Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Portland Timbers
2 – 2
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 14 Jul 2019 · 03:00 UTC HT 45+6' · FT 45+7'
Diego Valeri 21' Y
Y 22' Tommy Smith
Julio Cascante 55' R
Y 59' Diego Rubio
Renzo Zambrano 77' Y
Jeremy Ebobisse 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Jose Da Silva
  • Referee Matthew Franz
  • Referee Chris Elliott
  • Referee Ricardo Salazar

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
2019-07-14 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-03-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–3 Portland Timbers 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
14 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 2–2 D
07 Jul New York City FC A 1–0 W
01 Jul FC Dallas H 1–0 W
26 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
23 Jun Houston Dynamo H 4–0 W
02 Jun Los Angeles FC H 2–3 L
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jul Portland Timbers A 2–2 D
05 Jul New England Revolution H 1–2 L
29 Jun Los Angeles FC H 1–0 W
23 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
09 Jun Minnesota United FC H 1–0 W
02 Jun FC Cincinnati H 3–1 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' The wait is over. Colorado Rapids SC get us underway at .
  • 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' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Marco Farfan is replaced by Zarek Valentin.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
  • 20' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 21' Diego Valeri has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 21.
  • 22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tommy Smith on 22.
  • 27' What a strike from Tommy Smith! The score is 0-1.
  • 28' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jon Lewis makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 53' 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.
  • 55' That is a Red card for Portland Timbers. Julio Cascante will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' Controversy at the stadium! Diego Rubio argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 60' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Dairon Asprilla is withdrawn and Brian Fernandez gets his opportunity.
  • 63' What a strike from Diego Valeri! The score is 1-2.
  • 64' Nicolas Mezquida gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Cole Bassett and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Sam Nicholson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kei Kamara on 67 minute.
  • 72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 76' The deadlock is broken! Sam Nicholson gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
  • 77' A moment of madness from Renzo Zambrano on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
  • 78' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Diego Valeri has done his job and it is now time for Cristhian Paredes to step up.
  • 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 87' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Jon Lewis has done his job and it is now time for Dillon Serna to step up.
  • 89' Jeremy Ebobisse was booked on 89.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2019-07-14 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-03-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–3 Portland Timbers 2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-05-27 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2019-07-14 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2019-07-07 New York City FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2019-07-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas W 2019-06-26 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2019-06-23 Portland Timbers 4–0 Houston Dynamo W 2019-06-02 Portland Timbers 2–3 Los Angeles FC L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2019-07-14 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2019-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2019-06-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Los Angeles FC W 2019-06-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2019-06-09 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2019-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 FC Cincinnati W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.05 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers47% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
71%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
53%
Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers35% Draw39% Colorado Rapids SC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
3.8%
0 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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