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 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

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
#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' The ball is rolling at Providence Park. Portland Timbers are looking to make home advantage count against Colorado Rapids SC.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' The 29-year-old Zac McGraw has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Antony makes it 1-0.
24' The referee calls foul for Noel Caliskan. He receives a card.
29' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' Assisted by Noel Caliskan with the perfectly-timed delivery and Santiago Moreno makes no mistake. 2-0!
31' A goal from the Chile international Diego Rubio! He fires home on 31 to make it 2-1!
36' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
40' Portland Timbers player sees a card in front of him.
43' The deadlock is broken! Andrew Gutman gets on the scoresheet on 43 minutes.
45' Danny Leyva has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
46' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keegan Rosenberry is hanging Andrew Gutman on the field on 46 minute.
48' Poor challenge from Claudio Bravo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
58' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Connor Ronan comes on to replace Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
63' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
64' Dario Zuparic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 64.
69' Ralph Priso-Mbongue has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 300 appearances.
70' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Diego Rubio gets a card.
71' A stunning finish from Felipe Mora — that came from absolutely nowhere!
73' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 73 minute. Calvin Harris leaves to be changed by Jonathan Lewis.
75' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Antony has done his job and it is now time for Sebastian Blanco to step up.
76' Noel Caliskan makes way for Larrys Mabiala at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
77' Diego Rubio makes way for Kevin Cabral at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
82' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ciara Dargahi might look to freshen things up shortly.
84' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Claudio Bravo exits the field as Eric Miller enters on 84.
89' Lalas Abubakar has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
90' Luis Diaz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
90' The whistle greets Braian Galvan as he departs to be replaced by Luis Diaz.
3-2 the final result. Colorado Rapids SC will be bitterly disappointed.

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

2.03 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers57% Draw22% Colorado Rapids SC21%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

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

79%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

43%

Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers40% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 2

5.8%

0 – 0

5.2%

3 – 0

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	21%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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