Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Minnesota United FC

Sun 22 Sep 2019 · 19:55 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+5'

Zarek Valentin 78' Y

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United FC — MLS .

Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Frank Anderson
Referee Corey Rockwell
Referee M. de Oliveira
Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Victor Rivas

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

Portland Timbers 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-09-22 Portland Timbers 0–0 Minnesota United FC 2019-08-04 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2018-09-23 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 2018-04-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D
19 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	0–2	L
15 Sep	D.C. United SC	H	0–1	L
08 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
01 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W
24 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–0	D
15 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	3–1	W
12 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	0–2	L
02 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–0	W
23 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–1	L
18 Aug	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Minnesota United FC
#26	Position	#29
32	Points	29
27	Played	27
9 / 5 / 13	W / D / L	7 / 8 / 12
48	Scored	40
51	Conceded	49
-3	GD	-9
1.19	PPG	1.07
33%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/9

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

7/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

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

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Minnesota United FC get us underway at .
5' Portland Timbers 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.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
21' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Andres Flores by Cristhian Paredes on 21 minute.
26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
31' Vito Mannone needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
36' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' Minnesota United FC make a change. Ike Opara trudges off to be replaced by Lawrence Olum on 46 minutes.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
60' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Brian Fernandez is replaced by Diego Valeri on 60 minute.
65' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
70' Brian Fernandez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
76' Minnesota United FC make a change. Robin Lod trudges off to be replaced by Ethan Finlay on 76 minutes.
78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Zarek Valentin.
80' Hassani Dotson gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces Darwin Quintero and will look to change the dynamic.
85' Hassani Dotson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
88' Bill Tuiloma gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Jorge Moreira and will look to change the dynamic.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Portland Timbers 0-0 Minnesota United FC.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

5
Claude Dielna
11
Andy Polo
21
Diego Chara C
16
Zarek Valentin
33
Larrys Mabiala
14
Andres Flores ↓ Cristhian Paredes 21'
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco
17
Jeremy Ebobisse
2
Jorge Moreira ↓ Bill Tuiloma 88'
7
Brian Fernandez ↓ Diego Valeri 60'

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastian Blanco	4
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	4
Vincent Janssen	3
Luis Amarilla	3
Robin Lod	3
Emanuel Reynoso	2
Alvas Powell	2
Diego Valeri	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2019-09-22 Portland Timbers 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2019-09-19 Portland Timbers 0–2 New York Red Bulls L 2019-09-15 Portland Timbers 0–1 D.C. United SC L 2019-09-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2019-08-24 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L

Minnesota United FC Form

2019-09-22 Portland Timbers 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2019-09-15 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake W 2019-09-12 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2019-09-02 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC W 2019-08-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2019-08-18 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.6 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Minnesota United FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers41% Draw27% Minnesota United FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

68%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

59%

Portland Timbers or Minnesota United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers31% Draw45% Minnesota United FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

7.4%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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