Major League Soccer

Dec 4, 2021 at 11.30pm UK

Providence Park

Portland
2 - 0
Salt Lake

Mora (5'), Moreno (61')
Moreno (61')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Herrera (58'), Ruiz (90+3')
Herrera (79')

The Match

Preview

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

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 53.8%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 24.03% and a draw had a probability of 22.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.28%) and 2-0 (7.97%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 1-2 (6.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portland Timbers would win this match.

Result
Portland Timbers	Draw	Real Salt Lake
53.8%	22.15%	24.03%

Both teams to score 60.22%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.88%

39.12%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.55%

61.44%

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.41%

14.58%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

57.34%

42.65%

Real Salt Lake Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.5%

29.49%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.49%

65.51%

Score Analysis

Portland Timbers 53.8%

Real Salt Lake 24.04%

Draw 22.15%

Portland Timbers	Draw	Real Salt Lake
2-1 @ 9.73% 1-0 @ 8.28% 2-0 @ 7.97% 3-1 @ 6.25% 3-0 @ 5.12% 3-2 @ 3.81% 4-1 @ 3.01% 4-0 @ 2.46% 4-2 @ 1.84% 5-1 @ 1.16% 5-0 @ 0.95% Other @ 3.22% Total : 53.8%	1-1 @ 10.11% 2-2 @ 5.94% 0-0 @ 4.3% 3-3 @ 1.55% Other @ 0.25% Total : 22.15%	1-2 @ 6.17% 0-1 @ 5.25% 0-2 @ 3.21% 1-3 @ 2.51% 2-3 @ 2.42% 0-3 @ 1.3% Other @ 3.17% Total : 24.04%

How you voted: Portland vs Salt Lake

Portland Timbers

48.4%

Draw

29.0%

Real Salt Lake

22.6%