Colorado Rapids SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Colorado Rapids SC

2 – 0

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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 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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	#23
22	Points	24
18	Played	18
7 / 1 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 8
27	Scored	33
25	Conceded	33
+2	GD	+0
1.22	PPG	1.33
39%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 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

3/4

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Colorado Rapids SC launch into their encounter with Portland Timbers.
5' George Fochive, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' A quiet spell here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steve Clark is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
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' Diego Valeri is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 100% of all matches.
47' What composure from Dominique Badji! The Senegal international strokes it home. 1-0.
52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 275 games and scored 396 goals.
62' Dairon Asprilla is replacing Santiago Moreno for the Portland Timbers side.
63' Against the run of play, Diego Rubio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
65' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Michael Barrios on, Dominique Badji off on 65 minutes.
67' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Dairon Asprilla gets a Yellow card.
68' The referee has no hesitation. Dairon Asprilla is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 68.
70' Steven Beitashour is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kellyn Acosta at the 70 minute mark.
71' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Diego Rubio by Jonathan Lewis on 71 minute.
76' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Larrys Mabiala is replaced by Jose Van Rankin.
81' Poor challenge from George Fochive. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
86' Cole Bassett makes way for Nicolas Mezquida at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
87' Andre Shinyashiki gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye and will look to change the dynamic.
89' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Pablo Bonilla departs to be replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
90' Jack Price picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
2-0 the final result. Portland Timbers will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Felipe Mora	2
Jonathan Lewis	2
Samuel Armenteros	2
Kevin Kelsy	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

1 / 4

1.96 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC55% Draw23% Portland Timbers22%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

78%

Draw or Portland Timbers

45%

Colorado Rapids SC or Portland Timbers

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC39% Draw42% Portland Timbers19%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.7%

3 – 0

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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