Sunday , 16 August 2026

Philadelphia Union vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Philadelphia Union
3 – 0
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 30 May 2021 · 23:00 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Olivier Mbaizo 5' Y
Y 62' Dario Zuparic
Y 72' Claudio Bravo

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Subaru Park.

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

3
3
Philadelphia Union 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Portland Timbers 2020-08-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Portland Timbers 2019-05-25 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Portland Timbers 2018-08-05 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 May Portland Timbers H 3–0 W
23 May D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
15 May New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
12 May New England Revolution H 1–1 D
08 May Chicago Fire FC A 2–0 W
01 May New York City FC H 0–2 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 May Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L
22 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–0 W
16 May San Jose Earthquakes A 2–0 W
09 May Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
02 May FC Dallas A 1–4 L
25 Apr Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers
#13 Position #23
16 Points 24
18 Played 18
4 / 4 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 8
25 Scored 33
33 Conceded 33
-8 GD +0
0.89 PPG 1.33
22% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/5
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/2
■ 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)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 8 G 1 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Philadelphia Union and Portland Timbers get this one started.
  • 5' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Olivier Mbaizo on 5 minutes.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 26' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kacper Przybylko makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 31' Goal! Sergio Santos scores his 34 goal in 286 matches.
  • 36' Jose Andres Martinez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 41' Olivier Mbaizo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' Jeremy Ebobisse has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Sergio Santos as he leaves the pitch. Cory Burke steps in for Philadelphia Union.
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dario Zuparic on 62 minutes.
  • 63' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jack Elliott makes it 3-0.
  • 68' Portland Timbers make a change. Marvin Loria trudges off to be replaced by Zac McGraw on 68 minutes.
  • 72' Controversy at the stadium! Claudio Bravo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 77' 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.
  • 79' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dairon Asprilla is hanging Felipe Mora on the field on 79 minute.
  • 84' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 89' Philadelphia Union make a change. Leon Flach trudges off to be replaced by Paxten Aaronson on 89 minutes.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Anthony Fontana on, Kacper Przybylko off on 90 minutes.
  • Philadelphia Union celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brian Fernandez 2
Sebastian Blanco 2
Diego Valeri 2
Sergio Santos 2
Julian Carranza 2
Andrew Wooten 1
Jeremy Ebobisse 1
David Guzman 1

Head to Head

2021-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Portland Timbers 2020-08-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Portland Timbers 2019-05-25 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Portland Timbers 2018-08-05 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Portland Timbers W 2021-05-23 D.C. United SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2021-05-15 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2021-05-12 Philadelphia Union 1–1 New England Revolution D 2021-05-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union W 2021-05-01 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New York City FC L

Portland Timbers Form

2021-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Portland Timbers L 2021-05-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-05-16 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-05-09 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-05-02 FC Dallas 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.8 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Portland Timbers 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union42% Draw25% Portland Timbers33%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
67%
Draw or Portland Timbers
58%
Philadelphia Union or Portland Timbers
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union31% Draw41% Portland Timbers28%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 1
4.6%
0 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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