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 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 16 games · Avg 3.1 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
#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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Portland Timbers is hosting Colorado Rapids SC for another epic battle.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Dantouma Toure needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
21' Eryk Williamson gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Cristhian Paredes and will look to change the dynamic.
26' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diego Chara.
32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robin Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
37' 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.
42' Diego Rubio is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
45' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Abraham Rodriguez is hanging William Yarbrough on the field on 45 minute.
45' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. William Yarbrough will be fuming at that decision.
50' GOAL! Sebastian Blanco fires home to make it 1-0!
53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sebastian Blanco makes it 2-0.
54' Goal! Jaroslaw Niezgoda scores his 14 goal in 291 matches.
59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gyasi Zardes made 287 appearances and scored 95 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
62' Jaroslaw Niezgoda makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Portland Timbers are in front.
67' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Mark-Anthony Kaye by Lucas Esteves on 67 minute.
70' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Yimmi Chara exits the field as Dairon Asprilla enters on 70.
75' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
80' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Michael Barrios by Max Alves on 80 minute.
83' The crowd applauds Sebastian Blanco as he leaves the pitch. Zac McGraw steps in for Portland Timbers.
84' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
89' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Lewis departs to be replaced by Dantouma Toure.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dantouma Toure.
Another three points for Portland Timbers.

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

1.92 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers49% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC26%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

73%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

51%

Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers37% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC21%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

6.6%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	21%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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