Saturday , 14 November 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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

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
#8 Position #22
46 Points 46
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
67 Scored 62
75 Conceded 61
-8 GD +1
1.35 PPG 1.35
35% Win % 38%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
6/3
16-30
5/11
31-45
10/11
46-60
8/13
61-75
6/7
76+
17/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 17 G 2 A
Evander 14 G 13 A
Tom Barlow 10 G 4 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Portland Timbers gets underway.
  • 5' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 10' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' The Costa Rica Kendall Waston breaks the deadlock on 15 minutes. 1-0!
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' FC Cincinnati have won 381 goals from 264 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 264 games and scored 381 goals.
  • 40' It’s high time Alan Koch made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Larrys Mabiala.
  • 46' Kendall Waston was booked on 46.
  • 46' FC Cincinnati make a change. Fanendo Adi trudges off to be replaced by Darren Mattocks on 46 minutes.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' What a strike from Allan Cruz! The score is 2-0.
  • 63' A goal from the France international Mathieu Deplagne! He fires home on 63 to make it 3-0!
  • 65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lucas Melano.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Dairon Asprilla is replaced by Andy Polo on 66 minute.
  • 67' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Lucas Melano exits the field as Jeremy Ebobisse enters on 67.
  • 70' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Red card on 70.
  • 75' Alvas Powell 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' The supporters are chanting for Greg Garza. He replaces Roland Lamah on 81 minute.
  • 85' Kekuta Manneh makes way for Emmanuel Ledesma at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 90' Leonardo Bertone has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alan Koch

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.8 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
82%
Draw or Portland Timbers
37%
FC Cincinnati or Portland Timbers
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati50% Draw34% Portland Timbers16%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
4.1%
1 – 0
4.1%
4 – 0
3.8%
4 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 18% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 19% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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