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Portland Timbers vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

MLS · 2018
Portland Timbers
3 – 0
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sun 5 Aug 2018 · 03:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

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

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

3
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#28 Position #15
14 Points 7
14 Played 15
4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
22 Scored 18
28 Conceded 30
-6 GD -12
1.00 PPG 0.47
29% Win % 7%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Portland Timbers welcome Philadelphia Union for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' 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 Fabian Herbers suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Philadelphia Union have won 477 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' The 37-year-old Borek Dockal has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Samuel Armenteros has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Larrys Mabiala made 287 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 80' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Portland Timbers Form

2018-08-05 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union W 2018-07-29 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2018-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–2 Montreal Impact FC D 2018-07-15 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2018-07-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers W

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-08-05 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union L 2018-07-26 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Philadelphia Union W 2018-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-07-12 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Philadelphia Union W 2018-07-07 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-07-01 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.48 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Portland Timbers to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers64% Draw20% Philadelphia Union16%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
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
84%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
36%
Portland Timbers or Philadelphia Union
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers48% Draw37% Philadelphia Union15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
4 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
4.1%
0 – 0
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 19% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 21% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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