Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Portland Timbers

4 – 1

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Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 25 Feb 2024 · 03:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Cristhian Paredes 45' Y

Y 45' Moise Bombito

Kamal Miller 49' Y

Y 59' Andreas Maxso

Y 75' Djordje Mihailovic

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

2024-02-25 Portland Timbers 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–1	W
22 Oct	Houston Dynamo	H	1–3	L
07 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–4	L
01 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–3	D
24 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–2	W
21 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Portland Timbers	A	1–4	L
22 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L
15 Oct	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
08 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	1–5	L
01 Oct	Austin FC	H	1–0	W
28 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–2	D

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' Portland Timbers have kicked off against Colorado Rapids SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Zac McGraw is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
9' GOAL! Eryk Williamson scores on 9. Assisted by Juan Mosquera
14' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
18' Assisted by Cristhian Paredes with the perfectly-timed delivery and Antony makes no mistake. 2-0!
23' 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.
28' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
33' GOAL! Antony scores on 29. Assisted by Eryk Williamson
38' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
43' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Cristhian Paredes is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 45.
49' That is a card for Portland Timbers. Kamal Miller will be fuming at that decision.
51' GOAL! Sam Vines fires home to make it 3-1!
56' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
57' GOAL! Calvin Harris fires home to make it 3-2!
59' That is a card for Colorado Rapids SC. Andreas Maxso will be fuming at that decision.
63' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 63 minute. Calvin Harris leaves to be changed by Omir Fernandez.
68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
73' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
75' Djordje Mihailovic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 75.
75' Nathan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eryk Williamson on 75 minute.
77' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Rafael Navarro departs to be replaced by Darren Yapi.
82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 307 games and scored 498 goals.
86' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Antony has done his job and it is now time for David Ayala to step up.
90' Dario Zuparic gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Cristhian Paredes and will look to change the dynamic.
4-1 the final result. Colorado Rapids SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

21
Diego Chara
27
Dairon Asprilla
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ Dario Zuparic 90'
19
Eryk Williamson ↓ Nathan 75'
41
James Pantemis
15
Eric Miller
4
Kamal Miller
18
Zac McGraw
80
Antony ↓ David Ayala 86'
30
Santiago Moreno
29
Juan Mosquera

Bench

2
Miguel Araujo
13
Dario Zuparic ↑ 90'
24
David Ayala ↑ 86'
99
Nathan ↑ 75'
17
Tega Ikoba

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2024-02-25 Portland Timbers 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo L 2023-10-07 Montreal Impact FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-10-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2023-09-24 Portland Timbers 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-09-21 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2024-02-25 Portland Timbers 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-10-22 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-10-15 FC Dallas 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-10-08 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-10-01 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Austin FC W 2023-09-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.3 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers58% Draw21% Colorado Rapids SC21%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

79%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

42%

Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers42% Draw38% Colorado Rapids SC20%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.8%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

5.4%

1 – 0

5.4%

3 – 0

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

3.8%

0 – 1

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	21%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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