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D.C. United SC vs Portland Timbers, 2018

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

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Head-to-Head

2
1
D.C. United SC 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Portland Timbers

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

H2H

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.