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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#29 Position #26
29 Points 32
27 Played 27
7 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
40 Scored 48
49 Conceded 51
-9 GD -3
1.07 PPG 1.19
26% Win % 33%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
0-15
4/7
16-30
4/9
31-45
6/2
46-60
4/5
61-75
7/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 14 G 2 A
Anthony Markanich 8 G 2 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Minnesota United FC vs Portland Timbers — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Vincent Janssen scoring 3 goals.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Julio Cascante needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 35' Rasmus Schuller has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 290 appearances.
  • 40' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Minnesota United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrian Heath will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' Jeremy Ebobisse, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fernando Bob, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Michael Boxall has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • It finishes all square. Minnesota United FC and Portland Timbers share the spoils 3-2.

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
Luis Amarilla 3
Robin Lod 3
Vincent Janssen 3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 2
Kevin Molino 2
Tomas Chancalay 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
2.44 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC48% Draw22% Portland Timbers30%
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
70%
Draw or Portland Timbers
52%
Minnesota United FC or Portland Timbers
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC37% Draw36% Portland Timbers27%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
3.3%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 18% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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