New York City FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 7 Jul 2019 · 22:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+5'

Y 40' Claude Dielna

Y 44' Marco Farfan

Y 44' Sebastian Blanco

Y 45' Dairon Asprilla

Y 45' Zarek Valentin

Ben Sweat 81' Y

Ebenezer Ofori 88' Y

Overview

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New York City FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ted Unkel
Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
Referee C.J. Morgante
Referee Brian Dunn
Referee Elvis Osmanovic

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	27	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	St. Louis City	27	47
18	FC Dallas	27	47
19	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
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

New York City FC 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2019-07-07 New York City FC 0–1 Portland Timbers 2018-04-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	0–1	L
03 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–0	W
29 Jun	Philadelphia Union	H	4–2	W
06 Jun	FC Cincinnati	H	5–2	W
01 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–2	D
25 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–1	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Jul	New York City FC	A	1–0	W
01 Jul	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W
26 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
23 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	4–0	W
02 Jun	Los Angeles FC	H	2–3	L
25 May	Philadelphia Union	A	3–1	W

Season Stats

New York City FC		Portland Timbers
#8	Position	#26
33	Points	32
27	Played	27
8 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
41	Scored	48
36	Conceded	51
+5	GD	-3
1.22	PPG	1.19
30%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/6

76+

2/7

■ 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)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	15 G	4 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for New York City FC to score. At the same time, Portland Timbers does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
14' Sebastian Blanco has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 14 minutes.
19' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
29' Brad Stuver has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 294 appearances.
34' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Domenec Torrent will be considering his options from the bench.
40' Claude Dielna was booked on 40.
44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marco Farfan.
45' Poor challenge from Dairon Asprilla. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
50' A quiet spell here at . Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
64' Jeremy Ebobisse is replacing Dairon Asprilla for the Portland Timbers side.
68' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Ronald Matarrita is replaced by Jesus Medina on 68 minute.
73' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
76' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Diego Chara on, Renzo Zambrano off on 76 minutes.
81' Controversy at the stadium! Ben Sweat argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
86' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
88' A moment of madness from Ebenezer Ofori on 88 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
89' The crowd applauds Diego Valeri as he leaves the pitch. Marvin Loria steps in for Portland Timbers.
New York City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Portland Timbers were simply the better side today.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

5
Claude Dielna
8
Diego Valeri C ↓ Marvin Loria 89'
16
Zarek Valentin
33
Larrys Mabiala
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Jeremy Ebobisse 64'
14
Andres Flores
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco
32
Marco Farfan
40
Renzo Zambrano ↓ Diego Chara 76'
7
Brian Fernandez

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastian Blanco	3
Evander	2
Fanendo Adi	1
Jesus Medina	1
Andy Polo	1
Diego Valeri	1
Santiago Rodriguez	1
Larrys Mabiala	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.6 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC37% Draw27% Portland Timbers36%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Portland Timbers

63%

New York City FC or Portland Timbers

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC29% Draw43% Portland Timbers28%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.9%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 0

6.1%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

5.6%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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

New York City FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

Portland Timbers Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Clean Sheet