New York City FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
New York City FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Yankee Stadium.
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
- Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Mar Portland Timbers H 1–2 L 03 Mar St. Louis City A 0–2 L 25 Feb Charlotte FC A 0–1 L 21 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W 07 Oct D.C. United SC A 0–2 L 30 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Mar New York City FC A 2–1 W 03 Mar D.C. United SC H 2–2 D 25 Feb Colorado Rapids SC H 4–1 W 22 Oct Houston Dynamo H 1–3 L 07 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 1–4 L 01 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–3 D Season Stats
New York City FC Portland Timbers #8 Position #28 19 Points 14 15 Played 14 5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8 25 Scored 22 21 Conceded 28 +4 GD -6 1.27 PPG 1.00 33% Win % 29% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this seasonNew York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York City FC0-152/–16-302/331-451/346-603/261-751/276+2/5■ Scored ■ ConcededPortland Timbers0-152/516-303/331-453/346-60–/261-752/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Yankee Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' GOAL! Santiago Rodriguez scores on 10. Assisted by Thiago Martins
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 19' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a card on 19.
- 24' 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.
- 29' new york city fc started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
- 31' That looks like a foul for a card for Cristhian Paredes.
- 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Freese made 264 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering portland timbers that had 265 games and scored 424 goals.
- 46' 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.
- 51' The travelling portland timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 56' It looks like no one’s ball. portland timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 61' 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.
- 66' Hannes Wolf has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 68' Justin Haak has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andres Jasson on 68 minute.
- 69' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathan is hanging Dairon Asprilla on the field on 69 minute.
- 74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 76' The referee calls foul for Santiago Rodriguez. He receives a card.
- 78' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Monsef Bakrar is replaced by Jovan Mijatovic.
- 79' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Mitja Ilenic is replaced by Tayvon Gray on 79 minute.
- 84' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 85' What a strike from Antony! The score is 0-2.
- 90' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Cristhian Paredes is replaced by David Ayala on 90 minute.
- Full Time. portland timbers beats new york city fc
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Lineups
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Hannes Wolf ↓ Julian Fernandez 68'
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- 49
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Andres Jasson ↓ Justin Haak 68'
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35
Mitja Ilenic ↓ Tayvon Gray 79'
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Monsef Bakrar ↓ Jovan Mijatovic 78'
Bench
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80
Justin Haak ↑ 68'
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Tayvon Gray ↑ 79'
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Jovan Mijatovic ↑ 78'
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Julian Fernandez ↑ 68'
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Coach Nick CushingPortland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
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Dairon Asprilla ↓ Nathan 69'
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Cristhian Paredes ↓ David Ayala 90'
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Juan Mosquera ↓ Miguel Araujo 90'
Bench
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Miguel Araujo ↑ 90'
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David Ayala ↑ 90'
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99
Nathan ↑ 69'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Sebastian Blanco 3 Evander 2 Keaton Parks 1 Fanendo Adi 1 Larrys Mabiala 1 Sebastian Blanco 1 Fanendo Adi 1 Jesus Medina 1 Head to Head
New York City FC Form
2024-03-09 New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-03-03 St. Louis City 2–0 New York City FC L 2024-02-25 Charlotte FC 1–0 New York City FC L 2023-10-21 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 New York City FC L 2023-09-30 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 New York City FC DPortland Timbers Form
2024-03-09 New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Portland Timbers 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2024-02-25 Portland Timbers 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo L 2023-10-07 Montreal Impact FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-10-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Portland Timbers D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.81 New York City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.55 Portland Timbers xGI would bet for: New York City FC or Portland Timbers 75% + Both teams to score 66%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Portland Timbers winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.36Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
New York City FC or Draw 64%Draw or Portland Timbers 61%New York City FC or Portland Timbers 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: New York City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.6%2 – 1 8.5%1 – 2 Actual2 – 2 6.5%2 – 0 5.7%1 – 0 5.6%3 – 1 5.1%0 – 0 5%0 – 1 4.7%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 2 4%1 – 3 3.8%Asian Handicap — New York City FC
Handicap New York City FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 13% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 19% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 16% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
New York City FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

