Colorado Rapids SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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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 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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
#22	Position	#26
36	Points	32
27	Played	27
11 / 3 / 13	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
38	Scored	48
38	Conceded	51
+0	GD	-3
1.33	PPG	1.19
41%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/5

31-45

3/4

46-60

6/1

61-75

3/7

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

4/9

16-30

7/9

31-45

5/8

46-60

5/4

61-75

7/–

76+

10/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pablo Bonilla, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
47' A stunning finish from Dominique Badji — that came from absolutely nowhere!
52' Auston Trusty has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
57' 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.
62' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Santiago Moreno is replaced by Dairon Asprilla.
63' GOAL! Diego Rubio fires home to make it 2-0!
65' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Dominique Badji by Michael Barrios on 65 minute.
67' Dairon Asprilla has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
68' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Dairon Asprilla gets a Yellow card.
70' Steven Beitashour is replacing Kellyn Acosta for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
71' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Diego Rubio exits the field as Jonathan Lewis enters on 71.
76' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jose Van Rankin is hanging Larrys Mabiala on the field on 76 minute.
81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for George Fochive.
86' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Cole Bassett by Nicolas Mezquida on 86 minute.
87' Andre Shinyashiki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye on 87 minute.
89' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Pablo Bonilla is replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Jack Price argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

1.92 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC55% Draw24% Portland Timbers21%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

78%

Draw or Portland Timbers

45%

Colorado Rapids SC or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC38% Draw42% Portland Timbers20%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

0 – 0

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

3.2%

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.