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Atlanta United FC vs Portland Timbers, 2026

MLS · 2026
Atlanta United FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 9 Dec 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

4
1
1
Atlanta United FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-09 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers 2018-06-24 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Portland Timbers H 2–0 W
30 Nov New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
25 Nov New York Red Bulls H 3–0 W
11 Nov New York City FC H 3–1 W
05 Nov New York City FC A 1–0 W
28 Oct Toronto FC A 1–4 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Atlanta United FC A 0–2 L
30 Nov Sporting Kansas City A 3–2 W
26 Nov Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D
09 Nov Seattle Sounders FC A 2–3 L
04 Nov Seattle Sounders FC H 2–1 W
01 Nov FC Dallas A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC Portland Timbers
#13 Position #22
33 Points 46
34 Played 34
9 / 6 / 19 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
43 Scored 62
60 Conceded 61
-17 GD +1
0.97 PPG 1.35
26% Win % 38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Atlanta United FC are 13th (33 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
5/6
31-45
4/7
46-60
5/12
61-75
6/8
76+
7/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A
Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Atlanta United FC to score. At the same time, Portland Timbers does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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 Jeremy Ebobisse suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Atlanta United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Atlanta United FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alvas Powell made 307 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Josef Martinez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' Jeff Larentowicz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' Atlanta United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 85' Leandro Gonzalez Pirez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 90' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josef Martinez 4
Dairon Asprilla 2
Santiago Moreno 2
Thiago Almada 2
Tega Ikoba 1
Julian Gressel 1
Aleksei Miranchuk 1
Franco Escobar 1

Head to Head

2018-12-09 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers 2018-06-24 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Portland Timbers

Atlanta United FC Form

2018-12-09 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2018-11-30 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2018-11-25 Atlanta United FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls W 2018-11-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 New York City FC W 2018-11-05 New York City FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W 2018-10-28 Toronto FC 4–1 Atlanta United FC L

Portland Timbers Form

2018-12-09 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2018-11-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Portland Timbers W 2018-11-26 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-11-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2018-11-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-11-01 FC Dallas 1–2 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.85 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC50% Draw24% Portland Timbers26%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Portland Timbers
50%
Atlanta United FC or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC35% Draw42% Portland Timbers23%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.