New York Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
New York Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers — MLS .
- New York Red Bulls 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Allen Chapman
- Referee Alex Chilowicz
- Referee Nick Uranga
- Referee Danny Thornberry
8 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 7.4 goals/game
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar | Portland Timbers | H | 4–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar | New York Red Bulls | A | 0–4 | L |
| 05 Mar | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| New York Red Bulls | Portland Timbers | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #28 |
| 22 | Points | 14 |
| 15 | Played | 14 |
| 6 / 4 / 5 | W / D / L | 4 / 2 / 8 |
| 25 | Scored | 22 |
| 32 | Conceded | 28 |
| -7 | GD | -6 |
| 1.47 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 40% | Win % | 29% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
7%
Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
Portland Timbers this season
New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — New York Red Bulls and Portland Timbers get this one started.
- 5' Benjamin Mines is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York Red Bulls so far.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 20' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 35' Kyle Duncan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York Red Bulls tonight.
- 40' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York Red Bulls needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 65' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
- 70' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jesse Marsch will be considering his options from the bench.
- 80' It looks surprising New York Red Bulls does not make any changes. Dairon Asprilla has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jake Gleeson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York Red Bulls.
- 90' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.
Lineups
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
-
10
Kaku ↓ Tyler Adams 64'
- 31
- 27
-
78
Aurelien Collin ↓ Aaron Long 82'
- 5
- 7
- 88
- 17
- 6
- 11
Bench
- 62
-
99
Bradley Wright-Phillips ↑ 64'
- 77
-
33
Aaron Long ↑ 82'
-
4
Tyler Adams ↑ 64'
- 18
- 21
Coach
Jesse Marsch
Portland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 99
- 8
- 13
- 16
- 33
- 90
- 27
- 24
-
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Fanendo Adi 73'
- 32
Bench
- 11
- 25
- 14
-
22
Cristhian Paredes ↑ 84'
- 43
-
19
Victor Arboleda ↑ 59'
-
9
Fanendo Adi ↑ 73'
Coach
Giovanni Savarese
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Carlos Rivas | 2 |
| Carlos Rivas | 2 |
| Daniel Royer | 1 |
| Kyle Duncan | 1 |
| Jaroslaw Niezgoda | 1 |
| Aaron Long | 1 |
| Matias Rojas | 1 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 1 |
Head to Head
New York Red Bulls Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.09
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05
Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 76% + New York Red Bulls to win 70%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 4.14
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 2.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 3.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 4.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw
87%
Draw or Portland Timbers
30%
New York Red Bulls or Portland Timbers
83%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
3 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.9%
3 – 0
7.8%
4 – 1
6.2%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
5 – 1
3.9%
5 – 0
3.7%
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | Portland Timbers covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| -2 | 38% | 20% | 42% |
| -1.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| -1 | 58% | 18% | 24% |
| -0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +0.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +1 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
5%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

