Major League Soccer preview: Can Portland Timbers edge out victory against Minnesota United?

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 11.September
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Providence Park (21144 seats)

Portland Timbers are prepared for a new test after their 2-1 versus Atlanta United in the previous game. Minnesota United are coming to town!

Insights:
  • Minnesota United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This football pitch has the surface artifical turf, unlike Minnesota United's home stadium. The previous eight games by the away side on artifical turf have resulted in 3 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Minnesota United, who are travelling more than 2700 kilometers to play this game.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Portland Timbers form and stats

The story so far in the Major League Soccer for Portland Timbers at their home stadium (Providence Park) is 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Portland Timbers after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Portland Timbers's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Atlanta United. The home side are looking to build on that result. It's funny, but the exact score 2-1 has occurred three league matches in a row. The striker Moreno won the honour of being "man of the match" for Portland with a rating of 8.24/10. Moreno scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Austin.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Portland Timbers handle that role? We have found 22 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 13 wins, 8 draws and 1 defeat.

Lots of goals? We don't know the future, but we do know that 11 of the 14 most recent league games with this team has seen three or more goals.

Portland Timbers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Providence Park with 26 goals in 15 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded.

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Minnesota United form and stats

Playing away, Minnesota United have won 6 games, drawn 1 and suffered 7 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season.

Minnesota United aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 186 league minutes without a goal. Amarilla was the last player to find the net.

Minnesota failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Dallas (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-3. Midfield player Trapp was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.64/10. Trapp hit three key passes and had 30 successful passes (of 33 total).

Prior to that match, the Minnesota United manager Heath faced defeat when travelling to Real Salt Lake and losing 0-3.

Minnesota are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 9 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 24 matches.

Observe that 13 of this side's 15 latest league rounds have ended with three or more goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as Minnesota United are hosting Los Angeles FC in the Major League Soccer only three days away.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Minnesota have scored 20 goals in 14 league games away. As for defending, Minnesota United rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The newest recorded meeting featuring both these teams is the Minnesota United - Portland Timbers 4-4 played not long ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Portland Timbers victories, two draws and six Minnesota United wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Minnesota UnitedE. Reynoso
E. Reynoso
10 goals
PortlandJ. Niezgoda
J. Niezgoda
9 goals
Minnesota UnitedL. Amarilla Lencina
L. Amarilla Lencina
9 goals

Portland Timbers missing players

Minnesota United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Portland Timbers Minnesota United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 3 Played P 3 14 29
10 7 1 Won W 1 6 13
12 6 1 Drew D 0 1 5
8 2 1 Lost L 2 7 11
49 26 3 Scored S 4 20 44
47 17 4 Conceded C 8 24 43
93% 93% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 87% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 83%
60% 53% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 71% 62%
33% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 29% 24%
20% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 14% 14%
77% 73% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 71% 66%
17% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 14%
13% 13% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 21% 21%
 
4.1 4.6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.1 5.1
6 5.7 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 6.6 5.7
2.8 2.9 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.9 2.4
5 4 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
12.3 13.8 15 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 10.4 12.4
4.2 4.2 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.7 4.5
39% 41% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 38% 34%
 
13.8 11 7 Shots against (avg) S A 15.3 16.6 14.3
4.5 3.5 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.4 4.8
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Minnesota United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Minnesota United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Minnesota United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Los Angeles FC 29 19 3 7 59 32 15 12 2 1 36 13 14 7 1 6 23 19 27 60
2 Austin 29 15 6 8 60 42 14 7 4 3 37 21 15 8 2 5 23 21 18 51
3 Dallas 30 12 10 8 43 33 15 8 4 3 24 13 15 4 6 5 19 20 10 46
4 Nashville SC 30 12 9 9 48 37 15 6 5 4 28 18 15 6 4 5 20 19 11 45
5 Minnesota United 29 13 5 11 44 43 15 7 4 4 24 19 14 6 1 7 20 24 1 44
6 Portland Timbers 30 10 12 8 49 47 15 7 6 2 26 17 15 3 6 6 23 30 2 42
7 Real Salt Lake 29 11 9 9 38 38 14 8 4 2 23 12 15 3 5 7 15 26 0 42
8 LA Galaxy 28 11 6 11 46 42 15 7 3 5 30 23 13 4 3 6 16 19 4 39
9 Seattle Sounders 29 11 3 15 40 40 14 8 1 5 23 16 15 3 2 10 17 24 0 36
10 Vancouver Whitecaps 29 9 7 13 32 51 14 7 3 4 18 19 15 2 4 9 14 32 -19 34
11 Colorado Rapids 29 8 9 12 38 50 14 7 5 2 23 13 15 1 4 10 15 37 -12 33
12 SJ Earthquakes 28 7 9 12 44 55 14 6 5 3 26 23 14 1 4 9 18 32 -11 30
13 Sporting KC 29 8 6 15 33 51 14 6 2 6 17 16 15 2 4 9 16 35 -18 30
14 Houston Dynamo 29 8 5 16 36 48 14 5 4 5 20 18 15 3 1 11 16 30 -12 29

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Los Angeles FC 29 19 3 7 59 32 15 12 2 1 36 13 14 7 1 6 23 19 27 60
2 Austin 29 15 6 8 60 42 14 7 4 3 37 21 15 8 2 5 23 21 18 51
3 Dallas 30 12 10 8 43 33 15 8 4 3 24 13 15 4 6 5 19 20 10 46
4 Nashville SC 30 12 9 9 48 37 15 6 5 4 28 18 15 6 4 5 20 19 11 45
5 Minnesota United 29 13 5 11 44 43 15 7 4 4 24 19 14 6 1 7 20 24 1 44
6 Portland Timbers 30 10 12 8 49 47 15 7 6 2 26 17 15 3 6 6 23 30 2 42
7 Real Salt Lake 29 11 9 9 38 38 14 8 4 2 23 12 15 3 5 7 15 26 0 42
8 LA Galaxy 28 11 6 11 46 42 15 7 3 5 30 23 13 4 3 6 16 19 4 39
9 Seattle Sounders 29 11 3 15 40 40 14 8 1 5 23 16 15 3 2 10 17 24 0 36
10 Vancouver Whitecaps 29 9 7 13 32 51 14 7 3 4 18 19 15 2 4 9 14 32 -19 34
11 Colorado Rapids 29 8 9 12 38 50 14 7 5 2 23 13 15 1 4 10 15 37 -12 33
12 SJ Earthquakes 28 7 9 12 44 55 14 6 5 3 26 23 14 1 4 9 18 32 -11 30
13 Sporting KC 29 8 6 15 33 51 14 6 2 6 17 16 15 2 4 9 16 35 -18 30
14 Houston Dynamo 29 8 5 16 36 48 14 5 4 5 20 18 15 3 1 11 16 30 -12 29

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