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Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Portland Timbers
2 – 0
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 9 Sep 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
  • Referee Chris Wattam
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 11.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

7
4
5
Portland Timbers 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-05-27 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
01 Sep New England Revolution A 1–1 D
30 Aug Toronto FC H 2–0 W
27 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
19 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 0–3 L
16 Aug D.C. United SC A 1–4 L
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Sep Portland Timbers A 0–2 L
26 Aug Real Salt Lake H 0–6 L
20 Aug Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
15 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
12 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
05 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Colorado Rapids SC
#23 Position #26
24 Points 22
18 Played 18
7 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 10
33 Scored 27
33 Conceded 25
+0 GD +2
1.33 PPG 1.22
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/4
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Portland Timbers are looking to make home advantage count against Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 5' The 38-year-old Sebastian Blanco has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Lawrence Olum is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Colorado Rapids 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.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 275 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 55' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' Larrys Mabiala needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 70' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Andy Polo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
  • 80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • It finishes all square. Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids SC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Antony 5
Diego Valeri 4
Sebastian Blanco 3
Diego Rubio 3
Felipe Mora 2
Jonathan Lewis 2
Samuel Armenteros 2
Kevin Kelsy 2

Head to Head

2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-05-27 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-09-01 New England Revolution 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2018-08-30 Portland Timbers 2–0 Toronto FC W 2018-08-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Portland Timbers L 2018-08-16 D.C. United SC 4–1 Portland Timbers L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake L 2018-08-20 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-08-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-08-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.97 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers56% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC21%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
79%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
44%
Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers40% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC18%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
6.2%
0 – 0
6.1%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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