Tacoma Defiance have journeyed here for an exciting battle against the hosts Portland Timbers II. Read up on the match with this thorough MLS Next Pro preview!
- Portland Timbers II have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in MLS Next Pro
- Tacoma Defiance have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Tacoma Defiance have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 1-0-4 (win-draw-loss) from five matches.
Portland Timbers II and Tacoma Defiance should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Portland Timbers II form and stats
Portland Timbers II have collected 1 point from their MLS Next Pro home games so far after 0-1-1.
In their previous game, the manager Knowles led his Portland Timbers II to a defeat away at Real Monarchs. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Hillsborough Stadium. Portland Timbers II were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that game, the home loss against Colorado Rapids II with the scoreline 2-4.Take note that 9 of the latest 12 league games from this club have had goals from both sides.
Early season league goal statistics from Portland Timbers II's 2 home games: 1 goal, 3 conceded.
Tacoma Defiance form and stats
The MLS Next Pro season is young and Tacoma Defiance have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Defiance, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Houston Dynamo FC II (placed 1st). Before that defeat this club had won at least a draw from nine league games in a row.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs Colorado Rapids II.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Tacoma Defiance has managed 5 goals and let in 6 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Portland Timbers II and Tacoma Defiance have duelled before this season: Tacoma Defiance - Portland Timbers II 3-0. Portland Timbers II-Tacoma Defiance H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Portland Timbers II six wins, Tacoma Defiance four wins, zero draws. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Vargas 7 goals |  A. Ocampo-Chavez 7 goals |  A. Cissoko 4 goals |
Portland Timbers II missing players
Tacoma Defiance missing players
| Portland Timbers II | Tacoma Defiance | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 35 |
| 34 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 93% |
| 85% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 64% |
| 46% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 69% | 80% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 64% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 17% | 29% |
| 31% | 20% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 7% |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 1.7 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.9 | 13.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 4.3 | 9.7 |
| 5 | 6.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 17% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | 53% |
| 11.3 | 8.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11 | 10.5 |
| 6.1 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
- All of Portland Timbers II's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Portland Timbers II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Portland Timbers II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Portland Timbers II have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in MLS Next Pro
- Portland Timbers II have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in MLS Next Pro
- Portland Timbers II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portland Timbers II is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Tacoma Defiance have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Tacoma Defiance have scored more than double the goals of Portland Timbers II.
- Tacoma Defiance 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 | Houston Dynamo FC II | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Minnesota United II | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | North Texas | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | St. Louis City II | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Whitecaps FC II | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Tacoma Defiance | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes II | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City II | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 9 | Real Monarchs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 10 | Portland Timbers II | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids II | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
