Portland Timbers vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Portland Timbers

1 – 3

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Philadelphia Union

Sun 24 Mar 2024 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Diego Chara 25' Y

Y 32' Quinn Sullivan

Y 40' Jack Elliott

Y 88' Oliver Semmle

Y 90' Mikkel Uhre

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Providence Park.

Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 Philadelphia Union 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Mar	Philadelphia Union	H	1–3	L
17 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L
09 Mar	New York City FC	A	2–1	W
03 Mar	D.C. United SC	H	2–2	D
25 Feb	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–1	W
22 Oct	Houston Dynamo	H	1–3	L

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	3–1	W
17 Mar	Austin FC	A	2–2	D
03 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
25 Feb	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–2	D
21 Oct	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L
07 Oct	Nashville SC	H	0–0	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 ball is rolling at Providence Park. Portland Timbers are looking to make home advantage count against Philadelphia Union.
5' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
15' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' It’s gonna be a card for Diego Chara.
28' GOAL! Julian Carranza fires home to make it 0-1!
32' The referee calls foul for Quinn Sullivan. He receives a card.
37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jack Elliott.
45' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
50' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
55' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' A stunning finish from Quinn Sullivan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
65' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Diego Chara departs to be replaced by Felipe Mora.
67' The deadlock is broken! Julian Carranza gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
72' The 28-year-old Cristhian Paredes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Juan Mosquera is withdrawn and Dairon Asprilla gets his opportunity.
80' Assisted by Santiago Moreno with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jonathan Rodriguez makes no mistake. 1-3!
84' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Chris Donovan on, Markus Anderson off on 84 minutes.
88' The referee calls foul for Oliver Semmle. He receives a card.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Mikkel Uhre argues furiously but the card stands.
90' Portland Timbers make a change. Antony trudges off to be replaced by Nathan on 90 minutes.
Another three points for Philadelphia Union.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

10
Evander
21
Diego Chara ↓ Felipe Mora 65'
19
Eryk Williamson ↓ Cristhian Paredes 75'
41
James Pantemis
15
Eric Miller ↓ David Ayala 65'
13
Dario Zuparic
–
Jonathan Rodriguez
18
Zac McGraw
80
Antony ↓ Nathan 90'
30
Santiago Moreno
29
Juan Mosquera ↓ Dairon Asprilla 75'

Bench

33
Larrys Mabiala
27
Dairon Asprilla ↑ 75'
22
Cristhian Paredes ↑ 75'
9
Felipe Mora ↑ 65'
24
David Ayala ↑ 65'
99
Nathan ↑ 90'

Coach Phil Neville

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
Andrew Wooten	1
Jeremy Ebobisse	1
David Guzman	1

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2024-03-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2024-03-09 New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Portland Timbers 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2024-02-25 Portland Timbers 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo L

Philadelphia Union Form

2024-03-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 Philadelphia Union W 2024-03-17 Austin FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2024-03-03 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2024-02-25 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-10-21 New England Revolution 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2023-10-07 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Nashville SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.8 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

2.21 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Philadelphia Union 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers33% Draw24% Philadelphia Union43%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

57%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

67%

Portland Timbers or Philadelphia Union

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers26% Draw38% Philadelphia Union36%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.4%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 3

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

3.2%

1 – 4

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	15%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	19%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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