FC Cincinnati vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Cincinnati vs Portland Timbers — MLS at TQL Stadium.
- FC Cincinnati 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Apr Portland Timbers H 2–1 W 16 Apr St. Louis City A 1–5 L 08 Apr Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W 01 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W 26 Mar Nashville SC A 1–0 W 19 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 3–3 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Apr FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L 16 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 4–1 W 09 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–1 L 02 Apr FC Dallas A 1–1 D 25 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D 18 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–5 L Season Stats
FC Cincinnati Portland Timbers #7 Position #28 20 Points 14 15 Played 14 5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8 36 Scored 22 37 Conceded 28 -1 GD -6 1.33 PPG 1.00 33% Win % 29% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this seasonFC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Cincinnati0-151/116-302/531-457/346-603/461-752/176+8/3■ Scored ■ ConcededPortland Timbers0-152/516-303/331-453/346-60–/261-752/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds TQL Stadium will turn into a battlefield for FC Cincinnati and Portland Timbers.
- 5' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 15' Franck Boli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 20' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 20.
- 25' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Dairon Asprilla gets a Yellow card.
- 32' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
- 34' What a strike from Sergio Santos! The score is 1-0.
- 39' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Obinna Nwobodo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Junior Moreno, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 58' What a strike from Brandon Vazquez! The score is 2-0.
- 60' GOAL! Dairon Asprilla scores on 60.
- 62' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. David Ayala departs to be replaced by Cristhian Paredes.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Dominique Badji. He replaces Sergio Santos on 63 minute.
- 68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 72' Diego Chara was booked on 72.
- 73' The whistle greets Franck Boli as he departs to be replaced by Nathan Fogaca.
- 77' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Raymon Gaddis is replaced by Alvas Powell.
- 82' 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.
- 84' FC Cincinnati receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
- 85' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla is replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
- 89' The supporters are chanting for Malik Pinto. He replaces Luciano Acosta on 89 minute.
- 90' Zac McGraw was booked on 90.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Lineups
FC Cincinnati Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
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Luciano Acosta ↓ Malik Pinto 89'
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Obinna Nwobodo ↓ Marco Angulo 89'
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Sergio Santos ↓ Dominique Badji 63'
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28
Raymon Gaddis ↓ Alvas Powell 77'
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Bench
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Dominique Badji ↑ 63'
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Alvas Powell ↑ 77'
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Marco Angulo ↑ 89'
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Malik Pinto ↑ 89'
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Coach Pat NoonanPortland Timbers Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 31
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Franck Boli ↓ Nathan Fogaca 73'
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David Ayala ↓ Cristhian Paredes 62'
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- 30
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Justin Rasmussen ↓ Eric Miller 62'
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Bench
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Cristhian Paredes ↑ 62'
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Eric Miller ↑ 62'
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Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↑ 85'
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Nathan Fogaca ↑ 73'
Coach Giovanni Savarese -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kevin Kelsy 2 Mathieu Deplagne 2 Kevin Denkey 1 Kendall Waston 1 Allan Cruz 1 Jaroslaw Niezgoda 1 Jurgen Locadia 1 Dairon Asprilla 1 Head to Head
FC Cincinnati Form
Portland Timbers Form
2023-04-22 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-02 FC Dallas 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-18 Atlanta United FC 5–1 Portland Timbers L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.62 FC Cincinnati xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.45 Portland Timbers xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 70%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Cincinnati winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.07Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 91% 9% ± 2.5 76% 24% ± 3.5 57% 43% ± 4.5 38% 62% Double Chance
FC Cincinnati or Draw 81%Draw or Portland Timbers 39%FC Cincinnati or Portland Timbers 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Cincinnati win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 Actual1 – 1 7.3%3 – 1 7.1%2 – 0 6%2 – 2 5.9%3 – 2 5.1%3 – 0 5.1%4 – 1 4.7%1 – 2 4.6%1 – 0 4.2%4 – 2 3.4%4 – 0 3.3%Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati
Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Portland Timbers covers -2.5 24% — 76% -2 24% 18% 58% -1.5 42% — 58% -1 42% 20% 39% -0.5 61% — 39% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 11% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet 8% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.