Match Report
Portland Timbers (11th, 28 pts) visited Minnesota United (9th, 29 pts) with 1 points between them. On recent form Minnesota United sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Minnesota United 1.36 scored and 1.45 conceded per game, Portland Timbers 1.77 and 1.77, with the league averaging 1.6.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Minnesota United, 2 draws and 1 for Portland Timbers, at 3 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 83% of the meetings.
The match was played at Allianz Field (capacity 19,400). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Minnesota United led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Minnesota United: Tomás Chancalay (16'), Kelvin Yeboah (60')
Key stats
Possession: Minnesota United 44% · Portland Timbers 56% · Total shots: 17-13 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 3-4