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 Vancouver Whitecaps win with a probability of 50.64%. A draw had a probability of 25.5% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 23.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.58%) and 2-1 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.09%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (7.79%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood.