Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Philadelphia Union vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK SEMI FINALS

MLS · 2026
Philadelphia Union
1 – 2
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Thu 6 Aug 2020 · 00:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+6' · FT 45+7'
Kai Wagner 38' Y
Alejandro Bedoya 62' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Portland Timbers — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Joe Dickerson

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

3
3
Philadelphia Union 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
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
06 Aug Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
31 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 3–1 W
26 Jul New England Revolution H 1–0 W
21 Jul Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
15 Jul Internacional CF Miami H 2–1 W
09 Jul New York City FC A 1–0 W
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W
02 Aug New York City FC A 3–1 W
29 Jul FC Cincinnati H 1–1 D
24 Jul Los Angeles FC A 2–2 D
19 Jul Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
14 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers
#6 Position #26
39 Points 32
27 Played 27
11 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
54 Scored 48
44 Conceded 51
+10 GD -3
1.44 PPG 1.19
41% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ 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)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 13' GOAL! Jeremy Ebobisse fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 18' A quiet spell here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 33' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 38' Kai Wagner is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 48' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Jeremy Ebobisse is replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
  • 59' Ilsinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sergio Santos on 59 minute.
  • 62' The referee calls foul for Alejandro Bedoya. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 67' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' What a moment for Sebastian Blanco! That strike on 70 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 72' Andrew Wooten is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jose Martinez at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Jose Martinez by Andrew Wooten on 73 minute.
  • 78' Philadelphia Union have won 491 goals from 293 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 83' New Zealand international Bill Tuiloma has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' GOAL! Andrew Wooten scores on 85.
  • 86' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Sebastian Blanco has done his job and it is now time for Felipe Mora to step up.
  • 90' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bill Tuiloma is hanging Diego Valeri on the field on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2020-08-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2020-07-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-07-26 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New England Revolution W 2020-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2020-07-15 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2020-07-09 New York City FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union W

Portland Timbers Form

2020-08-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-08-02 New York City FC 1–3 Portland Timbers W 2020-07-29 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2020-07-24 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2020-07-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.93 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Portland Timbers 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union36% Draw24% Portland Timbers40%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
61%
Draw or Portland Timbers
64%
Philadelphia Union or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union31% Draw39% Portland Timbers30%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
7%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 2
4.5%
2 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 0
3.6%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 17% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 17% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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