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Portland Timbers vs Toronto FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Portland Timbers
2 – 0
Full Time
Toronto FC
Thu 30 Aug 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Toronto FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Mike Rottersman
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

2
2
Portland Timbers 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Toronto FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-30 Portland Timbers 2–0 Toronto FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Toronto FC H 2–0 W
27 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
19 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 0–3 L
16 Aug D.C. United SC A 1–4 L
12 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
05 Aug Philadelphia Union H 3–0 W
Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Portland Timbers A 0–2 L
26 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 3–1 W
19 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 1–1 D
12 Aug New York City FC H 2–3 L
04 Aug Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
28 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Toronto FC
#26 Position #13
32 Points 29
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 6 / 11 / 10
48 Scored 39
51 Conceded 51
-3 GD -12
1.19 PPG 1.07
33% Win % 22%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
11% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Toronto FC are 13th (29 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
Toronto FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
4/7
61-75
7/6
76+
9/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
Toronto FC
Daniel Salloi 7 G 5 A
Josh Sargent 7 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Portland Timbers vs Toronto FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Toronto FC is showing some good football. However, Toronto FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Michael Bradley, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' The 32-year-old Ryan Telfer has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' 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 Larrys Mabiala suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' It looks surprising Toronto FC does not make any changes. Lucas Janson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' Andy Polo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Toronto FC backline.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 85' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 90' Jorge Villafana is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • The points are shared — Portland Timbers 2-0 Toronto FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jeremy Ebobisse 1
Alonso Coello Camarero 1
Tyrese Spicer 1
Ian Smith 1
David Guzman 1
Diego Chara 1
David Guzman 1
Diego Chara 1

Head to Head

2018-08-30 Portland Timbers 2–0 Toronto FC

Portland Timbers Form

2018-08-30 Portland Timbers 2–0 Toronto FC W 2018-08-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Portland Timbers L 2018-08-16 D.C. United SC 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2018-08-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-08-05 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union W

Toronto FC Form

2018-08-30 Portland Timbers 2–0 Toronto FC L 2018-08-26 Toronto FC 3–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-08-19 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Toronto FC D 2018-08-12 Toronto FC 2–3 New York City FC L 2018-08-04 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2018-07-28 Toronto FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.09 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Toronto FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers57% Draw23% Toronto FC20%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
80%
Draw or Toronto FC
43%
Portland Timbers or Toronto FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers43% Draw41% Toronto FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.4%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Toronto FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 22% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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