Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Portland Timbers

3 – 2

Full Time

Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 24 Sep 2023 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park 22,248 HT 45' · FT 45'

Antony 19' 1–0

Santiago Moreno 30' 2–0

2–1 31' Diego Rubio

2–2 43' Andrew Gutman

Felipe Mora 71' 3–2

Noel Caliskan 24' Y

Felipe Mora 40' Y

Y 45' Danny Leyva

Claudio Bravo 48' Y

Dario Zuparic 64' Y

Y 70' Diego Rubio

Y 90' Luis Diaz

Franck Boli 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

2023-09-24 Portland Timbers 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2023-07-13 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–2	W
21 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
18 Sep	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
10 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W
03 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–2	D
31 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
21 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
17 Sep	New England Revolution	H	2–1	W
03 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
31 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–3	L
24 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	0–4	L

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids SC has kicked off!
5' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
10' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
15' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
19' Assisted by Dairon Asprilla with the perfectly-timed delivery and Antony makes no mistake. 1-0!
24' The referee calls foul for Noel Caliskan. He receives a card.
29' Zac McGraw has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 18 cards already picked up this season.
30' Santiago Moreno doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
31' Diego Rubio has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 31 minutes.
36' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' Poor challenge from Felipe Mora. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
43' A goal from the USA international Andrew Gutman! He fires home on 43 to make it 2-2!
45' It’s gonna be a card for Danny Leyva.
46' Keegan Rosenberry has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrew Gutman on 46 minute.
48' The referee calls foul for Claudio Bravo. He receives a card.
53' Connor Ronan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
58' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Ralph Priso-Mbongue exits the field as Connor Ronan enters on 58.
63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
64' That is a card for Portland Timbers. Dario Zuparic will be fuming at that decision.
69' Cole Bassett has been relatively quiet despite scoring 35 goals in his last 275 appearances.
70' The referee calls foul for Diego Rubio. He receives a card.
71' Felipe Mora puts Portland Timbers on the lead.
73' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Calvin Harris trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis on 73 minutes.
75' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Antony exits the field as Sebastian Blanco enters on 75.
76' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Noel Caliskan departs to be replaced by Larrys Mabiala.
77' Diego Rubio makes way for Kevin Cabral at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
82' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
84' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eric Miller is hanging Claudio Bravo on the field on 84 minute.
89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
90' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a card in front of him.
90' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Braian Galvan departs to be replaced by Luis Diaz.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Charles Burdick

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

11
Diego Rubio ↓ Kevin Cabral 77'
4
Danny Wilson
23
Cole Bassett
6
Lalas Abubakar
29
Braian Galvan ↓ Luis Diaz 90'
5
Andreas Maxso
15
Danny Leyva
13
Andrew Gutman ↓ Keegan Rosenberry 46'
1
Marko Ilic
97
Ralph Priso-Mbongue ↓ Connor Ronan 58'
14
Calvin Harris ↓ Jonathan Lewis 73'

Bench

Coach Ciara Dargahi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Portland Timbers Form

2023-09-24 Portland Timbers 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-09-21 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-09-18 Austin FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2023-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2023-09-03 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-09-24 Portland Timbers 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-09-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-09-17 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 New England Revolution W 2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-08-31 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-08-24 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2 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 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers55% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC22%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

77%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

45%

Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers38% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

6.4%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

0 – 0

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

4.1%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	21%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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