Portland Timbers vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Portland Timbers

3 – 0

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sun 5 Aug 2018 · 03:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jeremy Hanson
Referee Alex Chilowicz
Referee Matthew Nelson
Referee Alan Kelly
Referee Farhad Dadkho

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

Portland Timbers 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-05 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Philadelphia Union	H	3–0	W
29 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
22 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–2	D
15 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	0–0	D
08 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
30 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	3–2	W

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	L
26 Jul	Houston Dynamo	A	3–1	W
21 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–3	L
12 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	4–3	W
07 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	0–2	L
01 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–4	L

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Philadelphia Union
#23	Position	#13
24	Points	16
18	Played	18
7 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 10
33	Scored	25
33	Conceded	33
+0	GD	-8
1.33	PPG	0.89
39%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 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

Philadelphia Union

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/5

31-45

3/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

4/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Portland Timbers and Philadelphia Union get this one started.
5' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' The 37-year-old C.J. Sapong has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Auston Trusty has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 289 appearances.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' 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.
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
60' Alvas Powell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
65' A quiet spell here at . Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Andy Polo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
80' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
85' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

20
David Guzman
11
Andy Polo
99
Samuel Armenteros ↓ Dairon Asprilla 75'
2
Alvas Powell
21
Diego Chara
8
Diego Valeri C
1
Jeff Attinella
13
Lawrence Olum
16
Zarek Valentin
33
Larrys Mabiala
18
Julio Cascante

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brian Fernandez	2
Sebastian Blanco	2
Diego Valeri	2
Sergio Santos	2
Julian Carranza	2
Dairon Asprilla	1
Quinn Sullivan	1
Kacper Przybylko	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.59 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers64% Draw19% Philadelphia Union17%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.8

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

83%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

36%

Portland Timbers or Philadelphia Union

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers49% Draw36% Philadelphia Union15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

5.3%

4 – 1

4.9%

3 – 2

4.5%

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

4.1%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	19%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	20%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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

Portland Timbers vs Philadelphia Union, 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

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

Philadelphia Union Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Clean Sheet