Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Portland Timbers
0 – 2
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Mon 23 May 2022 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Nathan Harriel
Diego Chara 44' Y
Y 81' Julian Carranza
Y 85' Cory Burke

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Providence Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
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

3
3
Portland Timbers 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-23 Portland Timbers 0–2 Philadelphia Union 2021-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Portland Timbers 2020-08-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Portland Timbers 2019-05-25 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Portland Timbers 2018-08-05 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L
19 May San Jose Earthquakes A 2–3 L
15 May Sporting Kansas City H 7–2 W
07 May New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
01 May Colorado Rapids SC A 0–2 L
24 Apr Real Salt Lake H 0–0 D
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May Portland Timbers A 2–0 W
18 May Internacional CF Miami H 0–0 D
14 May New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
08 May Los Angeles FC A 2–2 D
01 May Nashville SC A 1–1 D
23 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Philadelphia Union
#26 Position #6
32 Points 39
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
48 Scored 54
51 Conceded 44
-3 GD +10
1.19 PPG 1.44
33% Win % 41%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Philadelphia Union get us underway at Providence Park.
  • 5' What a moment for Daniel Gazdag! That strike on 5 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 10' Portland Timbers have won 475 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 14' Portland Timbers make a change. Eryk Williamson trudges off to be replaced by Santiago Moreno on 14 minutes.
  • 15' The whistle greets Eryk Williamson as he departs to be replaced by Santiago Moreno.
  • 18' Philadelphia Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 18.
  • 23' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 28' Sergio Santos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 34 goals in his last 293 appearances.
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 293 games and scored 491 goals.
  • 38' Leon Flach is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
  • 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Diego Chara on 44 minutes.
  • 48' The deadlock is broken! Sergio Santos gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
  • 52' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Sergio Santos has done his job and it is now time for Paxten Aaronson to step up.
  • 57' Aljaz Ivacic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 62' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 66' Larrys Mabiala has so much to prove this time. He replaces Justin Rasmussen on 66 minute.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Marvin Loria. He replaces Cristhian Paredes on 67 minute.
  • 69' Brilliant from the ! Sebastian Blanco makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 74' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Ayala is hanging Jose Van Rankin on the field on 80 minute.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Julian Carranza. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Cory Burke. He replaces Julian Carranza on 81 minute.
  • 85' Cory Burke picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Dario Zuparic as he leaves the pitch. Cory Burke steps in for Portland Timbers.
  • Another three points for Philadelphia Union.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Blanco 2
Diego Valeri 2
Sergio Santos 2
Julian Carranza 2
Brian Fernandez 2
Andrew Wooten 1
Jeremy Ebobisse 1
David Guzman 1

Head to Head

2022-05-23 Portland Timbers 0–2 Philadelphia Union 2021-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Portland Timbers 2020-08-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Portland Timbers 2019-05-25 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Portland Timbers 2018-08-05 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union

Portland Timbers Form

2022-05-23 Portland Timbers 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2022-05-19 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2022-05-15 Portland Timbers 7–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-05-07 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-05-01 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2022-04-24 Portland Timbers 0–0 Real Salt Lake D

Philadelphia Union Form

2022-05-23 Portland Timbers 0–2 Philadelphia Union W 2022-05-18 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Internacional CF Miami D 2022-05-14 Philadelphia Union 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2022-05-08 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2022-05-01 Nashville SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2022-04-23 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.86 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Philadelphia Union 75% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers37% Draw25% Philadelphia Union38%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes72% 0% No28%
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 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
62%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
63%
Portland Timbers or Philadelphia Union
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers30% Draw39% Philadelphia Union31%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 3
4.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.8%
1 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 17% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 18% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
16% ✗

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