

Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Portland Timbers mixed, FC Dallas mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.




MLS plays in two conferences, so positions restart in each table.
Portland Timbers take a form score of 6.1 out of 10 into this MLS fixture, against 6.5 for FC Dallas. Portland Timbers have 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5, while FC Dallas have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Portland Timbers average 1.6 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game, FC Dallas 1.5 and 1.0. Portland Timbers have kept a clean sheet in 20% of their matches this season, FC Dallas in 40%. In their last 10 meetings Portland Timbers have won 1, drawn 5 and lost 4. Portland Timbers sit 7th in their conference on 46 points, FC Dallas 2nd in theirs on 58.
Form, head-to-head and season statistics are free to read. The model's predictions for this fixture are in the cards above.
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