Colorado Rapids SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Thu 13 Jul 2023 · 01:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

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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

2023-07-13 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Portland Timbers 2022-06-26 Portland Timbers 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

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

Portland Timbers

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Colorado Rapids SC and Portland Timbers.
5' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dario Zuparic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Franck Boli suffering a number of foals already.
30' USA international William Yarbrough has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' 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.
40' Eric Miller has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
45' Colorado Rapids SC have won 418 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
50' Danny Wilson, a Scotland , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
65' Victor Griffith needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 50% of all matches.
75' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
85' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Antony	5
Diego Valeri	4
Diego Rubio	3
Sebastian Blanco	3
Jonathan Lewis	2
Samuel Armenteros	2
Kevin Kelsy	2
Samuel Armenteros	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

1.44 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC44% Draw28% Portland Timbers28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

73%

Draw or Portland Timbers

56%

Colorado Rapids SC or Portland Timbers

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC31% Draw48% Portland Timbers21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

10.4%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

0 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.8%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

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