Portland Timbers vs Toronto FC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs Toronto FC — MLS .
- Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Toronto FC 18 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Allen Chapman
- Referee Jeremy Hanson
- Referee Armando Villarreal
- Referee Fotis Bazakos
- Referee Mike Rottersman
9 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 8.2 goals/game
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #23 | Position | #12 |
| 24 | Points | 17 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 3 / 8 | W / D / L | 3 / 8 / 7 |
| 33 | Scored | 24 |
| 33 | Conceded | 32 |
| +0 | GD | -8 |
| 1.33 | PPG | 0.94 |
| 39% | Win % | 17% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
6%
Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
Portland Timbers this season
16%
Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season
Toronto FC this season
Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Toronto FC are 12th (17 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
Toronto FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/4
76+
6/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Portland Timbers
| Kevin Kelsy | 8 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Portland Timbers host Toronto FC — let the battle begin!
- 5' 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.
- 10' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 20' Toronto FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 25' Toronto FC have won 371 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 30' Jordan Hamilton has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 35' Trinidad and Tobago international Ryan Telfer has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 40' Jorge Villafana is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Toronto FC so far.
- 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
- 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Liam Fraser, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 60' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Toronto FC's shape.
- 65' 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.
- 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 75' Eriq Zavaleta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 80' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Jeff Attinella has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 85' Toronto FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Toronto FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Portland Timbers and Toronto FC (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
Portland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
-
11
Andy Polo ↓ Andres Flores 76'
- 99
-
4
Jorge Villafana ↓ Bill Tuiloma 80'
- 21
- 8
- 1
- 16
- 33
- 24
- 10
Bench
-
26
Lucas Melano ↑ 82'
- 13
-
25
Bill Tuiloma ↑ 80'
-
14
Andres Flores ↑ 76'
- 12
- 32
- 17
Coach
Giovanni Savarese
Toronto FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 2
- 6
- 4
- 18
-
27
Liam Fraser ↓ Eriq Zavaleta 69'
- 17
- 14
-
54
Ryan Telfer ↓ Ashtone Morgan 69'
- 16
-
11
Jon Bakero ↓ Jordan Hamilton 76'
Bench
- 25
-
5
Ashtone Morgan ↑ 69'
-
15
Eriq Zavaleta ↑ 69'
- 12
-
22
Jordan Hamilton ↑ 76'
- 87
- 20
Coach
Greg Vanney
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alonso Coello Camarero | 1 |
| Tyrese Spicer | 1 |
| Ian Smith | 1 |
| David Guzman | 1 |
| Diego Chara | 1 |
| David Guzman | 1 |
| Diego Chara | 1 |
| Jonathan Osorio | 1 |
Head to Head
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
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.05
Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97
Toronto FC xG
I would bet for:
Portland Timbers to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Portland Timbers win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
Portland Timbers or Draw
81%
Draw or Toronto FC
42%
Portland Timbers or Toronto FC
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.4%
3 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.6%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers
| Handicap | Portland Timbers covers | Push | Toronto FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -2 | 19% | 19% | 62% |
| -1.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| -1 | 38% | 23% | 39% |
| -0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +1 | 84% | 10% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
39%
✗
Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.