Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Portland Timbers

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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

Match Preview

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

Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Portland Timbers 16 games · Avg 3.0 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
#28	Position	#23
14	Points	22
14	Played	15
4 / 2 / 8	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
22	Scored	18
28	Conceded	22
-6	GD	-4
1.00	PPG	1.47
29%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Providence Park!
5' Dario Zuparic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' Diego Valeri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robin Lod, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
30' Romain Metanire needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Osvaldo Alonso on 31.
36' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
38' Minnesota United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 38.
43' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Cristhian Paredes will be fuming at that decision.
48' Jan Gregus has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
51' What a moment for Kevin Molino! That strike on 51 puts his side firmly in control.
56' The Argentina Diego Valeri breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 1-1!
61' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri will be fuming at that decision.
66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Minnesota United FC winning 100% of all matches.
69' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Yimmi Chara by Dairon Asprilla on 69 minute.
71' Diego Chara picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
76' Luis Amarilla is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
78' The Trinidad & Tobago Kevin Molino breaks the deadlock on 78 minutes. 1-3!
81' Fresh legs for Minnesota United FC! Hassani Dotson comes on to replace Kevin Molino.
83' Jeremy Ebobisse is replacing Cristhian Paredes for the Portland Timbers side.
87' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 87 minute. Luis Amarilla leaves to be changed by Aaron Schoenfeld.
89' The whistle greets Jorge Moreira as he departs to be replaced by Eryk Williamson.
1-3 the final result. Portland Timbers will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Luis Amarilla	3
Robin Lod	3
Alvas Powell	2
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	2
Kevin Molino	2
Emanuel Reynoso	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

4 / 4

1.42 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Minnesota United FC 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers34% Draw28% Minnesota United FC38%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

61%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

66%

Portland Timbers or Minnesota United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers26% Draw45% Minnesota United FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

7.1%

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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