Wednesday , 30 September 2026

New York City FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
New York City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sat 9 Mar 2024 · 19:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Zac McGraw
Y 31' Cristhian Paredes
Santiago Rodriguez 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

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

1
4
New York City FC 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-09 New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2023-06-25 Portland Timbers 1–1 New York City FC 2020-08-02 New York City FC 1–3 Portland Timbers 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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' That's the starting whistle at Yankee Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between New York City FC and Portland Timbers.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Santiago Rodriguez makes it 1-0.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 19' Zac McGraw has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 19.
  • 24' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 29' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Cristhian Paredes.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Monsef Bakrar suffering a number of foals already.
  • 51' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tayvon Gray made 297 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' It’s high time Phil Neville made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' Another change for New York City FC made on 68 minute. Andres Jasson leaves to be changed by Justin Haak.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Dairon Asprilla is replaced by Nathan on 69 minute.
  • 74' Evander needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 76' That is a card for New York City FC. Santiago Rodriguez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 78' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Jovan Mijatovic on, Monsef Bakrar off on 78 minutes.
  • 79' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Mitja Ilenic departs to be replaced by Tayvon Gray.
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hannes Wolf, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 10 goals in the last 7 games.
  • 85' Magnificent from Antony! That is 26 goals in 380 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' David Ayala is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cristhian Paredes at the 90 minute mark.
  • Portland Timbers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Blanco 3
Evander 2
Andy Polo 1
Diego Valeri 1
Santiago Rodriguez 1
Larrys Mabiala 1
Antony 1
Keaton Parks 1

Head to Head

2024-03-09 New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2023-06-25 Portland Timbers 1–1 New York City FC 2020-08-02 New York City FC 1–3 Portland Timbers 2019-07-07 New York City FC 0–1 Portland Timbers 2018-04-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 New York City FC

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 D

Portland 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 accuracy
3 / 4
1.67 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Portland Timbers 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC36% Draw26% Portland Timbers38%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Portland Timbers
64%
New York City FC or Portland Timbers
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC30% Draw42% Portland Timbers28%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
5.3%
2 – 0
5.2%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 2
3.7%

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% 18% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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