Portland Timbers v Columbus Crew
Final score 3 to 2
Expected goals 1.3 to 1.1
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What model version 2 would have said before kickoff, worked out afterward from the results known on Feb 21. It was not published before the match.
Win chances: Columbus favored. Portland win 35%, draw 25%, Columbus win 40%.
What model version 2 would have said before kickoff, worked out afterward from the results known on Feb 21. It was not published before the match. How the forecast works
Expected goals
| Portland | Columbus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Expected goals. What each side's chances were worth, in goals, from American Soccer Analysis. | 1.1 | ||
| 3 | Goals | 2 | ||
| 1.5 | Expected points. The points each side's chances were worth, on average. | 1.2 | ||
Table
| Position | Western Conference | Regular-season matches left to play. | Goal difference. Goals scored minus goals conceded. | Pts. | Chance of finishing in the top 9 of the conference and making the playoffs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | LA Galaxy | 1 | −6 | 44 | |
| 8 | Portland | 1 | −1 | 43 | |
| 9 | Colorado | 1 | −1 | 43 | |
| Position | Eastern Conference | Regular-season matches left to play. | Goal difference. Goals scored minus goals conceded. | Pts. | Chance of finishing in the top 9 of the conference and making the playoffs. |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 1 | −6 | 46 | |
| 8 | Columbus | 1 | +6 | 44 | |
| 9 | Orlando | 1 | −16 | 43 |
