Major League Soccer

Sep 15, 2024 at 2.30am UK

Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Colorado
2 - 1
Portland

Lewis (14', 14'), Navarro (71', 71')
Harris (65'), Harris (65')

FT(HT: 2-2)

Ayala (24', 24')
Chara (78'), Chara (78')

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.

Form, Standings, Stats

Colorado Rapids

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Dallas 2-3 Colorado
Sunday, September 1 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Portland Timbers

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Portland 1-0 Seattle
Sunday, September 1 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

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 54%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 23.45% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.02%) and 2-0 (8.44%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 1-2 (6.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.46%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Colorado Rapids in this match.

Result
Colorado Rapids	Draw	Portland Timbers
54% ( -0.01)	22.55% ( 0)	23.45% ( 0)

Both teams to score 58.11% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.41% (

-0.01)

41.59% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.01% (

-0.01)

63.99% (

0.01)

Colorado Rapids Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.62% (

-0.01)

15.38% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.83% (

-0.01)

44.17% (

0.01)

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.66% (

-0)

31.33% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.3% (

-0)

67.69% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Colorado Rapids 54%

Portland Timbers 23.45%

Draw 22.54%

Colorado Rapids	Draw	Portland Timbers
2-1 @ 9.8% 1-0 @ 9.02% ( 0) 2-0 @ 8.44% 3-1 @ 6.12% ( -0) 3-0 @ 5.27% ( -0) 3-2 @ 3.55% ( -0) 4-1 @ 2.86% ( -0) 4-0 @ 2.47% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.66% ( -0) 5-1 @ 1.07% ( -0) 5-0 @ 0.92% Other @ 2.81% Total : 54%	1-1 @ 10.46% 2-2 @ 5.69% 0-0 @ 4.82% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.37% Other @ 0.2% Total : 22.54%	1-2 @ 6.08% ( 0) 0-1 @ 5.59% ( 0) 0-2 @ 3.25% ( 0) 1-3 @ 2.35% 2-3 @ 2.2% 0-3 @ 1.26% Other @ 2.73% Total : 23.45%