Portland Timbers vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .
- Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
- New York Red Bulls 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Eric Weisbrod
- Referee Joe Dickerson
- Referee Chris Wattam
- Referee Edvin Jurisevic
- Referee
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 24 Aug | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 19 Aug | Atlanta United FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep | Portland Timbers | A | 2–0 | W |
| 15 Sep | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 2–4 | L |
| 31 Aug | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Aug | New York City FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Aug | D.C. United SC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 17 Aug | New England Revolution | H | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Portland Timbers | New York Red Bulls | |
|---|---|---|
| #28 | Position | #5 |
| 14 | Points | 22 |
| 14 | Played | 15 |
| 4 / 2 / 8 | W / D / L | 6 / 4 / 5 |
| 22 | Scored | 25 |
| 28 | Conceded | 32 |
| -6 | GD | -7 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.47 |
| 29% | Win % | 40% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
7%
Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
Portland Timbers this season
20%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 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 York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Portland Timbers host New York Red Bulls — let the battle begin!
- 3' Against the run of play, Kyle Duncan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 8' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 13' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bradley Wright-Phillips is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
- 18' New York Red Bulls come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 23' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
- 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 43' Alex Muyl needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 48' 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.
- 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 58' Tomas Conechny, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 63' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 68' Time for substitution for New York Red Bulls. Alex Muyl is replaced by Daniel Royer.
- 73' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Sebastian Blanco on, Cristhian Paredes off on 73 minutes.
- 76' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Diego Chara will be fuming at that decision.
- 77' Time for substitution for New York Red Bulls. Tom Barlow is replaced by Bradley Wright-Phillips.
- 81' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Tomas Conechny by Andy Polo on 81 minute.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Marvin Loria. He replaces Jorge Villafana on 85 minute.
- 86' Marvin Loria has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jorge Villafana on 86 minute.
- 87' The New York Red Bulls bench stirs into life. Josh Sims is withdrawn and Sean Nealis gets his opportunity.
- 90' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Jorge Moreira will be fuming at that decision.
- The final score is 0-2.
Lineups
Portland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
-
4
Jorge Villafana ↓ Marvin Loria 85'
-
19
Tomas Conechny ↓ Andy Polo 81'
- 21
- 8
- 25
- 22
- 12
- 17
- 2
- 7
Bench
-
11
Andy Polo ↑ 81'
- 16
-
10
Sebastian Blanco ↑ 73'
- 32
- 43
- 40
-
44
Marvin Loria ↑ 85'
Coach
Giovanni Savarese
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
-
20
Josh Sims ↓ Sean Nealis 87'
- 90
- 33
- 31
- 26
- 27
- 92
-
19
Alex Muyl ↓ Daniel Royer 68'
- 6
- 23
- 74
Bench
- 62
- 10
-
99
Bradley Wright-Phillips ↑ 77'
-
77
Daniel Royer ↑ 68'
- 18
- 21
-
15
Sean Nealis ↑ 87'
Coach
Chris Armas
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Portland Timbers Form
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
2019-08-24
Portland Timbers
1–2
Seattle Sounders FC
L
2019-08-19
Portland Timbers
0–2
Atlanta United FC
L
New York Red Bulls Form
2019-09-19
Portland Timbers
0–2
New York Red Bulls
W
2019-09-15
Seattle Sounders FC
4–2
New York Red Bulls
L
2019-08-31
New York Red Bulls
0–2
Colorado Rapids SC
L
2019-08-24
New York City FC
2–1
New York Red Bulls
L
2019-08-22
D.C. United SC
1–2
New York Red Bulls
W
2019-08-17
New York Red Bulls
1–1
New England Revolution
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.55
Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.07
New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.62
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 3.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 4.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
Double Chance
Portland Timbers or Draw
54%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
70%
Portland Timbers or New York Red Bulls
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: New York Red Bulls win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.9%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 0
4%
0 – 3
3.9%
1 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers
| Handicap | Portland Timbers covers | Push | New York Red Bulls covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 8% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 15% | 72% |
| -0.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| +0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +1 | 51% | 20% | 29% |
| +1.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +2 | 71% | 15% | 14% |
| +2.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
Clean Sheet
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
22%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

