Major League Soccer

Feb 25, 2024 at 3.30am UK

Providence Park

Portland
4 - 1
Colorado

Williamson (9'), Antony (14', 29'), Vines (45+5' og.)
Paredes (45'), Miller (49')

FT(HT: 4-0)

Harris (55')
Bombito (45+3'), Maxso (59'), Mihailovic (74')

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 1-3 Houston
Sunday, October 22 at 2am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Colorado Rapids

All competitions

Last Game: Colorado 0-1 Salt Lake
Sunday, October 22 at 2am 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 Portland Timbers win with a probability of 49.32%. A win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 27.74% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.94%) and 2-0 (7.22%). The likeliest Colorado Rapids win was 1-2 (6.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.42%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.6% 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
49.32% ( -0.73)	22.93% ( 0.17)	27.74% ( 0.56)

Both teams to score 61.23% (

-0.12)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.56% (

-0.37)

39.44% (

0.37)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.21% (

-0.39)

61.79% (

0.39)

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.77% (

-0.39)

16.23% (

0.4)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

54.25% (

-0.73)

45.75% (

0.73)

Colorado Rapids Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.1% (

0.2)

26.9% (

-0.2)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.78% (

0.26)

62.22% (

-0.26)

Score Analysis

Portland Timbers 49.32%

Colorado Rapids 27.74%

Draw 22.93%

Portland Timbers	Draw	Colorado Rapids
2-1 @ 9.48% ( -0.04) 1-0 @ 7.94% ( 0.03) 2-0 @ 7.22% ( -0.07) 3-1 @ 5.74% ( -0.1) 3-0 @ 4.37% ( -0.1) 3-2 @ 3.77% ( -0.04) 4-1 @ 2.61% ( -0.08) 4-0 @ 1.99% ( -0.08) 4-2 @ 1.71% ( -0.04) 5-1 @ 0.95% ( -0.04) Other @ 3.54% Total : 49.32%	1-1 @ 10.42% ( 0.1) 2-2 @ 6.22% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 4.37% ( 0.08) 3-3 @ 1.65% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.27% Total : 22.93%	1-2 @ 6.84% ( 0.1) 0-1 @ 5.73% ( 0.13) 0-2 @ 3.76% ( 0.11) 1-3 @ 3% ( 0.06) 2-3 @ 2.72% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 1.65% ( 0.06) 1-4 @ 0.98% ( 0.03) Other @ 3.05% Total : 27.74%