Portland Timbers vs New England Revolution, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs New England Revolution — MLS .
- Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
- New England Revolution 14 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jair Marrufo
- Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
- Referee Ian Anderson
- Referee Farhad Dadkho
- Referee Mike Rottersman
4 games this season
🟨 0.5/game
⚽ 1.8 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep | New England Revolution | H | 2–2 | D |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep | Portland Timbers | A | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Sep | Real Salt Lake | H | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Sep | Orlando City SC | A | 3–3 | D |
| 07 Sep | New York City FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 31 Aug | Toronto FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 24 Aug | Chicago Fire FC | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Portland Timbers | New England Revolution | |
|---|---|---|
| #28 | Position | #4 |
| 14 | Points | 25 |
| 14 | Played | 14 |
| 4 / 2 / 8 | W / D / L | 8 / 1 / 5 |
| 22 | Scored | 22 |
| 28 | Conceded | 18 |
| -6 | GD | +4 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.79 |
| 29% | Win % | 57% |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
7%
Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
Portland Timbers this season
36%
Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
New England Revolution this season
Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). New England Revolution are 4th (25 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
New England Revolution
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. New England Revolution kicks off things out of here…
- 5' New England Revolution is showing some good football. However, New England Revolution are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Diego Fagundez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
- 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past New England Revolution's compact .
- 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and New England Revolution are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 25' 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.
- 30' The travelling New England Revolution supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 35' Cristian Penilla has been relatively quiet despite scoring 29 goals in his last 281 appearances.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New England Revolution that had 281 games and scored 404 goals.
- 45' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 49' The deadlock is broken! Jeremy Ebobisse gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
- 54' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 59' Gustavo Bou is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New England Revolution tonight.
- 64' Another substitution for New England Revolution to replace Juan Agudelo by Cristian Penilla on 64 minute.
- 67' The referee calls foul for Michael Mancienne. He receives a Yellow card.
- 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Fagundez on 68.
- 69' A change in the New England Revolution ranks — Juan Caicedo exits the field as Teal Bunbury enters on 69.
- 74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steve Clark made 287 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 79' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 80' The New England Revolution manager makes a substitution. Diego Fagundez departs to be replaced by Wilfried Zahibo.
- 81' Jeremy Ebobisse with the second goal in the match!
- 85' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Marvin Loria comes on to replace Sebastian Blanco.
- 87' Gustavo Bou does the damage! The net is bulging and New England Revolution surge ahead!
- 88' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 88.
- 90' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Jeremy Ebobisse by Eryk Williamson on 90 minute.
- 90' Sebastian Blanco has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
- will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Portland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 4
- 21
-
8
Diego Valeri C ↓ Claude Dielna 90'
- 33
- 25
- 22
- 12
-
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Marvin Loria 85'
- 17
- 2
Bench
-
5
Claude Dielna ↑ 90'
- 19
- 16
- 43
-
30
Eryk Williamson ↑ 90'
- 40
-
44
Marvin Loria ↑ 85'
- 31
Coach
Giovanni Savarese
New England Revolution Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 7
- 28
- 2
- 14
- 3
- 6
-
17
Juan Agudelo ↓ Cristian Penilla 64'
- 15
- 18
-
9
Juan Caicedo ↓ Teal Bunbury 69'
Bench
-
23
Wilfried Zahibo ↑ 80'
-
70
Cristian Penilla ↑ 64'
- 19
- 30
-
10
Teal Bunbury ↑ 69'
- 24
- 11
Coach
Bruce Arena
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Ebobisse | 2 |
| Dairon Asprilla | 2 |
| Ian Smith | 1 |
| Lawrence Olum | 1 |
| Carles Gil | 1 |
| Gustavo Bou | 1 |
| Sebastian Lletget | 1 |
| Brandon Bye | 1 |
Head to Head
Portland Timbers Form
2019-09-26
Portland Timbers
2–2
New England Revolution
D
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
New England Revolution Form
2019-09-26
Portland Timbers
2–2
New England Revolution
D
2019-09-21
New England Revolution
0–0
Real Salt Lake
D
2019-09-14
Orlando City SC
3–3
New England Revolution
D
2019-09-07
New York City FC
2–1
New England Revolution
L
2019-08-31
New England Revolution
1–1
Toronto FC
D
2019-08-24
New England Revolution
2–1
Chicago Fire FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51
Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72
New England Revolution xG
I would bet for:
Portland Timbers or New England Revolution 74% + Both teams to score 64%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 3.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 4.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
Double Chance
Portland Timbers or Draw
62%
Draw or New England Revolution
64%
Portland Timbers or New England Revolution
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
6.1%
0 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers
| Handicap | Portland Timbers covers | Push | New England Revolution covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 10% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 17% | 67% |
| -0.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| +0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +1 | 58% | 19% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 13% | 10% |
| +2.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
Clean Sheet
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

