Portland Timbers vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK ROUND OF 16

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Portland Timbers

1 – 1

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FC Cincinnati

Wed 29 Jul 2020 · 02:30 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Sebastian Blanco 18' Y

Jorge Villafana 29' Y

Y 30' Andrew Gutman

Y 46' Joe Gyau

Y 90' Fatai Alashe

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Andrew Bigelow
Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee Ramy Touchan
Referee R. Mendoza
Referee

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 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-29 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2019-03-17 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jul	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D
24 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D
19 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
14 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W
08 Mar	Nashville SC	H	1–0	W
02 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	1–3	L

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	1–1	D
23 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	2–0	W
16 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	1–0	W
12 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–4	L
08 Mar	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L
01 Mar	New York Red Bulls	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		FC Cincinnati
#22	Position	#8
46	Points	46
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 12
62	Scored	67
61	Conceded	75
+1	GD	-8
1.35	PPG	1.35
38%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 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

FC Cincinnati

0-15

6/3

16-30

5/11

31-45

10/11

46-60

8/13

61-75

6/7

76+

17/9

■ 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

FC Cincinnati

Kevin Denkey	17 G	2 A
Evander	14 G	13 A
Tom Barlow	10 G	4 A
Pavel Bucha	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Portland Timbers to score. At the same time, FC Cincinnati does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' A quiet spell here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' 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.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
18' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 18.
23' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
29' The referee has no hesitation. Jorge Villafana is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 29.
30' Andrew Gutman was booked on 30.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
45' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Joe Gyau gets a Yellow card.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' Larrys Mabiala has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 306 appearances.
58' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Yuya Kubo by Siem de Jong on 58 minute.
59' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Adrien Regattin departs to be replaced by Allan Cruz.
61' Mathieu Deplagne makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
64' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Yimmi Chara departs to be replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
67' What composure from Jaroslaw Niezgoda! The Poland international strokes it home. 1-1.
72' Jurgen Locadia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Caleb Stanko on 72 minute.
77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' Jurgen Locadia puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Frankie Amaya, as he is very good at scoring at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
88' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Andy Polo comes on to replace Eryk Williamson.
89' Kekuta Manneh is replacing Joe Gyau for the FC Cincinnati side.
90' That is a Yellow card for FC Cincinnati. Fatai Alashe will be fuming at that decision.
90' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Jeremy Ebobisse exits the field as Felipe Mora enters on 90.
The points are shared — Portland Timbers 1-1 FC Cincinnati. Honours even.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mathieu Deplagne	2
Kevin Kelsy	2
Kevin Denkey	1
Kendall Waston	1
Allan Cruz	1
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	1
Jurgen Locadia	1
Dairon Asprilla	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.93 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or FC Cincinnati 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers42% Draw24% FC Cincinnati34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

66%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

58%

Portland Timbers or FC Cincinnati

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers32% Draw39% FC Cincinnati29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

0 – 2

0 – 1

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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

Portland Timbers vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK ROUND OF 16

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

FC Cincinnati Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Clean Sheet