Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Portland Timbers

3 – 0

Full Time

Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 26 Jun 2022 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Diego Chara 27' Y

Y 45' William Yarbrough

Y 84' Lucas Esteves

Y 90' Dantouma Toure

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Providence Park.

Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2022-06-26 Portland Timbers 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-05-01 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers 2021-10-24 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers 2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-11-05 Portland Timbers 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jun	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
18 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
29 May	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–2	L
23 May	Philadelphia Union	H	0–2	L
19 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–3	L
15 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	7–2	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	L
19 Jun	New York City FC	A	1–1	D
29 May	Nashville SC	H	1–3	L
23 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
19 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L
14 May	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Colorado Rapids SC
#22	Position	#27
46	Points	43
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
62	Scored	47
61	Conceded	50
+1	GD	-3
1.35	PPG	1.26
38%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids SC get this one started.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 302 games and scored 487 goals.
10' Danny Wilson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
15' Jaroslaw Niezgoda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 302 appearances.
20' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
21' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Cristhian Paredes departs to be replaced by Eryk Williamson.
26' 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.
27' Diego Chara is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
37' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' Abraham Rodriguez is ready to make an impact after coming on for William Yarbrough at the 45 minute mark.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for William Yarbrough.
50' Portland Timbers is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sebastian Blanco on 45.
53' Sebastian Blanco with the second goal in the match!
54' What composure from Jaroslaw Niezgoda! The Poland international strokes it home. 3-0.
59' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Bill Tuiloma has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
62' Jaroslaw Niezgoda adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
67' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Mark-Anthony Kaye trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Esteves on 67 minutes.
70' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Yimmi Chara is replaced by Dairon Asprilla.
75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
80' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Michael Barrios is replaced by Max Alves on 80 minute.
83' Zac McGraw is replacing Sebastian Blanco for the Portland Timbers side.
84' The referee has no hesitation. Lucas Esteves is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — Yellow card on 84.
89' The supporters are chanting for Dantouma Toure. He replaces Jonathan Lewis on 89 minute.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dantouma Toure.
Portland Timbers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Dairon Asprilla 70'
2
Jose Van Rankin
21
Diego Chara ↓ David Ayala 89'
25
Bill Tuiloma
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ Eryk Williamson 21'
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Zac McGraw 83'
5
Claudio Bravo
31
Aljaz Ivacic
13
Dario Zuparic
30
Santiago Moreno
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↓ Nathan Fogaca 83'

Bench

1
David Bingham
27
Dairon Asprilla ↑ 70'
19
Eryk Williamson ↑ 21'
44
Marvin Loria
9
Felipe Mora
28
Pablo Bonilla
24
David Ayala ↑ 89'
18
Zac McGraw ↑ 83'
99
Nathan Fogaca ↑ 83'

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Diego Rubio
12
Michael Barrios ↓ Max Alves 80'
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
33
Steven Beitashour
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Lucas Esteves 67'
4
Danny Wilson
29
Gyasi Zardes
32
Collen Warner
22
William Yarbrough ↓ Abraham Rodriguez 45'
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Dantouma Toure 89'

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Antony	5
Diego Valeri	4
Sebastian Blanco	3
Diego Rubio	3
Samuel Armenteros	2
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	2
Diego Valeri	2
Felipe Mora	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2022-06-26 Portland Timbers 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-06-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-05-29 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2022-05-23 Portland Timbers 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2022-05-19 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2022-05-15 Portland Timbers 7–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2022-06-26 Portland Timbers 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-06-19 New York City FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-05-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–3 Nashville SC L 2022-05-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-05-19 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.96 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.27 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers51% Draw24% Colorado Rapids SC25%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

75%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

49%

Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers38% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC20%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.5%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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