Atlanta United FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Atlanta United FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
- Atlanta United FC 11 games · 10 pts (2026/26)
- Portland Timbers 10 games · 10 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Mar Portland Timbers H 5–1 W 11 Mar Charlotte FC A 3–0 W 05 Mar Toronto FC H 1–1 D 26 Feb San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W 09 Oct New York City FC H 1–2 L 01 Oct New England Revolution A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–5 L 12 Mar St. Louis City H 1–2 L 04 Mar Los Angeles FC A 2–3 L 28 Feb Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W 09 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L 02 Oct Los Angeles FC H 1–2 L Season Stats
Atlanta United FC Portland Timbers #12 Position #28 10 Points 10 11 Played 10 3 / 1 / 7 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 6 12 Scored 13 18 Conceded 21 -6 GD -8 0.91 PPG 1.00 27% Win % 30% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history9% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season0% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this seasonAtlanta United FC are 12th (10 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (10 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Mercedes-Benz Stadium that hosts another battle between Atlanta United FC and Portland Timbers.
- 2' What a strike from Eryk Williamson! The score is 0-1.
- 7' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 265 games and scored 424 goals.
- 12' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Atlanta United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
- 25' What a strike from Caleb Wiley! The score is 1-1.
- 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nathan Fogaca, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' Diego Gutierrez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 45' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 50' Sensational shot from Thiago Almada. Atlanta United FC is back in the lead.
- 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brooks Lennon suffering a number of foals already.
- 58' Goal! Giorgos Giakoumakis scores his 60 goal in 127 matches.
- 59' GOAL! Giorgos Giakoumakis scores on 59.
- 61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Claudio Bravo on 61.
- 66' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
- 67' Eryk Williamson was booked on 67.
- 68' Zac McGraw was booked on 68.
- 69' The supporters are chanting for Marvin Loria. He replaces Santiago Moreno on 69 minute.
- 73' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Franco Ibarra is replaced by Santiago Sosa on 73 minute.
- 74' Goal! Luiz Araujo scores his 32 goal in 455 matches.
- 75' What a strike from Luiz Araujo! The score is 6-1.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Diego Gutierrez. He replaces Jaroslaw Niezgoda on 76 minute.
- 77' Ajani Fortune has so much to prove this time. He replaces Amar Sejdic on 77 minute.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Santiago Sosa.
- 82' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Juan Mosquera by Pablo Bonilla on 82 minute.
- 83' Goal! Tega Ikoba scores his 1 goal in 265 matches.
- 86' What a strike from Thiago Almada! The score is 7-2.
- 89' The whistle greets Miles Robinson as he departs to be replaced by Luis Abram.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Atlanta United FC players.
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Atlanta United FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 10
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Miles Robinson ↓ Luis Abram 89'
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Amar Sejdic ↓ Ajani Fortune 77'
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Franco Ibarra ↓ Santiago Sosa 73'
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Caleb Wiley ↓ Derrick Etienne 73'
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Bench- 31
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Derrick Etienne ↑ 73'
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Luis Abram ↑ 89'
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Santiago Sosa ↑ 73'
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Miguel Berry ↑ 77'
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Ajani Fortune ↑ 77'
Coach Gonzalo PinedaPortland Timbers
5-3-2Starting XI- 21
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Zac McGraw ↓ Tega Ikoba 76'
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30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Marvin Loria 69'
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Juan Mosquera ↓ Pablo Bonilla 82'
Bench- 1
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Marvin Loria ↑ 69'
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Pablo Bonilla ↑ 82'
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Justin Rasmussen ↑ 69'
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Diego Gutierrez ↑ 76'
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Tega Ikoba ↑ 76'
Coach Giovanni Savarese -
Head to Head
Atlanta United FC Form
2023-03-18 Atlanta United FC 5–1 Portland Timbers W 2023-03-11 Charlotte FC 0–3 Atlanta United FC W 2023-03-05 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2023-02-26 Atlanta United FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-10-09 Atlanta United FC 1–2 New York City FC L 2022-10-01 New England Revolution 2–1 Atlanta United FC LPortland Timbers Form
2023-03-18 Atlanta United FC 5–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-03-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 St. Louis City L 2023-03-04 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2022-10-02 Portland Timbers 1–2 Los Angeles FC L