Major League Soccer

Sep 24, 2023 at 3.30am UK

Providence Park

Portland
3 - 2
Colorado

Antony (19', 19'), Moreno (29', 30'), Mora (71', 71')
Caliskan (24'), Caliskan (24'), Mora (40'), Mora (40'), Bravo (48'), Bravo (48'), Zuparic (64'), Zuparic (64'), Boli (90+6'), Boli (90+6')

FT(HT: 4-4)

Rubio (31', 31'), Gutman (43', 43')
Leyva (45+3'), Leyva (45+3'), Rubio (70'), Rubio (70'), Diaz Espinoza (90'), Diaz Espinoza (90')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Portland Timbers

All competitions

Last Game: Portland 2-1 Earthquakes
Thursday, September 21 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Colorado Rapids

All competitions

Last Game: Colorado 1-2 Seattle
Thursday, September 21 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 60.91%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 17.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.17%) and 2-1 (9.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10%), while for a Colorado Rapids win it was 0-1 (5.02%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Portland Timbers would win this match.

Result
Portland Timbers	Draw	Colorado Rapids
60.91% ( 0)	21.19% ( -0)	17.9% ( 0)

Both teams to score 53.87% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

56.98% (

0.01)

43.01% (

-0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.58% (

0.01)

65.41% (

-0.01)

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.34% (

13.65% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

59.16% (

0.01)

40.84% (

-0.01)

Colorado Rapids Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.39% (

0.01)

37.6% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.61% (

0.01)

74.38% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Portland Timbers 60.89%

Colorado Rapids 17.9%

Draw 21.19%

Portland Timbers	Draw	Colorado Rapids
1-0 @ 10.22% 2-0 @ 10.17% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 9.96% 3-0 @ 6.76% 3-1 @ 6.61% ( 0) 4-0 @ 3.36% 4-1 @ 3.29% ( 0) 3-2 @ 3.23% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.61% 5-0 @ 1.34% 5-1 @ 1.31% ( 0) Other @ 3.05% Total : 60.89%	1-1 @ 10% ( -0) 0-0 @ 5.13% ( -0) 2-2 @ 4.87% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.05% Other @ 0.14% Total : 21.19%	0-1 @ 5.02% ( -0) 1-2 @ 4.89% ( 0) 0-2 @ 2.46% 1-3 @ 1.59% 2-3 @ 1.59% Other @ 2.35% Total : 17.9%