Wednesday , 30 September 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.
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#9 Position #26
33 Points 32
26 Played 27
8 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
55 Scored 48
64 Conceded 51
-9 GD -3
1.27 PPG 1.19
31% Win % 33%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ 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)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Cincinnati have kicked off against Portland Timbers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' FC Cincinnati have won 363 goals from 252 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Magnificent from Kendall Waston! That is 9 goals in 7 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 20' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 30' Roland Lamah, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Larrys Mabiala has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kendall Waston.
  • 46' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Fanendo Adi exits the field as Darren Mattocks enters on 46.
  • 51' Portland Timbers 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.
  • 56' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Leonardo Bertone has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' Allan Cruz makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
  • 63' GOAL! Mathieu Deplagne scores on 63. Assisted by Darren Mattocks
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lucas Melano.
  • 66' Portland Timbers make a change. Dairon Asprilla trudges off to be replaced by Andy Polo on 66 minutes.
  • 67' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Lucas Melano has done his job and it is now time for Jeremy Ebobisse to step up.
  • 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Larrys Mabiala.
  • 75' Andy Polo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for David Guzman. He replaces Sebastian Blanco on 79 minute.
  • 81' Greg Garza has so much to prove this time. He replaces Roland Lamah on 81 minute.
  • 85' Emmanuel Ledesma is replacing Kekuta Manneh for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Leonardo Bertone on 90 minutes.
  • 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
2.97 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati63% Draw19% Portland Timbers18%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
81%
Draw or Portland Timbers
37%
FC Cincinnati or Portland Timbers
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati50% Draw33% Portland Timbers17%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.5%
3 – 1
7.3%
1 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 2
5.4%
4 – 1
5.4%
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 0
Actual
4 – 2
4%
1 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
3.7%
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 18% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 19% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 9% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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