Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Portland Timbers
1 – 1
4 – 2 pen
Full Time
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.

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

1
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#26 Position #9
32 Points 33
27 Played 26
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
48 Scored 55
51 Conceded 64
-3 GD -9
1.19 PPG 1.27
33% Win % 31%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Portland Timbers and FC Cincinnati is underway.
  • 5' Przemyslaw Tyton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' FC Cincinnati come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 18' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sebastian Blanco.
  • 23' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Joe Gyau has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 295 games and scored 475 goals.
  • 29' Jorge Villafana picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andrew Gutman on 30.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Blanco made 295 appearances and scored 50 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Joe Gyau gets a Yellow card.
  • 51' Curacao international Jurgen Locadia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 58' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Yuya Kubo is withdrawn and Siem de Jong gets his opportunity.
  • 59' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Adrien Regattin is replaced by Allan Cruz on 59 minute.
  • 61' The France Mathieu Deplagne breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 0-1!
  • 64' Jaroslaw Niezgoda is replacing Yimmi Chara for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 67' Jaroslaw Niezgoda doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 72' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 72 minute. Caleb Stanko leaves to be changed by Jurgen Locadia.
  • 77' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 81' What a strike from Jurgen Locadia! The score is 1-2.
  • 86' FC Cincinnati 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.
  • 88' Andy Polo gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Eryk Williamson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Joe Gyau is withdrawn and Kekuta Manneh gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Fatai Alashe. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Felipe Mora. He replaces Jeremy Ebobisse on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Kelsy 2
Mathieu Deplagne 2
Brandon Vazquez 1
Sergio Santos 1
Evander 1
Pavel Bucha 1
Kevin Denkey 1
Kendall Waston 1

Head to Head

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

Portland Timbers Form

2020-07-29 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2020-07-24 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2020-07-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–0 Nashville SC W 2020-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–3 Minnesota United FC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2020-07-29 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2020-07-23 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2020-07-16 Atlanta United FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2020-07-12 FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-03-08 Atlanta United FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2020-03-01 New York Red Bulls 3–2 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.07 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.96 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or FC Cincinnati 77% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers43% Draw23% FC Cincinnati34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
57%
Portland Timbers or FC Cincinnati
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers32% Draw38% FC Cincinnati30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 2
4.8%
2 – 3
4.6%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
1 – 0
3.3%
3 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 17% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+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
15% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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