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 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 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	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 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
#22	Position	#25
46	Points	44
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
62	Scored	56
61	Conceded	58
+1	GD	-2
1.35	PPG	1.29
38%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ 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

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Portland Timbers are looking to make home advantage count against Minnesota United FC.
5' Brian Fernandez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' Minnesota United FC is showing some good football. However, Minnesota United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
21' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Cristhian Paredes on, Andres Flores off on 21 minutes.
26' It’s high time Adrian Heath made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
36' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' Lawrence Olum is replacing Ike Opara for the Minnesota United FC side.
51' Minnesota United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michael Boxall is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
60' The supporters are chanting for Diego Valeri. He replaces Brian Fernandez on 60 minute.
65' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Minnesota United FC winning 50% of all matches.
70' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
75' Jorge Moreira is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
76' Fresh legs for Minnesota United FC! Ethan Finlay comes on to replace Robin Lod.
78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Zarek Valentin.
80' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Darwin Quintero exits the field as Hassani Dotson enters on 80.
85' Ethan Finlay has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
88' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Jorge Moreira is replaced by Bill Tuiloma.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Robin Lod	3
Vincent Janssen	3
Luis Amarilla	3
Tomas Chancalay	2
Anthony Markanich	2
Romario Ibarra	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

1.55 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Minnesota United FC xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers40% Draw27% Minnesota United FC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

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

67%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

60%

Portland Timbers or Minnesota United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers30% Draw45% Minnesota United FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

7.3%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

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