The table shows that 6 points split the pair of combatants in this Major League Soccer game. Portland Timbers have both the points- and home advantage.
- Portland Timbers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (8) in Major League Soccer
- Minnesota United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Minnesota United play their home games on grass, while this fixture will be played on artifical turf. Recent statistics for Minnesota United when playing on artifical turf are 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats from seven matches. They have scored 7 goals and conceded 8 times in these games.
It's quite the trip for Minnesota United when visiting Portland as the cities are 2700 kilometers apart.
Portland Timbers form and stats
35 points is a decent return from 17 Major League Soccer games here at Providence Park for Portland Timbers. The data says 11 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Portland after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Portland's last game was hosting Austin and winning 3-0. Midfielder Sebastián Blanco was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.11 (out of ten) in that game. Blanco scored one goal, served one assist, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 50 successful passes (of 60 total).
In the game before, an away victory match versus Real Salt Lake with a 3-1 scoreline.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Portland handle that role? We have found 17 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, six draws and four defeats.
The Portland Timbers manager C. Llamosa has got the team scoring with 35 from 17 home games in the league. Portland have conceded 22 in these home matches.
Minnesota United form and stats
There's been little loot from Minnesota United's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 17 away games in the Major League Soccer. Minnesota United only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 7 draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to LA Galaxy in their previous outing. The Major League Soccer match ended in a draw 3-3. Drawing 3-3 against LA Galaxy after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager A. Heath needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. As you can tell from the result, the match against LA Galaxy was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Tyler Miller had red hot gloves after the game against LA Galaxy, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made. The attacker Adrien Hunou got a match rating of 7.65 in that game. Hunou scored one goal.
Before that, Minnesota secured a home win against Sporting KC with the score 2-1.Minnesota are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is seven wins, seven draws and seven defeats. From a total of 21 matches.
Minnesota United find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Minnesota have conceded 30 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Minnesota United - Portland 2-1 was the output when this pair of squads previously did battle, some time ago this season. Previous ten meetings between these sides: Portland won two, Minnesota United triumphed in seven and we saw one draw. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  F. Mora Aliaga 11 goals | D. Asprilla Rivas 10 goals |  R. Lod 9 goals |
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| Portland Timbers | Minnesota United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| 56 | 35 | 14 | Scored | S | 2 | 18 | 42 |
| 52 | 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 14 | 30 | 44 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 85% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 76% | 71% |
| 65% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 53% | 47% |
| 32% | 29% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 41% | 29% |
| 21% | 24% | 75% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | 9% |
| 62% | 65% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 59% | 50% |
| 26% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 32% |
| 12% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 29% | 24% |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| 6.9 | 6.2 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.9 | 15.9 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 12.6 | 14.6 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 39% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 31% |
| 14.9 | 14.3 | 16.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 13.9 | 12.5 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
- Minnesota United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Minnesota United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Portland Timbers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Portland Timbers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (8) in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have the most points (35) at home in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have the most scored goals (35) at home in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Portland Timbers 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 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 61 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 60 |
| 3 | Sporting KC | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 58 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 52 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 55 |
| 5 | Minnesota United | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -2 | 49 |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 49 |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 54 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 1 | 48 |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 54 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 32 | -4 | 48 |
| 9 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 51 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 45 |
| 10 | SJ Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 54 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 30 | -8 | 41 |
| 11 | Dallas | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 35 | -9 | 33 |
| 12 | Austin | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 31 | -21 | 31 |
| 13 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 32 | -18 | 30 |