Portland Timbers arrive in this Leagues Cup group game on the back of three wins in five, scoring 12 goals across that run. Club Tijuana, by contrast, have scored in only 2 of their last 5 matches and conceded in 3 of 5, looking toothless in both Leagues Cup outings - a 0-1 and a 0-2 defeat. Portland carry three injury absences but their offensive output remains exceptional.
The model puts Portland's win probability at 96%, with a combined home-win-or-draw figure of 100%. Tijuana scored just 4 goals in 5 matches, going under 2.5 in 4 of those 5. Portland hit over 2.5 in all 5 of their recent games, averaging 2.4 goals per match conceded. The DNB price on Portland sits at 1.45-1.48 across books.
DNB Portland is the call at 1.48. The 96% model probability versus a ~67% implied probability at that price represents clear value. Alt: Over 2.5 goals at 1.55, driven by Portland's perfect over record and Tijuana's defensive fragility.
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Form · last five
Goals per game · last five
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