Minnesota United FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Minnesota United FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Allianz Field.
- Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Nabil Bensalah (USA)
- Assistant 1 Ian McKay
- Assistant 2 Kevin Lock (USA)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr Portland Timbers H 2–0 W 12 Apr San Diego FC A 2–1 W 05 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 W 22 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 0–0 D 15 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–6 L 08 Mar Nashville SC A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr Minnesota United FC A 0–2 L 11 Apr Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W 05 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–3 L 22 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D 15 Mar Houston Dynamo A 2–3 L 08 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–4 L Season Stats
Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers #23 Position #28 22 Points 14 15 Played 14 6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8 18 Scored 22 22 Conceded 28 -4 GD -6 1.47 PPG 1.00 40% Win % 29% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this seasonMinnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Minnesota United FC0-151/416-302/231-452/–46-602/261-751/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ ConcededPortland Timbers0-152/516-303/331-453/346-60–/261-752/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Portland Timbers gets underway.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Minnesota United FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brandon Bye suffering a number of foals already.
- 16' Minnesota United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tomas Chancalay on 16.
- 21' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 26' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tomas Chancalay on 26.
- 31' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 36' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Tomas Chancalay scoring 1 goals.
- 41' It’s high time Cameron Knowles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 51' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 55' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Felipe Mora is replaced by Kevin Kelsy on 55 minute.
- 60' What a strike from Kelvin Yeboah! The score is 2-0.
- 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 66' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexander Aravena is hanging Antony on the field on 66 minute.
- 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ariel Lassiter made 7 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 73' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a card on 73.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Mauricio Gonzalez. He replaces Tomas Chancalay on 74 minute.
- 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Rodriguez, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 80' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ariel Lassiter is hanging Alex Bonetig on the field on 80 minute.
- 85' Owen Gene needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for James Rodriguez. He replaces Joaquin Pereyra on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portland Timbers.
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Lineups
Minnesota United FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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- 26
- 8
- 12
- 5
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9
Kelvin Yeboah ↓ Mamadou Dieng 90'
- 30
- 25
- 13
- 23
- 28
Bench
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10
James Rodriguez ↑ 90'
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20
Wil Trapp ↑ 74'
- 27
- 1
- 21
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2
Devin Padelford ↑ 66'
- 33
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29
Mamadou Dieng ↑ 90'
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18
Mauricio Gonzalez ↑ 74'
Coach Cameron KnowlesPortland Timbers Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5
- 17
- 41
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9
Felipe Mora ↓ Kevin Kelsy 55'
- 99
- 10
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11
Antony ↓ Alexander Aravena 66'
- 20
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6
Alex Bonetig ↓ Ariel Lassiter 80'
- 27
- 30
Bench
- 21
- 15
- 25
- 4
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7
Ariel Lassiter ↑ 80'
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19
Kevin Kelsy ↑ 55'
- 80
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28
Alexander Aravena ↑ 66'
- 23
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sebastian Blanco 4 Bongokuhle Hlongwane 4 Luis Amarilla 3 Robin Lod 3 Alvas Powell 2 Diego Valeri 2 Romario Ibarra 2 Alvas Powell 2 Head to Head
Minnesota United FC Form
2026-04-19 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2026-04-12 San Diego FC 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2026-04-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2026-03-22 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-03-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–0 Minnesota United FC L 2026-03-08 Nashville SC 3–1 Minnesota United FC LPortland Timbers Form
2026-04-19 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-04-11 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-22 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-03-15 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.76 Minnesota United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.09 Portland Timbers xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Minnesota United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.85Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Minnesota United FC or Draw 79%Draw or Portland Timbers 46%Minnesota United FC or Portland Timbers 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Minnesota United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12%2 – 1 9.4%1 – 0 9.4%2 – 0 Actual0 – 0 7.6%1 – 2 5.8%3 – 1 5.5%0 – 1 5.4%2 – 2 5.1%3 – 0 5.1%0 – 2 3.4%3 – 2 3.1%Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC
Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 16% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 22% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 14% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✗Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.