamoHouston115241111017
8St Louis City113711815316
9Austin FCAustin124441515016
10Seattle SoundersSeattle122551313011
11Sporting Kansas CityKansas122551921-211
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