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FC Dallas vs Portland Timbers, 2018

MLS · 2018
FC Dallas
1 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sat 24 Mar 2018 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Dallas vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Logan Brown

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

6
8
4
FC Dallas 18 games · Avg 2.5 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-24 FC Dallas 1–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Mar Portland Timbers H 1–1 D
18 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
04 Mar Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Mar FC Dallas A 1–1 D
11 Mar New York Red Bulls A 0–4 L
05 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L

Season Stats

FC Dallas Portland Timbers
#17 Position #22
58 Points 46
34 Played 34
16 / 10 / 8 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
62 Scored 62
51 Conceded 61
+11 GD +1
1.71 PPG 1.35
47% Win % 38%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/7
31-45
10/8
46-60
3/5
61-75
5/10
76+
17/7
■ 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 Dallas
Petar Musa 22 G 5 A
Logan Farrington 10 G 4 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Dallas launch into their encounter with Portland Timbers.
  • 5' Marco Farfan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Óscar Pareja might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' It’s high time Óscar Pareja made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Dallas and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' Jake Gleeson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 65' FC Dallas is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' Zarek Valentin, a Puerto Rico , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Dallas that had 299 games and scored 440 goals.
  • 85' Michael Barrios needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' FC Dallas are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.99 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Dallas52% Draw24% Portland Timbers24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
76%
Draw or Portland Timbers
48%
FC Dallas or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Dallas39% Draw42% Portland Timbers19%
Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap FC Dallas covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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