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Major League Soccer
Sep 3, 2023 at 3.30am UK
CenturyLink Field
Portland Timbers

Seattle
2 - 2
Portland

Ruidiaz (9'), Chu (30')
Chu (30'), Paulo (76')
Chu (53')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Asprilla (67'), Evander (70')
Asprilla (68'), Blanco (81'), Zuparic (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Austin 1-2 Seattle
Thursday, August 31 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Portland 2-1 Salt Lake
Thursday, August 31 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Seattle Sounders 1-0 Portland Timbers

Even though the majority of their results against Portland lately have not gone their way, the Sounders appear to be trending upward, while the Timbers' inconsistent defensive efforts have us leaning towards the Rave Green finally getting the better of their Pacific Northwest rivals.

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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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 62.16%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 16.13%.

The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.57%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.32%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (5.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.

Result
Seattle SoundersDrawPortland Timbers
62.16% (-0.71400000000001 -0.71) 21.71% (0.126 0.13) 16.13% (0.587 0.59)
Both teams to score 48.57% (0.903 0.9)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.77% (0.523 0.52)48.23% (-0.523 -0.52)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.62% (0.477 0.48)70.38% (-0.47800000000001 -0.48)
Seattle Sounders Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.04% (-0.054000000000002 -0.05)14.96% (0.054 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.62% (-0.103 -0.1)43.38% (0.102 0.1)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.12% (1.098 1.1)42.88% (-1.096 -1.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.81% (0.916 0.92)79.19% (-0.916 -0.92)
Score Analysis
    Seattle Sounders 62.15%
    Portland Timbers 16.13%
    Draw 21.71%
Seattle SoundersDrawPortland Timbers
1-0 @ 12.18% (-0.29 -0.29)
2-0 @ 11.57% (-0.3 -0.3)
2-1 @ 9.8% (0.046999999999999 0.05)
3-0 @ 7.33% (-0.204 -0.2)
3-1 @ 6.21% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
4-0 @ 3.48% (-0.104 -0.1)
4-1 @ 2.95% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-2 @ 2.63% (0.086 0.09)
5-0 @ 1.32% (-0.042 -0.04)
4-2 @ 1.25% (0.038 0.04)
5-1 @ 1.12% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.31%
Total : 62.15%
1-1 @ 10.32% (0.07 0.07)
0-0 @ 6.42% (-0.14 -0.14)
2-2 @ 4.15% (0.143 0.14)
Other @ 0.82%
Total : 21.71%
0-1 @ 5.43% (0.047000000000001 0.05)
1-2 @ 4.37% (0.159 0.16)
0-2 @ 2.3% (0.088 0.09)
1-3 @ 1.23% (0.08 0.08)
2-3 @ 1.17% (0.074 0.07)
Other @ 1.63%
Total : 16.13%

Head to Head
Jun 3, 2023 9.30pm
Seattle
0-0
Portland
Ragen (90+2')
Chara (7'), Bravo (70'), Paredes (79')
Apr 16, 2023 3.30am
Jul 9, 2022 9.30pm
Seattle
0-3
Portland

Ragen (45+2'), Roldan (70'), Tolo (81')
Ragen (46')
Niezgoda (24'), Moreno (82' pen.), Paredes (85')
Williamson (6'), Chara (57'), Asprilla (85'), Chara (87')
Aug 30, 2021 3.30am
Gameweek 28
Seattle
0-2
Portland
Blanco (58'), Mora (90+5')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami16104238211734
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1510322314933
3New York City FCNY City158251916326
4Columbus Crew146622113824
5New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls146532521423
6Charlotte FCCharlotte FC156451413122
7Toronto157172424022
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia144642521418
9DC United154652125-418
10Nashville SCNashville143741720-316
11Orlando City144461522-716
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta143471717013
13CF MontrealMontreal143471731-1413
14Chicago Fire152581427-1311
15New England RevolutionNew England132110926-177

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1585230171329
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd137422417725
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy156722722525
4Los Angeles FCLos Angeles147342519624
5Austin FCAustin156542018223
6Colorado RapidsColorado156452726122
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver145452017319
8Houston DynamoHouston145361315-218
9Seattle SoundersSeattle154561818017
10Portland TimbersPortland154472830-216
11St Louis City143742022-216
12Dallas133461620-413
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas142572226-411
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1532102334-1111


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