Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#28 Position #7
14 Points 20
14 Played 15
4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5
22 Scored 36
28 Conceded 37
-6 GD -1
1.00 PPG 1.33
29% Win % 33%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 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
FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Cincinnati kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Argentina international Sebastian Blanco has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 18' Sebastian Blanco picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jorge Villafana.
  • 30' FC Cincinnati player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kendall Waston, as he is very good at scoring at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Jurgen Locadia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joe Gyau.
  • 51' It’s high time Jaap Stam made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 58' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 58 minute. Yuya Kubo leaves to be changed by Siem de Jong.
  • 59' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Allan Cruz comes on to replace Adrien Regattin.
  • 61' The France Mathieu Deplagne breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 0-1!
  • 64' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Yimmi Chara has done his job and it is now time for Jaroslaw Niezgoda to step up.
  • 67' A stunning finish from Jaroslaw Niezgoda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 72' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Caleb Stanko is replaced by Jurgen Locadia on 72 minute.
  • 77' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Cincinnati backline.
  • 81' Brilliant from the ! Jurgen Locadia makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 81.
  • 86' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 88' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andy Polo is hanging Eryk Williamson on the field on 88 minute.
  • 89' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 89 minute. Joe Gyau leaves to be changed by Kekuta Manneh.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Fatai Alashe. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Portland Timbers make a change. Jeremy Ebobisse trudges off to be replaced by Felipe Mora on 90 minutes.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 1
Jurgen Locadia 1
Dairon Asprilla 1
Brandon Vazquez 1
Sergio Santos 1
Evander 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
1.86 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or FC Cincinnati 77% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers37% Draw23% FC Cincinnati40%
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
60%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
63%
Portland Timbers or FC Cincinnati
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers27% Draw38% FC Cincinnati35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 3
5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4%
0 – 1
3.5%
2 – 0
3.2%
3 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 16% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 18% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 13% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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