Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
3 – 0
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 17 Mar 2019 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Larrys Mabiala
Kendall Waston 46' Y
Y 65' Lucas Melano
R 70' Larrys Mabiala
Leonardo Bertone 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Jeffrey Greeson
  • Referee Katie Nesbitt
  • Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

3
1
FC Cincinnati 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-17 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Portland Timbers H 3–0 W
10 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–1 D
03 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 1–4 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar FC Cincinnati A 0–3 L
10 Mar Los Angeles FC A 1–4 L
02 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 3–3 D
09 Dec Atlanta United FC A 0–2 L
30 Nov Sporting Kansas City A 3–2 W
26 Nov Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Portland Timbers
#6 Position #23
26 Points 24
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 8
45 Scored 33
44 Conceded 33
+1 GD +0
1.44 PPG 1.33
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ 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)

FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Cincinnati kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' FC Cincinnati are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 15' Magnificent from Kendall Waston! That is 9 goals in 7 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 20' David Guzman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Larrys Mabiala on 45.
  • 46' Controversy at the stadium! Kendall Waston argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Fanendo Adi has done his job and it is now time for Darren Mattocks to step up.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Blanco made 291 appearances and scored 50 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' A stunning finish from Allan Cruz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' A stunning finish from Mathieu Deplagne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 65' Lucas Melano picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Dairon Asprilla is withdrawn and Andy Polo gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Jeremy Ebobisse gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Lucas Melano and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Larrys Mabiala was booked on 70.
  • 75' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 79' The whistle greets Sebastian Blanco as he departs to be replaced by David Guzman.
  • 81' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 81 minute. Roland Lamah leaves to be changed by Greg Garza.
  • 85' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Kekuta Manneh by Emmanuel Ledesma on 85 minute.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Leonardo Bertone argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 3-0 the final result. Portland Timbers will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alan Koch

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.19 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati65% Draw18% Portland Timbers17%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
82%
Draw or Portland Timbers
35%
FC Cincinnati or Portland Timbers
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati53% Draw31% Portland Timbers16%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 1
7%
4 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
4.8%
4 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
3.8%
5 – 1
3.7%
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 18% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 18% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 9% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 4% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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