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 61.7%. A draw had a probability of 19.6% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 18.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.42%) and 1-0 (7.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.71%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 1-2 (5.04%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood.