Portland Timbers vs New York City FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Portland Timbers

3 – 0

Full Time

New York City FC

Sun 22 Apr 2018 · 22:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Portland Timbers vs New York City FC — MLS .

Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Adam Wienckowski
Referee Ted Unkel
Referee Mike Kampmeinert
Referee Nima Saghafi

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-04-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 New York City FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	New York City FC	H	3–0	W
15 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	3–2	W
08 Apr	Orlando City SC	A	2–3	L
31 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–2	D
24 Mar	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
11 Mar	New York Red Bulls	A	0–4	L

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	L
15 Apr	Atlanta United FC	A	2–2	D
11 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	4–0	W
01 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–1	W
24 Mar	New England Revolution	A	2–2	D
17 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		New York City FC
#22	Position	#10
46	Points	42
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	10 / 12 / 12
62	Scored	49
61	Conceded	45
+1	GD	+4
1.35	PPG	1.24
38%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Portland Timbers and New York City FC has kicked off!
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' David Villa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
20' 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.
25' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
50' Rodney Wallace has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
55' Maxime Chanot, a Luxembourg , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' Ronald Matarrita is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
70' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Larrys Mabiala is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alexander Callens, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
85' Jeff Attinella has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
90' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
New York City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Portland Timbers were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Rodney Wallace ↓ Jesus Medina 61'
12
Ebenezer Ofori ↓ Yangel Herrera 79'
9
Jo Inge Berget
3
Anton Tinnerholm
22
Ronald Matarrita ↓ Thomas McNamara 70'
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring
6
Alexander Callens
7
David Villa C
1
Sean Johnson

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastian Blanco	3
Evander	2
Larrys Mabiala	1
Sebastian Blanco	1
Fanendo Adi	1
Jesus Medina	1
Andy Polo	1
Diego Valeri	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.27 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers59% Draw22% New York City FC19%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.4

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

81%

Draw or New York City FC

41%

Portland Timbers or New York City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers45% Draw39% New York City FC16%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.6%

1 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

7.1%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 0

4.7%

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

4 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	19%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	22%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	10%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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

Portland Timbers vs New York City FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

New York City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Clean Sheet