D.C. United SC vs Portland Timbers, 2018

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MLS · 2018

D.C. United SC

4 – 1

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Portland Timbers

Thu 16 Aug 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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D.C. United SC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Mark Geiger
Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee C.J. Morgante
Referee Logan Brown

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

D.C. United SC 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-16 D.C. United SC 4–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
13 Aug	Orlando City SC	H	3–2	W
04 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–1	D
29 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W
26 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	0–1	L
21 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	1–4	L
12 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–2	L
05 Aug	Philadelphia Union	H	3–0	W
29 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
22 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–2	D
15 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

D.C. United SC		Portland Timbers
#11	Position	#26
30	Points	32
26	Played	27
6 / 12 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
34	Scored	48
42	Conceded	51
-8	GD	-3
1.15	PPG	1.19
23%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

5/4

31-45

2/6

46-60

5/5

61-75

3/6

76+

8/6

■ 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)

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	14 G
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! D.C. United SC welcome Portland Timbers for this crunch clash at .
5' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' D.C. United SC 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.
30' Dairon Asprilla has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' A quiet spell here at . D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' Andres Flores has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 299 appearances.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ben Olsen will be considering his options from the bench.
65' 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.
70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
75' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
85' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
90' 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 Paul Arriola suffering a number of foals already.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — D.C. United SC 4-1 Portland Timbers.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

11
Andy Polo ↓ Andres Flores 61'
99
Samuel Armenteros
2
Alvas Powell
21
Diego Chara
8
Diego Valeri C ↓ Dairon Asprilla 78'
1
Jeff Attinella
13
Lawrence Olum
16
Zarek Valentin
33
Larrys Mabiala
18
Julio Cascante
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Tomas Conechny 73'

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Wayne Rooney	2
Wayne Rooney	2
Kristian Fletcher	1
Dairon Asprilla	1
Oniel Fisher	1
Santiago Moreno	1
Darren Mattocks	1
Samuel Armenteros	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.53 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC60% Draw21% Portland Timbers19%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

80%

Draw or Portland Timbers

40%

D.C. United SC or Portland Timbers

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC46% Draw36% Portland Timbers18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

7.2%

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.8%

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

3.4%

4 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	18%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	20%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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

D.C. United SC vs Portland Timbers, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

D.C. United SC Form

Portland Timbers Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Clean Sheet