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New York Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York Red Bulls
4 – 0
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 11 Mar 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Nick Uranga
  • Referee Danny Thornberry
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
New York Red Bulls 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-11 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar Portland Timbers H 4–0 W
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#8 Position #23
25 Points 24
18 Played 18
7 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 8
29 Scored 33
39 Conceded 33
-10 GD +0
1.39 PPG 1.33
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/–
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. New York Red Bulls kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Diego Valeri has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Liam Ridgewell, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Derrick Etienne, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' Kyle Duncan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' Zarek Valentin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York Red Bulls tonight.
  • 70' The 31-year-old Kaku has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marco Farfan made 291 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 90' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • Another three points for New York Red Bulls.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesse Marsch

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.99 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls67% Draw18% Portland Timbers15%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 4.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
85%
Draw or Portland Timbers
33%
New York Red Bulls or Portland Timbers
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls54% Draw33% Portland Timbers13%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8%
3 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
6.6%
3 – 0
6.3%
1 – 1
6.1%
4 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 2
4.8%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
4.2%
4 – 2
3.7%
5 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 19% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 19% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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