Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Portland Timbers

4 – 1

Full Time

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 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 16 games · Avg 3.1 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
#28	Position	#26
14	Points	16
14	Played	15
4 / 2 / 8	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 9
22	Scored	25
28	Conceded	24
-6	GD	+1
1.00	PPG	1.07
29%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/4

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids SC get this one started.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
9' A goal from the USA international Eryk Williamson! He fires home on 9 to make it 1-0!
14' With 0 assists to his name this season, Moise Bombito is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
18' GOAL! Antony scores on 14. Assisted by Cristhian Paredes
23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
28' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
33' Antony has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 272 games and scored 394 goals.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Cristhian Paredes is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 45.
49' Controversy at the stadium! Kamal Miller argues furiously but the card stands.
51' Sam Vines adds to his 0 season tally! Colorado Rapids SC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
56' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
57' Magnificent from Calvin Harris! That is 13 goals in 245 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
59' Colorado Rapids SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 59.
63' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Calvin Harris is withdrawn and Omir Fernandez gets his opportunity.
68' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
73' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
75' Djordje Mihailovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 75.
75' The crowd applauds Eryk Williamson as he leaves the pitch. Nathan steps in for Portland Timbers.
77' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Darren Yapi on, Rafael Navarro off on 77 minutes.
82' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 100% of all matches.
86' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Antony is withdrawn and David Ayala gets his opportunity.
90' Cristhian Paredes makes way for Dario Zuparic at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
Full Time. Portland Timbers beats Colorado Rapids SC

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
Sebastian Blanco	3
Diego Rubio	3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	2
Diego Valeri	2
Felipe Mora	2
Jonathan Lewis	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

2.22 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers53% Draw22% Colorado Rapids SC25%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

75%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

47%

Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers38% Draw38% Colorado Rapids SC24%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

8.3%

2 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.3%

3 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.6%

4 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	20%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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