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 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Portland Timbers to score. At the same time, Colorado Rapids SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Keegan Rosenberry suffering a number of foals already.
10' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
19' Antony does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
24' Noel Caliskan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 24.
29' 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.
30' The Colombia Santiago Moreno breaks the deadlock on 30 minutes. 2-0!
31' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Diego Rubio makes it 2-1.
36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' A moment of madness from Felipe Mora on 40 minutes earns him a card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
43' Magnificent from Andrew Gutman! That is 16 goals in 252 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
45' Danny Leyva picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Andrew Gutman by Keegan Rosenberry on 46 minute.
48' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 48.
53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
58' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Connor Ronan comes on to replace Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
64' The referee has no hesitation. Dario Zuparic is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 64.
69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Charles Burdick might look to freshen things up shortly.
70' Diego Rubio catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 70.
71' A goal from the Chile international Felipe Mora! He fires home on 71 to make it 3-2!
73' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Jonathan Lewis on, Calvin Harris off on 73 minutes.
75' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Antony is withdrawn and Sebastian Blanco gets his opportunity.
76' The crowd applauds Noel Caliskan as he leaves the pitch. Larrys Mabiala steps in for Portland Timbers.
77' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Diego Rubio is replaced by Kevin Cabral on 77 minute.
82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
84' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Claudio Bravo departs to be replaced by Eric Miller.
89' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Bingham is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Luis Diaz.
90' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Braian Galvan by Luis Diaz on 90 minute.
Another three points for Portland Timbers.

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
Jonathan Lewis	2
Samuel Armenteros	2
Kevin Kelsy	2
Samuel Armenteros	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

1.98 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Colorado Rapids SC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers55% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC22%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

78%

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

10.5%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

6.6%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

0 – 0

5.2%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

Actual

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

27% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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