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

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New York City FC

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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

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

New York City FC 34 games · 42 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

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

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

Portland Timbers

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
#10	Position	#22
42	Points	46
34	Played	34
10 / 12 / 12	W / D / L	13 / 7 / 14
49	Scored	62
45	Conceded	61
+4	GD	+1
1.24	PPG	1.35
29%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ 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)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 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' We are underway at Yankee Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The travelling portland timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Santiago Rodriguez makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and New York City FC are in front.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both new york city fc and portland timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
19' That is a card for Portland Timbers. Zac McGraw will be fuming at that decision.
24' Maxime Crepeau has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
31' Cristhian Paredes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 31.
36' Kevin O'Toole, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Phil Neville will be considering his options from the bench.
46' new york city fc started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
51' portland timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' Santiago Moreno has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
61' The home supporters are growing impatient. new york city fc must find a spark to ignite this game.
66' portland timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
68' Justin Haak has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andres Jasson on 68 minute.
69' The supporters are chanting for Nathan. He replaces Dairon Asprilla on 69 minute.
74' Andres Perea needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Santiago Rodriguez is booked for New York City FC — card on 76.
78' Monsef Bakrar makes way for Jovan Mijatovic at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
79' The whistle greets Mitja Ilenic as he departs to be replaced by Tayvon Gray.
84' Hannes Wolf is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for portland timbers tonight.
85' The Brazil Antony breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 0-2!
90' The crowd applauds Cristhian Paredes as he leaves the pitch. David Ayala steps in for Portland Timbers.
1-2 the final result. new york city fc will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Larrys Mabiala
2
Miguel Araujo ↑ 90'
41
James Pantemis
13
Dario Zuparic
24
David Ayala ↑ 90'
99
Nathan ↑ 69'
17
Tega Ikoba

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastian Blanco	3
Evander	2
Larrys Mabiala	1
Antony	1
Keaton Parks	1
Fanendo Adi	1
Larrys Mabiala	1
Sebastian Blanco	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 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

1.56 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 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC34% Draw26% Portland Timbers40%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Portland Timbers

66%

New York City FC or Portland Timbers

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC28% Draw43% Portland Timbers29%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

0 – 0

5.8%

1 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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