Match prediction·USA: MLS·Thursday 23 Jul, 02:30 UTC

Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas

Bawler weighs each team's recent scoring and defending, then adjusts for home advantage and injuries to work out how this match is likely to go. This page shows the full chain — every number we used.

Why the model calls it this way

Over 1.5 Goals lands at 77% probability because Portland's home setup and Dallas's attacking intent combine for 2.95 total expected goals—enough to crack the under despite Dallas's marginal 6-point win edge.

📊 Win probability
32.2% home30.1% draw37.6% away
📈 xG chain — base → adjustments → final goal estimate
Portland TimbersstepFC Dallas
1.25Base xG · rolling 26-match1.63
× 1.13Home advantage · Home× 0.94
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.41Final goal estimate — what the model uses1.54

Portland Timbers average 5.1 corners per game at home this season (24 competitive matches). Dallas average 3.8 corners per game away from home this season (25 competitive matches).

🎯 Scoreline distribution · chance of each scoremodel estimate
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home windrawaway win
Most likely outcomes
Over 1.5 goals
77%
Over 3.5 goals
24%

Model probabilities for this fixture, ordered by likelihood. Estimates from rolling expected goals — not guarantees.

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Portland Timbers vs Dallas — Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between Portland Timbers and Dallas — the model's ledger starts at model launch, so no earlier fixtures between these two sides have been logged and settled yet.

The model's verdict for this fixture: Portland Timbers 32% · draw 30% · Dallas 38%.

Model probabilities are edge estimates for entertainment — not betting advice, and past performance does not guarantee future results. 18+.

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Model estimates from rolling expected goals — not guaranteed outcomes. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results.