Colorado Rapids SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul | Portland Timbers | H | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Jul | FC Dallas | H | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Jul | St. Louis City | A | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Jun | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Jun | Orlando City SC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 04 Jun | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul | Colorado Rapids SC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 02 Jul | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 25 Jun | New York City FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Jun | Chicago Fire FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 18 Jun | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Jun | FC Dallas | H | 1–0 | 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)
H2H (16 games)
63%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
32%
Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
Colorado Rapids SC this season
6%
Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
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' Welcome to Dick's Sporting Goods Park that hosts another battle between Colorado Rapids SC and Portland Timbers.
- 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 10' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' USA international William Yarbrough has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 25' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their 5-3-2 trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact 4-3-3.
- 40' Sam Nicholson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 275 appearances.
- 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cristhian Paredes, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 65' Lalas Abubakar is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
- 70' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
- 80' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 85' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 90' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a 5-3-2 today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's 4-3-3 shape.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
Colorado Rapids SC Lineups
5-3-2Starting XI
- 20
- 21
- 12
- 2
- 4
- 28
- 23
- 6
- 5
- 22
- 77
Bench
- 91
- 33
- 29
- 27
- 15
- 1
- 14
- 34
- 31
Portland Timbers Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1
- 21
- 22
- 44
- 15
- 5
- 13
- 7
- 99
- 29
- 57
Bench
- 10
- 11
- 31
- 9
- 30
- 14
- 16
- 92
- 39
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
2023-07-13
Colorado Rapids SC
0–0
Portland Timbers
D
2023-07-09
Colorado Rapids SC
2–1
FC Dallas
W
2023-07-02
St. Louis City
2–0
Colorado Rapids SC
L
2023-06-25
Colorado Rapids SC
0–0
Los Angeles Galaxy
D
2023-06-10
Orlando City SC
2–0
Colorado Rapids SC
L
2023-06-04
Colorado Rapids SC
0–0
San Jose Earthquakes
D
Portland Timbers Form
2023-07-13
Colorado Rapids SC
0–0
Portland Timbers
D
2023-07-02
Minnesota United FC
4–1
Portland Timbers
L
2023-06-25
Portland Timbers
1–1
New York City FC
D
2023-06-22
Portland Timbers
1–2
Chicago Fire FC
L
2023-06-18
San Jose Earthquakes
0–0
Portland Timbers
D
2023-06-12
Portland Timbers
1–0
FC Dallas
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.55
Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06
Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
74%
Draw or Portland Timbers
53%
Colorado Rapids SC or Portland Timbers
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC
| Handicap | Colorado Rapids SC covers | Push | Portland Timbers covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 14% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 22% | 53% |
| -0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +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
35%
✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
22%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

