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FC Dallas vs Portland Timbers, 2018

MLS · 2018
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

Head-to-Head

5
8
4
FC Dallas 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Portland Timbers

Recent Form

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
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
#20 Position #23
27 Points 24
18 Played 18
7 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 8
32 Scored 33
25 Conceded 33
+7 GD +0
1.50 PPG 1.33
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

FC Dallas are 20th (27 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
/3
76+
5/3
■ 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 Dallas
Petar Musa 13 G 2 A
Logan Farrington 6 G 2 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . FC Dallas are looking to make home advantage count against Portland Timbers.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Dallas is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Dallas must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Dallas and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Andres Flores is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 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' Jimmy Maurer has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' Marco Farfan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Dallas so far.
  • 55' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 70' FC Dallas 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.
  • 75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Dallas and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' The 40-year-old Diego Chara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Dallas53% Draw24% Portland Timbers23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
77%
Draw or Portland Timbers
47%
FC Dallas or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Dallas40% Draw42% Portland Timbers18%
Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.3%
1 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
6.3%
0 – 0
5.8%
1 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap FC Dallas covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 16% 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% 67%
-1 33% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% 45%
+0.5 79% 21%
+1 79% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
32%
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14%

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