Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer | Gameweek 45

Nov 4, 2021 at 2.30am UK

Rio Tinto Stadium

Salt Lake
1 - 3
Portland

Rusnak (88' pen.)
Ruiz (36')

FT(HT: 0-3)

Blanco (17', 45'), Herrera (38' og.)
Tuiloma (82'), Bravo (87')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Real Salt Lake and Portland Timbers, 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 Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 58.96%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 19.77%.

The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.22%) and 1-0 (9.18%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.88%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 1-2 (5.32%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood.

Result
Real Salt Lake	Draw	Portland Timbers
58.96%	21.27%	19.77%

Both teams to score 57.09%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

59.58%

40.41%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

37.21%

62.79%

Real Salt Lake Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.59%

13.4%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

59.65%

40.34%

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.93%

34.07%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.24%

70.76%

Score Analysis

Real Salt Lake 58.96%

Portland Timbers 19.77%

Draw 21.27%

Real Salt Lake	Draw	Portland Timbers
2-1 @ 9.93% 2-0 @ 9.22% 1-0 @ 9.18% 3-1 @ 6.65% 3-0 @ 6.18% 3-2 @ 3.58% 4-1 @ 3.34% 4-0 @ 3.1% 4-2 @ 1.8% 5-1 @ 1.34% 5-0 @ 1.25% Other @ 3.38% Total : 58.96%	1-1 @ 9.88% 2-2 @ 5.35% 0-0 @ 4.57% 3-3 @ 1.29% Other @ 0.19% Total : 21.27%	1-2 @ 5.32% 0-1 @ 4.92% 0-2 @ 2.65% 2-3 @ 1.92% 1-3 @ 1.91% 0-3 @ 0.95% Other @ 2.11% Total : 19.77%

How you voted: Salt Lake vs Portland

Real Salt Lake

16.1%

Draw

41.9%

Portland Timbers