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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
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

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

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
#10 Position #26
33 Points 32
26 Played 27
9 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
34 Scored 48
48 Conceded 51
-14 GD -3
1.27 PPG 1.19
35% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ 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 Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York Red Bulls launch into their encounter with Portland Timbers.
  • 5' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Fanendo Adi, a Nigeria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Luis Robles has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 290 appearances.
  • 30' Connor Lade is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 35' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' The 40-year-old Aurelien Collin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from New York Red Bulls to claim maximum points.

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
2.81 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 73% + New York Red Bulls to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls68% Draw18% Portland Timbers14%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
86%
Draw or Portland Timbers
32%
New York Red Bulls or Portland Timbers
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls54% Draw34% Portland Timbers12%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
7.7%
1 – 1
7%
1 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
5.6%
4 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
3.2%
5 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 20% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 20% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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