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Major League Soccer
May 5, 2024 at 12.30am UK
Bank of America Stadium
Portland Timbers

Charlotte FC
2 - 0
Portland

Petkovic (56'), Copetti (82+1')
Tavares (35+5'), Dejaegere (40+3'), Bronico (83'), Privett (87+5'), Diani (89')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Paredes (17'), Williamson (27')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Charlotte FC and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: NY City 2-1 Charlotte FC
Sunday, April 28 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Los Angeles 3-2 Portland
Sunday, April 28 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Charlotte FC 2-1 Portland Timbers

Both Charlotte and Portland Timbers have struggled in recent outings and this weekend's clash represents a perfect opportunity for the teams to return to winning ways. We are tipping the home side to come out on top, albeit by only a narrow margin. Read more.

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 Charlotte FC win with a probability of 51.01%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 25.23% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Charlotte FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.66%) and 2-0 (8.45%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 0-1 (6.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.19%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Charlotte FC would win this match.

Result
Charlotte FCDrawPortland Timbers
51.01% (-0.997 -1) 23.76% (0.296 0.3) 25.23% (0.701 0.7)
Both teams to score 56.02% (-0.236 -0.24)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.72% (-0.661 -0.66)45.28% (0.661 0.66)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.38% (-0.637 -0.64)67.62% (0.637 0.64)
Charlotte FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.21% (-0.61799999999999 -0.62)17.79% (0.62 0.62)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.5% (-1.079 -1.08)48.5% (1.079 1.08)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.15% (0.22499999999999 0.22)31.85% (-0.224 -0.22)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.71% (0.254 0.25)68.29% (-0.253 -0.25)
Score Analysis
    Charlotte FC 51.01%
    Portland Timbers 25.23%
    Draw 23.76%
Charlotte FCDrawPortland Timbers
1-0 @ 9.78% (0.079000000000001 0.08)
2-1 @ 9.66% (-0.058 -0.06)
2-0 @ 8.45% (-0.103 -0.1)
3-1 @ 5.56% (-0.149 -0.15)
3-0 @ 4.86% (-0.161 -0.16)
3-2 @ 3.18% (-0.065 -0.07)
4-1 @ 2.4% (-0.114 -0.11)
4-0 @ 2.1% (-0.114 -0.11)
4-2 @ 1.37% (-0.057 -0.06)
Other @ 3.64%
Total : 51.01%
1-1 @ 11.19% (0.16 0.16)
0-0 @ 5.67% (0.159 0.16)
2-2 @ 5.53%
3-3 @ 1.21% (-0.017 -0.02)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 23.76%
0-1 @ 6.48% (0.22 0.22)
1-2 @ 6.4% (0.13 0.13)
0-2 @ 3.71% (0.148 0.15)
1-3 @ 2.44% (0.064 0.06)
2-3 @ 2.11% (0.013 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.41% (0.065 0.07)
Other @ 2.67%
Total : 25.23%

How you voted: Charlotte FC vs Portland

Charlotte FC
76.9%
Draw
15.4%
Portland Timbers
7.7%
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2FC CincinnatiCincinnati127321510524
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls125522018220
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6New York City FCNY City125251414017
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC125251313017
8Columbus Crew113621311215
9Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia113532119214
10Atlanta UnitedAtlanta113351614212
11Orlando City113351420-612
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3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy125522319420
4Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver115331813518
5Los Angeles FCLos Angeles125342219318
6Colorado RapidsColorado125342018218
7Houston DynamoHouston115241111017
8St Louis City113711815316
9Austin FCAustin124441515016
10Seattle SoundersSeattle123451514113
11Sporting Kansas CityKansas122551921-211
12Dallas113261216-411
13Portland TimbersPortland122462125-410
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