Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Providence Park.
- Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daniel Radford
- Referee Thomas Zablocki
- Referee Joe Dickerson
- Referee Jose Da Silva
- Referee
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Nov | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 29 Oct | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 5–2 | W |
| 23 Oct | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Oct | Los Angeles FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Oct | Real Salt Lake | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov | Portland Timbers | A | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Nov | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 29 Oct | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 25 Oct | Sporting Kansas City | A | 0–4 | L |
| 24 Sep | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 5–0 | W |
| 20 Sep | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 2–0 | 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)
H2H (16 games)
63%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
4%
Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
Portland Timbers this season
33%
Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
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' KICK OFF: Portland Timbers gets underway.
- 5' Jack Price has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
- 20' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Drew Moor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 40' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 45' 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.
- 46' The whistle greets Andres Flores as he departs to be replaced by Yimmi Chara.
- 49' Diego Chara picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 54' It’s high time Robin Fraser made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 55' The crowd applauds Eryk Williamson as he leaves the pitch. Diego Valeri steps in for Portland Timbers.
- 58' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Cole Bassett trudges off to be replaced by Kellyn Acosta on 58 minutes.
- 63' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
- 68' Jorge Villafana is replacing Marco Farfan for the Portland Timbers side.
- 73' Colorado Rapids SC have won 400 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 74' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Nicolas Mezquida on, Andre Shinyashiki off on 74 minutes.
- 79' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 81' Pablo Bonilla was booked on 81.
- 83' Kellyn Acosta doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 85' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 85 minute. Younes Namli leaves to be changed by Drew Moor.
- 88' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Dairon Asprilla comes on to replace Andy Polo.
- 90' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Nicolas Mezquida will be fuming at that decision.
- Another three points for Colorado Rapids SC.
Lineups
Portland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
Andy Polo ↓ Dairon Asprilla 88'
- 21
- 25
-
14
Andres Flores ↓ Yimmi Chara 46'
- 22
- 12
-
32
Marco Farfan ↓ Jorge Villafana 68'
-
30
Eryk Williamson ↓ Diego Valeri 55'
- 13
- 9
-
28
Pablo Bonilla ↓ Larrys Mabiala 88'
Bench
-
23
Yimmi Chara ↑ 46'
-
4
Jorge Villafana ↑ 68'
- 19
-
8
Diego Valeri ↑ 55'
-
33
Larrys Mabiala ↑ 88'
-
27
Dairon Asprilla ↑ 88'
- 40
- 44
- 31
Coach
Giovanni Savarese
Colorado Rapids SC Lineups
Starting XI
-
21
Younes Namli ↓ Drew Moor 85'
-
9
Nicolas Benezet ↓ Jon Lewis 58'
- 11
- 2
- 19
- 4
-
26
Cole Bassett ↓ Kellyn Acosta 58'
- 6
- 13
- 99
- 50
Bench
- 5
- 1
-
3
Drew Moor ↑ 85'
- 33
-
10
Kellyn Acosta ↑ 58'
-
20
Nicolas Mezquida ↑ 74'
- 52
-
7
Jon Lewis ↑ 58'
- 18
Coach
Robin Fraser
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Portland Timbers Form
2020-11-05
Portland Timbers
0–1
Colorado Rapids SC
L
2020-11-02
Portland Timbers
1–0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
W
2020-10-29
Portland Timbers
5–2
Los Angeles Galaxy
W
2020-10-23
Seattle Sounders FC
1–1
Portland Timbers
D
2020-10-19
Portland Timbers
1–1
Los Angeles FC
D
2020-10-15
Real Salt Lake
2–1
Portland Timbers
L
Colorado Rapids SC Form
2020-11-05
Portland Timbers
0–1
Colorado Rapids SC
W
2020-11-02
Colorado Rapids SC
3–1
Seattle Sounders FC
W
2020-10-29
Minnesota United FC
2–1
Colorado Rapids SC
L
2020-10-25
Sporting Kansas City
4–0
Colorado Rapids SC
L
2020-09-24
Colorado Rapids SC
5–0
San Jose Earthquakes
W
2020-09-20
Los Angeles Galaxy
0–2
Colorado Rapids SC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.78
Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42
Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for:
Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC 73% + Both teams to score 63%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Colorado Rapids SC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 3.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
| ± 4.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
Double Chance
Portland Timbers or Draw
69%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
57%
Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers
| Handicap | Portland Timbers covers | Push | Colorado Rapids SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 14% | 75% |
| -1.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -1 | 25% | 20% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 16% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 9% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
18%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

