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Orlando City SC vs Portland Timbers, 2018

MLS · 2018
Orlando City SC
3 – 2
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 8 Apr 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Adam Garner

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
2
1
Orlando City SC 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-08 Orlando City SC 3–2 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Portland Timbers H 3–2 W
31 Mar New York Red Bulls H 4–3 W
17 Mar New York City FC A 0–2 L
11 Mar Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L
04 Mar D.C. United SC H 1–1 D
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Orlando City SC A 2–3 L
31 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
24 Mar FC Dallas A 1–1 D
11 Mar New York Red Bulls A 0–4 L
05 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Orlando City SC Portland Timbers
#11 Position #23
20 Points 24
18 Played 18
6 / 2 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 8
30 Scored 33
47 Conceded 33
-17 GD +0
1.11 PPG 1.33
33% Win % 39%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Orlando City SC are 11th (20 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC
0-15
2/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
–/6
46-60
6/3
61-75
5/2
76+
1/8
■ 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)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 11 G
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Orlando City SC vs Portland Timbers — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Orlando City SC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Orlando City SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Dairon Asprilla has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' The 40-year-old Sacha Kljestan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' United States international Jonathan Spector has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Orlando City SC 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.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Orlando City SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 55' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' It’s high time Jason Kreis made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' Jake Gleeson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Will Johnson made 286 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' Bill Tuiloma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • Orlando City SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Kreis

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.48 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.38 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC46% Draw21% Portland Timbers33%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes82% 0% No18%
Avg goals/match: 4.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
66%
Draw or Portland Timbers
54%
Orlando City SC or Portland Timbers
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC34% Draw34% Portland Timbers32%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
5.3%
2 – 3
5.1%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 3
4.2%
4 – 2
3.3%
2 – 4
3.1%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 12% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 16% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 16% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 11% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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