Minnesota United FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Minnesota United FC

4 – 1

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sun 2 Jul 2023 · 00:30 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Diego Chara og 43' 1–0

Emanuel Reynoso 45' 2–0

2–1 60' Franck Boli

Bongokuhle Hlongwane 74' 3–1

Emanuel Reynoso 77' 4–1

Miguel Tapias 13' Y

Michael Boxall 16' Y

Hassani Dotson 21' Y

D.J. Taylor 34' Y

Emanuel Reynoso 73' Y

Y 90' Cristhian Paredes

Overview

Match Preview

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

Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

Minnesota United FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2023-07-02 Minnesota United FC 4–1 Portland Timbers 2023-05-21 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC 2022-09-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Minnesota United FC 2022-07-30 Minnesota United FC 4–4 Portland Timbers 2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
25 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
10 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–4	L
04 Jun	Toronto FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jun	Austin FC	A	1–2	L
28 May	Real Salt Lake	H	1–1	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–4	L
25 Jun	New York City FC	H	1–1	D
22 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–2	L
18 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–0	D
12 Jun	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W
03 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D

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' 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.
10' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
13' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a card on 13.
16' Poor challenge from Michael Boxall. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
21' Minnesota United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 21.
26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
34' Controversy at the stadium! D.J. Taylor argues furiously but the card stands.
39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
43' Portland Timbers is taking the lead after the goal scored by Diego Chara on 43.
45' Goal! Emanuel Reynoso scores his 28 goal in 183 matches.
46' Larrys Mabiala makes way for Juan Mosquera at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
51' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' 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.
60' Franck Boli adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
60' It is a substitution in Minnesota United FC team. D.J. Taylor is replaced by Devin Padelford on 60 minute.
65' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Mender Garcia exits the field as Kervin Arriaga enters on 65.
68' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 68 minute. Santiago Moreno leaves to be changed by Felipe Mora.
73' The referee has no hesitation. Emanuel Reynoso is booked for Minnesota United FC — card on 73.
74' Bongokuhle Hlongwane makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Minnesota United FC are in front.
77' Emanuel Reynoso doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
78' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diego Gutierrez is hanging Franck Boli on the field on 78 minute.
80' Minnesota United FC make a change. Bongokuhle Hlongwane trudges off to be replaced by Emmanuel Iwe on 80 minutes.
85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
90' Portland Timbers player sees a card in front of him.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Zarek Valentin
1
Clint Irwin
20
Wil Trapp
15
Michael Boxall
10
Emanuel Reynoso
31
Hassani Dotson
27
D.J. Taylor ↓ Devin Padelford 60'
21
Bongokuhle Hlongwane ↓ Emmanuel Iwe 80'
28
Mender Garcia ↓ Kervin Arriaga 65'
4
Miguel Tapias
11
Sang-bin Jeong

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-07-02 Minnesota United FC 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2023-06-25 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2023-06-10 Montreal Impact FC 4–0 Minnesota United FC L 2023-06-04 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2023-06-01 Austin FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-05-28 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D

Portland Timbers Form

2023-07-02 Minnesota United FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-06-25 Portland Timbers 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-06-22 Portland Timbers 1–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-06-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-06-12 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas W 2023-06-03 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.13 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC53% Draw23% Portland Timbers24%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Portland Timbers

47%

Minnesota United FC or Portland Timbers

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC39% Draw39% Portland Timbers22%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 0

0 – 1

3.4%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	20%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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