Saturday , 14 November 2026

Minnesota United FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Minnesota United FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 25 Jul 2021 · 00:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Minnesota United FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Allianz Field.

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
2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2021-06-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC 2020-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–3 Minnesota United FC 2019-09-22 Portland Timbers 0–0 Minnesota United FC 2019-08-04 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul Portland Timbers H 2–1 W
18 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
08 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 0–2 L
04 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 2–2 D
27 Jun Portland Timbers A 1–0 W
24 Jun Austin FC H 2–0 W
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
22 Jul Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
18 Jul FC Dallas H 1–0 W
02 Jul Austin FC A 1–4 L
27 Jun Minnesota United FC H 0–1 L
24 Jun Houston Dynamo A 2–2 D

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 ball is rolling at Allianz Field. Minnesota United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Portland Timbers.
  • 5' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Felipe Mora doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Emanuel Reynoso has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 31 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Minnesota United FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' Diego Valeri gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Marvin Loria and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Minnesota United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Minnesota United FC in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 57' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Niko Hansen is replaced by Ethan Finlay.
  • 62' Brent Kallman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
  • 65' Renzo Jose Zambrano is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cristhian Paredes at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' 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.
  • 74' What an equalizer from Chase Gasper!
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Yimmi Chara is replaced by Sebastian Blanco on 82 minute.
  • 85' Goal! Robin Lod scores his 39 goal in 301 matches.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Minnesota United FC — Jan Gregus on, Emanuel Reynoso off on 87 minutes.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portland Timbers.

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
Alvas Powell 2
Diego Valeri 2
Romario Ibarra 2

Head to Head

2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2021-06-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC 2020-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–3 Minnesota United FC 2019-09-22 Portland Timbers 0–0 Minnesota United FC 2019-08-04 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Portland Timbers

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-07-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2021-07-04 Minnesota United FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-06-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2021-06-24 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Austin FC W

Portland Timbers Form

2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas W 2021-07-02 Austin FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-06-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2021-06-24 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.02 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC57% Draw22% Portland Timbers21%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Portland Timbers
43%
Minnesota United FC or Portland Timbers
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Minnesota United FC39% Draw41% Portland Timbers20%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
4%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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