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Minnesota United FC vs Portland Timbers, 2018

MLS · 2018
Minnesota United FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 23 Sep 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Minnesota United FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Joe Fletcher
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Kyle Longville
  • Referee Ricardo Salazar

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

9
4
4
Minnesota United FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-23 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 2018-04-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Portland Timbers H 3–2 W
16 Sep Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
12 Sep D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
26 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 0–2 L
19 Aug FC Dallas A 0–2 L
12 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Minnesota United FC A 2–3 L
20 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
16 Sep Houston Dynamo A 1–4 L
09 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
01 Sep New England Revolution A 1–1 D
30 Aug Toronto FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers
#25 Position #22
44 Points 46
34 Played 34
11 / 11 / 12 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
56 Scored 62
58 Conceded 61
-2 GD +1
1.29 PPG 1.35
32% Win % 38%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
0-15
4/9
16-30
5/10
31-45
7/5
46-60
8/5
61-75
9/5
76+
11/8
■ 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)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 18 G 4 A
Anthony Markanich 9 G 2 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' The wait is over. Portland Timbers get us underway at .
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Minnesota United FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Argentina international Diego Valeri has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Minnesota United FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Steve Clark, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrian Heath will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' 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 Liam Ridgewell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Samuel Armenteros has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 301 games and scored 449 goals.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bobby Shuttleworth made 301 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Minnesota United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' Sebastian Blanco has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Blanco 4
Bongokuhle Hlongwane 4
Vincent Janssen 3
Luis Amarilla 3
Robin Lod 3
Emanuel Reynoso 2
Alvas Powell 2
Diego Valeri 2

Head to Head

2018-09-23 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 2018-04-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC

Minnesota United FC Form

2018-09-23 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2018-09-16 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2018-09-12 D.C. United SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2018-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2018-08-19 FC Dallas 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2018-08-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Minnesota United FC D

Portland Timbers Form

2018-09-23 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2018-09-20 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-09-16 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-09-01 New England Revolution 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2018-08-30 Portland Timbers 2–0 Toronto FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.48 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC49% Draw22% Portland Timbers29%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

Minnesota United FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Portland Timbers
51%
Minnesota United FC or Portland Timbers
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC38% Draw35% Portland Timbers27%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 1
6.4%
3 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.8%
3 – 3
3.6%
1 – 3
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%
4 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 14% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 18% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 14% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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