Thursday , 1 October 2026

Portland Timbers vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK FINAL

MLS · 2026
Portland Timbers
2 – 1
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Wed 12 Aug 2020 · 00:30 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Larrys Mabiala 44' Y
Y 47' Antonio Carlos
Y 63' Joao Moutinho
Diego Chara 70' Y
Y 73' Nani
Jorge Villafana 73' Y
Y 85' Ruan

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Orlando City SC — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
  • Referee Katie Nesbitt
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 27 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

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Portland Timbers 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-12 Portland Timbers 2–1 Orlando City SC 2019-07-19 Portland Timbers 1–1 Orlando City SC 2018-04-08 Orlando City SC 3–2 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Orlando City SC H 2–1 W
06 Aug Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W
02 Aug New York City FC A 3–1 W
29 Jul FC Cincinnati H 1–1 D
24 Jul Los Angeles FC A 2–2 D
19 Jul Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
07 Aug Minnesota United FC H 3–1 W
31 Jul Los Angeles FC H 1–1 D
26 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
21 Jul Philadelphia Union A 1–1 D
15 Jul New York City FC A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Orlando City SC
#26 Position #7
32 Points 34
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 13
48 Scored 48
51 Conceded 64
-3 GD -16
1.19 PPG 1.26
33% Win % 37%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Orlando City SC are 7th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Orlando City SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
1/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
7/4
76+
9/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 13 G 1 A
Antoine Griezmann 8 G 4 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will turn into a battlefield for Portland Timbers and Orlando City SC.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marvin Loria suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Ruan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 27' Larrys Mabiala doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 295 games and scored 475 goals.
  • 37' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' Mauricio Pereyra adds to his 0 season tally! Orlando City SC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 44' Larrys Mabiala was booked on 44.
  • 47' The referee has no hesitation. Antonio Carlos is booked for Orlando City SC — Yellow card on 47.
  • 52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 62' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joao Moutinho.
  • 66' The deadlock is broken! Dario Zuparic gets on the scoresheet on 66 minutes.
  • 67' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Jeremy Ebobisse has done his job and it is now time for Jaroslaw Niezgoda to step up.
  • 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Diego Chara.
  • 71' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Jhegson Mendez has done his job and it is now time for Junior Urso to step up.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Nani. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Tesho Akindele is replaced by Daryl Dike on 78 minute.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Oriol Rosell is replaced by Santiago Patino on 79 minute.
  • 84' Diego Chara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ruan.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Kyle Smith. He replaces Ruan on 87 minute.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Felipe Mora on, Sebastian Blanco off on 89 minutes.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Bill Tuiloma on, Diego Valeri off on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sacha Kljestan 1
Christopher Mueller 1
Santiago Patino 1
Dom Dwyer 1
Jeremy Ebobisse 1
Sacha Kljestan 1
Mauricio Pereyra 1
Christopher Mueller 1

Head to Head

2020-08-12 Portland Timbers 2–1 Orlando City SC 2019-07-19 Portland Timbers 1–1 Orlando City SC 2018-04-08 Orlando City SC 3–2 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2020-08-12 Portland Timbers 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2020-08-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-08-02 New York City FC 1–3 Portland Timbers W 2020-07-29 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2020-07-24 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W

Orlando City SC Form

2020-08-12 Portland Timbers 2–1 Orlando City SC L 2020-08-07 Orlando City SC 3–1 Minnesota United FC W 2020-07-31 Orlando City SC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2020-07-26 Orlando City SC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2020-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2020-07-15 New York City FC 1–3 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.35 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers52% Draw22% Orlando City SC26%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
74%
Draw or Orlando City SC
48%
Portland Timbers or Orlando City SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers39% Draw37% Orlando City SC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
7.7%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
3.9%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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