Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Portland Timbers

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Minnesota United FC

Sun 21 May 2023 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 90+5' Bongokuhle Hlongwane

Zac McGraw 63' Y

Claudio Bravo 67' Y

Y 82' Michael Boxall

Dario Zuparic 84' Y

Y 90' Bongokuhle Hlongwane

Overview

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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)

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

2023-05-21 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC 2022-09-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Minnesota United FC 2022-07-30 Minnesota United FC 4–4 Portland Timbers 2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2021-06-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	Minnesota United FC	H	0–1	L
18 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–0	D
14 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W
07 May	Austin FC	H	2–2	D
30 Apr	St. Louis City	A	2–1	W
22 Apr	FC Cincinnati	A	1–2	L

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	Portland Timbers	A	1–0	W
18 May	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
14 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–3	L
07 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–3	L
01 May	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
23 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L

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' Three points are at stake. Portland Timbers host Minnesota United FC — let the battle begin!
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrian Heath will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Dario Zuparic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Colombia international Mender Garcia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' Diego Chara, a Colombia , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' Dayne St. Clair is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
60' Minnesota United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
63' The referee calls foul for Zac McGraw. He receives a Yellow card.
64' Yimmi Chara is replacing Santiago Moreno for the Portland Timbers side.
67' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Claudio Bravo gets a Yellow card.
69' Sang-Bin Jung has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luis Amarilla on 69 minute.
70' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Luis Amarilla is replaced by Sang-Bin Jung.
72' The Minnesota United FC bench stirs into life. Joseph Rosales is withdrawn and Kervin Arriaga gets his opportunity.
77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luis Amarilla made 164 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
78' Sebastian Blanco gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Dairon Asprilla and will look to change the dynamic.
82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michael Boxall.
84' Poor challenge from Dario Zuparic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
89' Evander is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
90' Minnesota United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Portland Timbers 0-1 Minnesota United FC.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Evander
21
Diego Chara
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Sebastian Blanco 78'
22
Cristhian Paredes
5
Claudio Bravo
31
Aljaz Ivacic
13
Dario Zuparic
7
Franck Boli ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 64'
18
Zac McGraw
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Yimmi Chara 64'
29
Juan Mosquera

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	4
Sebastian Blanco	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

2023-05-21 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-05-14 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-05-07 Portland Timbers 2–2 Austin FC D 2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2023-04-22 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Portland Timbers L

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-05-21 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2023-05-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2023-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC L 2023-05-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2023-05-01 Minnesota United FC 0–0 FC Dallas D 2023-04-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.65 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Minnesota United FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers42% Draw28% Minnesota United FC30%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

70%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

58%

Portland Timbers or Minnesota United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers33% Draw45% Minnesota United FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

7.3%

0 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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