Match Report
1 points and 2 places separated them: Portland Timbers 8th with 44, New York RB 10th with 43. Portland Timbers ranked just 27th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.21/1.41 for Portland Timbers and 1.41/1.38 for New York RB (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 Portland Timbers wins, 2 for New York RB, 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was Providence Park in Portland, with room for 25,218 spectators. On the scoreboard, Portland Timbers led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Portland Timbers: Matías Rojas (28'), Antony (73') · New York RB: Emil Forsberg (70')