Colorado Rapids SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Colorado Rapids SC

2 – 0

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sun 1 May 2022 · 01:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Max Alves 17' Y

Y 28' Larrys Mabiala

Y 28' Eryk Williamson

Y 29' Larrys Mabiala

Y 29' Eryk Williamson

Lalas Abubakar 38' Y

Diego Rubio 45' Y

Diego Rubio 63' R

Auston Trusty 66' Y

Y 66' Aljaz Ivacic

Y 73' Jose Van Rankin

William Yarbrough 90' Y

Overview

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

Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

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

Colorado Rapids SC 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-01 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Portland Timbers	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	Charlotte FC	H	0–0	D
17 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	1–3	L
10 Apr	FC Dallas	A	1–3	L
03 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	1–1	D
20 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
24 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	0–0	D
16 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D
10 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–2	W
03 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–3	L
27 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Portland Timbers
#27	Position	#22
43	Points	46
34	Played	34
12 / 7 / 15	W / D / L	13 / 7 / 14
47	Scored	62
50	Conceded	61
-3	GD	+1
1.26	PPG	1.35
35%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ 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)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Colorado Rapids SC and Portland Timbers has kicked off!
5' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
10' Portland Timbers have won 498 goals from 307 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
17' A moment of madness from Max Alves on 17 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
20' The Ghana Lalas Abubakar breaks the deadlock on 20 minutes. 1-0!
25' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
28' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 28.
29' Larrys Mabiala has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 29.
30' A stunning finish from Diego Rubio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
35' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
38' Poor challenge from Lalas Abubakar. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Ayala made 204 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Diego Rubio.
50' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
55' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Max Alves by Michael Barrios on 55 minute.
60' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Diego Rubio.
63' Santiago Moreno is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marvin Loria at the 63 minute mark.
66' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
71' The whistle greets Cristhian Paredes as he departs to be replaced by David Ayala.
73' The referee has no hesitation. Jose Van Rankin is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 73.
75' Drew Moor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lalas Abubakar at the 75 minute mark.
80' The supporters are chanting for Blake Bodily. He replaces Jose Van Rankin on 80 minute.
81' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Gyasi Zardes trudges off to be replaced by Nicolas Mezquida on 81 minutes.
86' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Steven Beitashour has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
90' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. William Yarbrough will be fuming at that decision.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Colorado Rapids SC 2-0 Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Bryan Acosta
11
Diego Rubio
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
33
Steven Beitashour ↓ Lucas Esteves 80'
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye
29
Gyasi Zardes ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 81'
6
Lalas Abubakar ↓ Drew Moor 75'
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Gustavo Vallecilla 75'
8
Max Alves ↓ Michael Barrios 55'

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
David Bingham
13
Dario Zuparic ↑ 63'
28
Pablo Bonilla
24
David Ayala ↑ 71'
98
Blake Bodily ↑ 80'
18
Zac McGraw ↑ 80'
30
Santiago Moreno ↑ 63'
17
Tega Ikoba

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

2022-05-01 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2022-04-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Charlotte FC D 2022-04-17 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-04-10 FC Dallas 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-04-03 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2022-03-20 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D

Portland Timbers Form

2022-05-01 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2022-04-24 Portland Timbers 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2022-04-16 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2022-04-10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Portland Timbers W 2022-04-03 Portland Timbers 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-03-27 Portland Timbers 1–1 Orlando City SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.63 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC51% Draw26% Portland Timbers23%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

77%

Draw or Portland Timbers

49%

Colorado Rapids SC or Portland Timbers

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC34% Draw46% Portland Timbers20%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

8.3%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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