Minnesota United FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Minnesota United FC

4 – 4

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sat 30 Jul 2022 · 19:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 18' Diego Chara

Y 33' Diego Chara

Michael Boxall 53' Y

Y 63' Yimmi Chara

Kervin Arriaga 72' Y

Kervin Arriaga 73' Y

Y 73' David Ayala

Y 74' David Ayala

Alan Benitez 75' Y

Y 83' Dairon Asprilla

Y 84' Dairon Asprilla

Emanuel Reynoso 90' Y

Robin Lod 90' Y

Overview

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

Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

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

Minnesota United FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2022-07-30 Minnesota United FC 4–4 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	4–4	D
24 Jul	Houston Dynamo	A	2–1	W
17 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	2–0	W
14 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–1	D
09 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–1	W
04 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	4–4	D
24 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
18 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
09 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	3–0	W
04 Jul	Nashville SC	A	2–2	D
30 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Minnesota United FC and Portland Timbers get this one started.
1' Goal! Sebastian Blanco scores his 50 goal in 301 matches.
6' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
9' Franco Fragapane is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
14' The home supporters are growing impatient. Minnesota United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
18' The referee has no hesitation. Diego Chara is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 18.
21' Bongokuhle Hlongwane doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
26' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
31' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. David Ayala has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Chara on 33.
38' 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.
41' Luis Amarilla doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' Minnesota United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
50' A goal from the Argentina international Sebastian Blanco! He fires home on 50 to make it 3-2!
53' Michael Boxall catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 53.
53' GOAL! Jaroslaw Niezgoda fires home to make it 3-3!
54' Jaroslaw Niezgoda does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
59' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
63' Yimmi Chara is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
65' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sebastian Blanco makes it 3-5.
69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Luis Amarilla makes it 4-5.
71' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 71 minute. D.J. Taylor leaves to be changed by Alan Benitez.
72' Minnesota United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
73' Kervin Arriaga has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
74' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 74.
75' Alan Benitez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
76' It is a substitution in Minnesota United FC team. Kervin Arriaga is replaced by Joseph Rosales on 76 minute.
81' Both keepers have barely been tested. Minnesota United FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
83' Dairon Asprilla picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
84' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 84.
88' The whistle greets Sebastian Blanco as he departs to be replaced by Marvin Loria.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Emanuel Reynoso is booked for Minnesota United FC — Yellow card on 90.
90' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Felipe Mora comes on to replace Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastian Blanco	4
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	4
Luis Amarilla	3
Robin Lod	3
Vincent Janssen	3
Alvas Powell	2
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	2
Kevin Molino	2

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2022-07-30 Minnesota United FC 4–4 Portland Timbers D 2022-07-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2022-07-17 Minnesota United FC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2022-07-14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Minnesota United FC W 2022-07-04 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake W

Portland Timbers Form

2022-07-30 Minnesota United FC 4–4 Portland Timbers D 2022-07-24 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2022-07-09 Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Portland Timbers W 2022-07-04 Nashville SC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2022-06-30 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.24 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.99 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC47% Draw22% Portland Timbers31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.23

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Portland Timbers

53%

Minnesota United FC or Portland Timbers

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC35% Draw37% Portland Timbers28%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–4 not predicted

4 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

7.3%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

5.2%

3 – 2

5.1%

2 – 3

4.6%

1 – 3

4.1%

2 – 0

3.8%

3 – 3

3.4%

0 – 2

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	13%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	18%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	16%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	10%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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