Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Portland Timbers

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Full Time

Minnesota United FC

Mon 2 Mar 2020 · 00:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 31' Osvaldo Alonso

Y 38' Romain Metanire

Cristhian Paredes 43' Y

Diego Valeri 61' Y

Diego Chara 71' Y

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Providence Park.

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

Match Details

Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee Corey Parker
Referee Kyle Atkins
Referee Joe Dickerson
Referee Edvin Jurisevic

14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2020-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–3 Minnesota United FC 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
02 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	1–3	L
20 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
06 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–1	W
29 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–2	D
26 Sep	New England Revolution	H	2–2	D
22 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	3–1	W
21 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–2	L
06 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
29 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
26 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
22 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–0	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' In just a few seconds Providence Park will turn into a battlefield for Portland Timbers and Minnesota United FC.
5' USA international Jorge Villafana has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Robin Lod, a Finland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
31' The referee has no hesitation. Osvaldo Alonso is booked for Minnesota United FC — Yellow card on 31.
36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ethan Finlay is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
38' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a Yellow card on 38.
43' Poor challenge from Cristhian Paredes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
48' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
51' A goal from the Trinidad & Tobago international Kevin Molino! He fires home on 51 to make it 0-1!
56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Diego Valeri makes no mistake. 1-1!
61' Diego Valeri catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
66' The 40-year-old Diego Chara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
69' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Dairon Asprilla on, Yimmi Chara off on 69 minutes.
71' Poor challenge from Diego Chara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
76' What a moment for Luis Amarilla! That strike on 76 puts his side firmly in control.
78' Goal! Kevin Molino scores his 23 goal in 289 matches.
81' The whistle greets Kevin Molino as he departs to be replaced by Hassani Dotson.
83' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 83 minute. Cristhian Paredes leaves to be changed by Jeremy Ebobisse.
87' The supporters are chanting for Aaron Schoenfeld. He replaces Luis Amarilla on 87 minute.
89' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 89 minute. Jorge Moreira leaves to be changed by Eryk Williamson.
Full Time. Minnesota United FC beats Portland Timbers

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Dairon Asprilla 69'
4
Jorge Villafana
21
Diego Chara
8
Diego Valeri C
33
Larrys Mabiala
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ Jeremy Ebobisse 83'
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco
2
Jorge Moreira ↓ Eryk Williamson 89'
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora

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
Anthony Markanich	2
Romario Ibarra	2
Marcus Caldeira	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2020-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–3 Minnesota United FC L 2019-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2019-10-06 Portland Timbers 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-09-29 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2019-09-26 Portland Timbers 2–2 New England Revolution D 2019-09-22 Portland Timbers 0–0 Minnesota United FC D

Minnesota United FC Form

2020-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–3 Minnesota United FC W 2019-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-10-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2019-09-29 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2019-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-09-22 Portland Timbers 0–0 Minnesota United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.77 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Minnesota United FC 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers38% Draw26% Minnesota United FC36%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

63%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

62%

Portland Timbers or Minnesota United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers30% Draw41% Minnesota United FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+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

19% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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