Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Thu 29 May 2025 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Finn Surman 24' Y

R 67' Wayne Frederick

Santiago Moreno 83' Y

Y 90' Kevin Cabral

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Providence Park.

Portland Timbers 24 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 24 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	24	53
2	Internacional CF Miami	24	44
3	New England Revolution	24	40
4	Chicago Fire FC	23	39
5	Charlotte FC	24	39
6	FC Cincinnati	23	31
7	Orlando City SC	24	31
8	Philadelphia Union	24	30
9	New York City FC	24	29
10	Toronto FC	24	29
11	D.C. United SC	23	28
12	New York Red Bulls	24	27
13	Columbus Crew SC	24	23
14	Atlanta United FC	24	22
15	Montreal Impact FC	24	21
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	23	46
17	Houston Dynamo	24	43
18	Los Angeles FC	25	40
19	FC Dallas	24	40
20	San Jose Earthquakes	24	38
21	St. Louis City	24	38
22	Portland Timbers	24	32
23	Colorado Rapids SC	24	32
24	San Diego FC	24	30
25	Real Salt Lake	23	29
26	Minnesota United FC	24	29
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	25	29
28	Seattle Sounders FC	22	27
29	Austin FC	24	26
30	Sporting Kansas City	23	15

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-29 Portland Timbers 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2025-03-23 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Portland Timbers 2024-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2024-02-25 Portland Timbers 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2023-09-24 Portland Timbers 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W
24 May	Orlando City SC	A	0–1	L
18 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
15 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–0	D
11 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W
04 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–4	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 May	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
25 May	St. Louis City	H	1–0	W
18 May	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W
15 May	San Diego FC	A	0–2	L
11 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–2	L
03 May	D.C. United SC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Colorado Rapids SC
#22	Position	#23
32	Points	32
24	Played	24
9 / 5 / 10	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 12
46	Scored	32
45	Conceded	32
+1	GD	+0
1.33	PPG	1.33
38%	Win %	42%

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 22nd (32 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 23rd (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

4/8

16-30

7/6

31-45

5/7

46-60

5/4

61-75

7/–

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

3/2

16-30

4/5

31-45

1/4

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/5

76+

4/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Providence Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids SC.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
24' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Finn Surman on 24 minutes.
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.
33' What a strike from Djordje Mihailovic! The score is 0-1.
38' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
43' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Kevin Cabral has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Connor Ronan on, Joshua Atencio off on 46 minutes.
51' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
54' Wayne Frederick is ready to make an impact after coming on for Djordje Mihailovic at the 54 minute mark.
56' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Julio Ortiz by Omir Fernandez on 56 minute.
59' GOAL! Antony scores on 59. Assisted by David Pereira da Costa
64' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Kevin Kelsy comes on to replace Felipe Mora.
65' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Rafael Navarro on, Darren Yapi off on 65 minutes.
67' Wayne Frederick has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 67.
72' Nick Defreitas-Hansen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
76' Kevin Kelsy has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
79' Kevin Cabral has so much to prove this time. He replaces Samuel Bassett on 79 minute.
83' That looks like a foul for a card for Santiago Moreno.
86' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Antony exits the field as Ariel Lassiter enters on 86.
87' Santiago Moreno makes way for Diego Chara at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
90' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a card on 90.
Another three points for Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Diego Chara ↑ 87'
15
Eric Miller
5
Claudio Bravo
13
Dario Zuparic
22
Omir Fernandez ↑ 56'
25
Trey Muse
7
Ariel Lassiter ↑ 86'
19
Kevin Kelsy ↑ 64'

Coach Phil Neville

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Reggie Cannon
10
Djordje Mihailovic ↓ Wayne Frederick 54'
5
Andreas Maxso
12
Joshua Atencio ↓ Connor Ronan 46'
8
Oliver Larraz
77
Darren Yapi ↓ Rafael Navarro 65'
19
Ian Murphy
21
Theodore Ku-DiPietro ↓ Calvin Harris 65'
99
Jackson Travis
18
Samuel Bassett ↓ Kevin Cabral 79'
41
Nick Defreitas-Hansen

Bench

20
Connor Ronan ↑ 46'
91
Kevin Cabral ↑ 79'
6
Chidozie Awaziem
3
Sam Vines
9
Rafael Navarro ↑ 65'
14
Calvin Harris ↑ 65'
31
Adam Beaudry
13
Wayne Frederick ↑ 54'
16
Alex Harris

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2025-05-29 Portland Timbers 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2025-05-24 Orlando City SC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2025-05-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2025-05-15 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2025-05-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-05-04 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Portland Timbers L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2025-05-29 Portland Timbers 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2025-05-25 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 St. Louis City W 2025-05-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2025-05-15 San Diego FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2025-05-11 Colorado Rapids SC 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-05-03 D.C. United SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.99 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers56% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC21%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

79%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

44%

Portland Timbers or Colorado Rapids SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers39% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC19%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.6%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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