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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
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#26 Position #22
32 Points 36
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 11 / 3 / 13
48 Scored 38
51 Conceded 38
-3 GD +0
1.19 PPG 1.33
33% Win % 41%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/5
31-45
3/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/7
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Portland Timbers host Colorado Rapids SC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Portland Timbers 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.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 295 games and scored 475 goals.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jack Price suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Argentina international Diego Valeri has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' Tim Howard has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Anthony Hudson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Anthony Hudson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' Giles Barnes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 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
Jonathan Lewis 2
Samuel Armenteros 2
Kevin Kelsy 2
Samuel Armenteros 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
1.95 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

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
11%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.5%
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% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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