| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 32 | 6 | 50 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 5 | 41 |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 32 | -4 | 38 |
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Dallas | 32 | 11 | 50 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 31 | 3 | 45 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 31 | 3 | 43 |
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 Columbus Crew win with a probability of 61.32%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 17.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.65%) and 2-1 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.14%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (5.18%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.
| Result | ||
| Columbus Crew | Draw | Portland Timbers |
| 61.32% ( | 21.38% ( | 17.31% ( |
| Both teams to score 52.07% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 55.18% ( | 44.82% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 32.82% ( | 67.18% ( |
| Columbus Crew Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 85.89% ( | 14.11% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 58.26% ( | 41.75% ( |
| Portland Timbers Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 60.63% ( | 39.37% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 23.93% ( | 76.07% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Columbus Crew | Draw | Portland Timbers |
| 1-0 @ 10.87% ( 2-0 @ 10.65% ( 2-1 @ 9.93% ( 3-0 @ 6.95% ( 3-1 @ 6.48% ( 4-0 @ 3.4% ( 4-1 @ 3.17% ( 3-2 @ 3.02% ( 4-2 @ 1.48% ( 5-0 @ 1.33% ( 5-1 @ 1.24% ( Other @ 2.77% Total : 61.31% | 1-1 @ 10.14% ( 0-0 @ 5.56% ( 2-2 @ 4.63% ( 3-3 @ 0.94% ( Other @ 0.12% Total : 21.38% | 0-1 @ 5.18% ( 1-2 @ 4.73% ( 0-2 @ 2.41% ( 1-3 @ 1.47% ( 2-3 @ 1.44% ( Other @ 2.08% Total : 17.31% |