Portland Timbers vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Providence Park.
- Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
- D.C. United SC 15 games · 18 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Mar D.C. United SC H 2–2 D 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Mar Portland Timbers A 2–2 D 25 Feb New England Revolution H 3–1 W 07 Oct New York City FC H 2–0 W 05 Oct Austin FC A 0–3 L 01 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D 23 Sep New York Red Bulls H 3–5 L Season Stats
Portland Timbers D.C. United SC #28 Position #9 14 Points 18 14 Played 15 4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5 22 Scored 21 28 Conceded 25 -6 GD -4 1.00 PPG 1.20 29% Win % 27% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this seasonPortland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Portland Timbers0-152/516-303/331-453/346-60–/261-752/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededD.C. United SC0-152/116-303/231-451/246-602/361-751/276+4/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Providence Park that hosts another battle between Portland Timbers and D.C. United SC.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 7' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Diego Chara gets a card.
- 12' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Kristian Fletcher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 17' 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 Maxime Crepeau suffering a number of foals already.
- 18' Portland Timbers is taking the lead after the goal scored by Dairon Asprilla on 18.
- 23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christopher McVey, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 28' It looks like no one’s ball. D.C. United SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 33' 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.
- 38' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 48' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 53' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
- 58' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 59' It’s gonna be a card for Maxime Crepeau.
- 61' GOAL! Santiago Moreno scores on 61. Assisted by Eric Miller
- 62' D.C. United SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 62.
- 65' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Eryk Williamson departs to be replaced by David Ayala.
- 68' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Zac McGraw gets a card.
- 72' GOAL! Mateusz Klich scores on 72.
- 73' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jackson Hopkins is hanging Jared Stroud on the field on 73 minute.
- 78' D.C. United SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 81' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Antony by Nathan on 81 minute.
- 82' What a strike from Kristian Fletcher! The score is 2-2.
- 84' Miguel Araujo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Juan Mosquera on 84 minute.
- 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 90' D.C. United SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.
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Lineups
Portland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 27
- 22
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19
Eryk Williamson ↓ David Ayala 65'
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15
Eric Miller ↓ Dario Zuparic 65'
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- 4
- 18
- 80
- 30
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29
Juan Mosquera ↓ Miguel Araujo 84'
Bench
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2
Miguel Araujo ↑ 84'
- 41
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13
Dario Zuparic ↑ 65'
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24
David Ayala ↑ 65'
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99
Nathan ↑ 81'
- 17
D.C. United SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 43
- 22
- 24
- 7
- 4
- 11
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8
Jared Stroud ↓ Jackson Hopkins 73'
- 10
- 97
- 21
- 3
Bench
- 20
- 56
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25
Jackson Hopkins ↑ 73'
- 77
- 45
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27
Kristian Fletcher ↑ 73'
- 12
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Wayne Rooney 2 Wayne Rooney 2 Dairon Asprilla 1 Oniel Fisher 1 Santiago Moreno 1 Darren Mattocks 1 Samuel Armenteros 1 Samuel Armenteros 1 Head to Head
Portland Timbers Form
2024-03-03 Portland Timbers 2–2 D.C. United SC D 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 WD.C. United SC Form
2024-03-03 Portland Timbers 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2024-02-25 D.C. United SC 3–1 New England Revolution W 2023-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 New York City FC W 2023-10-05 Austin FC 3–0 D.C. United SC L 2023-10-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2023-09-23 D.C. United SC 3–5 New York Red Bulls L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.88 Portland Timbers xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.82 D.C. United SC xGI would bet for: Portland Timbers or D.C. United SC 75% + Both teams to score 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.7Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 70% 30% ± 3.5 50% 50% ± 4.5 31% 69% Double Chance
Portland Timbers or Draw 64%Draw or D.C. United SC 61%Portland Timbers or D.C. United SC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Portland Timbers win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.3%2 – 1 7.7%1 – 2 7.5%2 – 2 Actual3 – 1 4.8%1 – 3 4.5%2 – 0 4.4%3 – 2 4.3%2 – 3 4.2%0 – 2 4.2%1 – 0 4.1%0 – 1 4%Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers
Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push D.C. United SC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 12% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 18% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 63% — 37% +1 63% 17% 20% +1.5 80% — 20% +2 80% 11% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet 17% ✓D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.