Sunday , 16 August 2026

Portland Timbers vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Portland Timbers
2 – 1
Full Time
New York Red Bulls
Sun 14 Sep 2025 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Kristoffer Velde 36' Y
Y 38' Peter Stroud
Y 45' Maxim Choupo-Moting
Jimer Fory 61' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs New York Red Bulls — MLS at Providence Park.

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

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Portland Timbers 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals New York Red Bulls
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-14 Portland Timbers 2–1 New York Red Bulls 2022-05-07 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Portland Timbers 2019-09-19 Portland Timbers 0–2 New York Red Bulls 2018-03-11 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep New York Red Bulls H 2–1 W
31 Aug Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
24 Aug San Diego FC A 0–0 D
17 Aug FC Cincinnati H 2–3 L
10 Aug FC Dallas A 0–2 L
26 Jul Los Angeles FC A 1–0 W
New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
30 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
24 Aug Charlotte FC A 0–1 L
16 Aug Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
10 Aug Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
27 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Portland Timbers New York Red Bulls
#23 Position #8
24 Points 25
18 Played 18
7 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
33 Scored 29
33 Conceded 39
+0 GD -10
1.33 PPG 1.39
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 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
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Portland Timbers launch into their encounter with New York Red Bulls.
  • 5' Ronald Donkor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' New York Red Bulls have won 418 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Daniel Edelman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 28' Matias Rojas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
  • 33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 36' Kristoffer Velde has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 36.
  • 38' That looks like a foul for a card for Peter Stroud.
  • 43' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Maxim Choupo-Moting on 45 minutes earns him a card. New York Red Bulls will be frustrated.
  • 46' Ronald Donkor gets the nod from New York Red Bulls. He replaces Peter Stroud and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 47' New York Red Bulls manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gustav Berggren is hanging Daniel Edelman on the field on 47 minute.
  • 52' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Matias Rojas is replaced by David Pereira da Costa on 56 minute.
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Jimer Fory is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 61.
  • 64' Julian Hall has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wikelmann Carmona on 64 minute.
  • 69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' What an equalizer from Emil Forsberg!
  • 73' The Brazil Antony breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 2-1!
  • 75' Diego Chara is replacing Julio Ortiz for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 80' Dylan Nealis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Ariel Lassiter comes on to replace Kristoffer Velde.
  • 82' The New York Red Bulls bench stirs into life. Mohammed Sofo is withdrawn and Serge Ngoma gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sandro Schwarz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Rivas 2
Carlos Rivas 2
Kyle Duncan 1
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 1
Aaron Long 1
Matias Rojas 1
Bradley Wright-Phillips 1
Antony 1

Head to Head

2025-09-14 Portland Timbers 2–1 New York Red Bulls 2022-05-07 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Portland Timbers 2019-09-19 Portland Timbers 0–2 New York Red Bulls 2018-03-11 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2025-09-14 Portland Timbers 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2025-08-31 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2025-08-24 San Diego FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2025-08-17 Portland Timbers 2–3 FC Cincinnati L 2025-08-10 FC Dallas 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2025-07-26 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W

New York Red Bulls Form

2025-09-14 Portland Timbers 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2025-08-30 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-08-24 Charlotte FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2025-08-16 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2025-08-10 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2025-07-27 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.12 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers49% Draw23% New York Red Bulls28%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
72%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
51%
Portland Timbers or New York Red Bulls
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers37% Draw39% New York Red Bulls24%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
3.7%
0 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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