Colorado Rapids SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Colorado Rapids SC

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Portland Timbers

Sun 24 Oct 2021 · 01:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 67' Dairon Asprilla

Y 68' Dairon Asprilla

Y 81' George Fochive

Jack Price 90' Y

Overview

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Colorado Rapids SC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Colorado Rapids SC 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-24 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers 2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-11-05 Portland Timbers 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-07-14 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-03-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–3 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	2–0	W
21 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
17 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
10 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	3–1	W
04 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–3	L
30 Sep	Austin FC	H	3–0	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
21 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–3	L
17 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
03 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–0	W
30 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–1	W
26 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	6–1	W

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Portland Timbers
#26	Position	#28
16	Points	14
15	Played	14
5 / 1 / 9	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 8
25	Scored	22
24	Conceded	28
+1	GD	-6
1.07	PPG	1.00
33%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/4

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Dick's Sporting Goods Park will turn into a battlefield for Colorado Rapids SC and Portland Timbers.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robin Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
25' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Danny Wilson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
35' Portland Timbers 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.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
47' What a strike from Dominique Badji! The score is 1-0.
52' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
57' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
62' Dairon Asprilla gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Santiago Moreno and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Diego Rubio has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 63 minutes.
65' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Michael Barrios on, Dominique Badji off on 65 minutes.
67' Portland Timbers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
68' Dairon Asprilla has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
70' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Kellyn Acosta trudges off to be replaced by Steven Beitashour on 70 minutes.
71' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Diego Rubio trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis on 71 minutes.
76' The crowd applauds Larrys Mabiala as he leaves the pitch. Jose Van Rankin steps in for Portland Timbers.
81' Portland Timbers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
86' Nicolas Mezquida gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Cole Bassett and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 87 minute. Mark-Anthony Kaye leaves to be changed by Andre Shinyashiki.
89' Jaroslaw Niezgoda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pablo Bonilla on 89 minute.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jack Price.
The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Diego Rubio ↓ Jonathan Lewis 71'
8
Dominique Badji ↓ Michael Barrios 65'
5
Auston Trusty
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Andre Shinyashiki 87'
19
Jack Price
4
Danny Wilson
23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Steven Beitashour 70'
26
Cole Bassett ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 86'
6
Lalas Abubakar
52
Braian Galvan
22
William Yarbrough

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara
21
Diego Chara
8
Diego Valeri ↓ Marvin Loria 76'
33
Larrys Mabiala ↓ Jose Van Rankin 76'
25
Bill Tuiloma
12
Steve Clark
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora
28
Pablo Bonilla ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 89'
40
Renzo Jose Zambrano ↓ George Fochive 76'
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Dairon Asprilla 62'

Bench

2
Jose Van Rankin ↑ 76'
27
Dairon Asprilla ↑ 62'
10
Sebastian Blanco
44
Marvin Loria ↑ 76'
31
Aljaz Ivacic
98
Blake Bodily
85
Zac McGraw
20
George Fochive ↑ 76'
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↑ 89'

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Antony	5
Diego Valeri	4
Sebastian Blanco	3
Diego Rubio	3
Samuel Armenteros	2
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	2
Diego Valeri	2
Felipe Mora	2

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-10-24 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2021-10-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-10-10 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-09-30 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Austin FC W

Portland Timbers Form

2021-10-24 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2021-10-21 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-10-17 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-10-03 Portland Timbers 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2021-09-30 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-09-26 Portland Timbers 6–1 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.14 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.2 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC58% Draw22% Portland Timbers20%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

80%

Draw or Portland Timbers

42%

Colorado Rapids SC or Portland Timbers

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC42% Draw40% Portland Timbers18%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.7%

3 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

5.3%

0 – 0

3 – 2

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	22%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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