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 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#23	Position	#25
24	Points	24
18	Played	18
7 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 6
33	Scored	20
33	Conceded	25
+0	GD	-5
1.33	PPG	1.33
39%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Portland Timbers welcome Minnesota United FC for this crunch clash at Providence Park.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
20' Cristhian Paredes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 37 cards already picked up this season.
25' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
31' That is a Yellow card for Minnesota United FC. Osvaldo Alonso will be fuming at that decision.
36' USA international Ethan Finlay has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
38' Romain Metanire has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 38.
43' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
48' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chase Gasper is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
51' The Trinidad & Tobago Kevin Molino breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 0-1!
56' The Argentina Diego Valeri breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 1-1!
61' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Diego Valeri gets a Yellow card.
66' Jan Gregus is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
69' The crowd applauds Yimmi Chara as he leaves the pitch. Dairon Asprilla steps in for Portland Timbers.
71' Diego Chara is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
76' What composure from Luis Amarilla! The Paraguay international strokes it home. 1-2.
78' Kevin Molino has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 78 minutes.
81' Minnesota United FC make a change. Kevin Molino trudges off to be replaced by Hassani Dotson on 81 minutes.
83' The crowd applauds Cristhian Paredes as he leaves the pitch. Jeremy Ebobisse steps in for Portland Timbers.
87' It is a substitution in Minnesota United FC team. Luis Amarilla is replaced by Aaron Schoenfeld on 87 minute.
89' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Eryk Williamson on, Jorge Moreira off on 89 minutes.
It finishes all square. Portland Timbers and Minnesota United FC share the spoils 1-3.

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
Diego Valeri	2
Romario Ibarra	2
Alvas Powell	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

1.53 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Minnesota United FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers37% Draw27% Minnesota United FC36%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

64%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

63%

Portland Timbers or Minnesota United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers29% Draw44% Minnesota United FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.9%

1 – 0

6.8%

0 – 0

6.8%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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