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Portland Timbers vs FC Cincinnati

Portland Timbers
2 - 3
FC Cincinnati
🕒 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 03:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Rubiel Vazquez 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Portland Timbers 17 · FC Cincinnati 3
Referee Stats
Rubiel Vazquez
27 matches · 3.44 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.44
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.44
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 33%
Draws 33%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Portland Timbers outshot their opponent (24-10).
  • Portland Timbers controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Portland Timbers (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-7-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 29
Avg: 1.58 / 1.53

Points

31
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2
FC Cincinnati (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 11-2-5

Goals For / Against

25 / 25
Avg: 1.39 / 1.39

Points

35
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.63
PPG
1.94
1.58
GF
1.39
1.53
GA
1.39
59%
O2.5
47%
76%
BTTS
53%
47%
Score 1st
65%

League-position context

Portland Timbers rank17th
FC Cincinnati rank3rd
Portland Timbers points44
FC Cincinnati points65
Portland Timbers: #17 · 44 pts · GD -7
21 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.
FC Cincinnati: #3 · 65 pts · GD +12
0 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Portland Timbers last 5 home

L D W L D
Points5/15
Weighted index31
Goals7-11
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FC Cincinnati last 5 away

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals8-4
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Portland Timbers trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.541%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Portland Timbers score at home88%
Portland Timbers clean sheet at home12%
FC Cincinnati score away82%
FC Cincinnati clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Portland Timbers score first47%
Portland Timbers win after scoring first63%
FC Cincinnati score first65%
FC Cincinnati win after scoring first91%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Portland Timbers 56% · FC Cincinnati 20%
Avg first goal minute: Portland Timbers 35.1' · FC Cincinnati 26.9'

Vs league average

Portland Timbers score at home1.58 vs 1.64
Portland Timbers concede at home1.53 vs 1.36
FC Cincinnati score away1.39 vs 1.36
FC Cincinnati concede away1.39 vs 1.64
Portland Timbers score 4% below league average, while FC Cincinnati score 2% above league average.
Defensive side: Portland Timbers are 12% above league average at home, and FC Cincinnati are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals3.25
BTTS75%
Over 2.575%
At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Portland Timbers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
76-90+ 7
61-75 6
16-30 4
46-60 4
0-15 2

FC Cincinnati goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 5
31-45 5
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
46-60 4
0-15 3
16-30 2
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
5
Total Shots
24
10
Shots off Goal
8
4
Blocked Shots
11
1
Shots Inside Box
16
7
Shots Outside Box
8
3
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
10
12
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
530
403
Passes Accurate
460
312
Passes %
87%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
10' ⚽
⚽
10' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
K. Denkey
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Bucha
13'
13' K. Kelsy
25' ⚽
⚽
25' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
P. Bucha
Normal Goal · Assist: Evander
36' ⚽
⚽
36' ⚽ Goal · 0-3
Evander
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Miazga
38' ⚽
⚽
38' ⚽ Goal · 1-3
K. Kelsy
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Lassiter
45+3'
45+3' M. Robinson
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ K. Denkey
1st substitution · For: K. Kamara
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ E. Echenique
2nd substitution · For: K. Mboma Dem
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ J. Ortiz
1st substitution · For: C. Paredes
59'
59' C. Paredes
68' ⚽
⚽
68' ⚽ Goal · 2-3
K. Kelsy
Penalty
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ M. Robinson
3rd substitution · For: T. Hadebe
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ K. Miller
2nd substitution · For: D. Župarić
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ A. Lassiter
3rd substitution · For: O. Fernandez
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ D. Ayala
4th substitution · For: F. Mora
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ D. Yedlin
4th substitution · For: A. Powell
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ S. Jimenez
5th substitution · For: G. Valenzuela

Portland Timbers vs FC Cincinnati 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Cincinnati beat Portland Timbers 3-2 on Sunday, 17 August 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Rubiel Vazquez.

First half: FC Cincinnati took an early lead at 10' when K. Denkey scored, with the assist credited to P. Bucha, making the score 0-1. K. Kelsy received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 13'. FC Cincinnati extended the lead at 25' when P. Bucha scored, with the assist credited to Evander, making the score 0-2. FC Cincinnati extended the lead at 36' when Evander scored, with the assist credited to M. Miazga, making the score 0-3. Portland Timbers reduced the deficit at 38' when K. Kelsy scored, with the assist credited to A. Lassiter, making the score 1-3. M. Robinson received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 45+3'.

Second half: FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 58', with K. Denkey replacing K. Kamara. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 58', with E. Echenique replacing K. Mboma Dem. Portland Timbers made their 1st substitution at 58', with J. Ortiz replacing C. Paredes. C. Paredes received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 59'. Portland Timbers reduced the deficit at 68' when K. Kelsy scored (Penalty), making the score 2-3. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 78', with M. Robinson replacing T. Hadebe. Portland Timbers made their 2nd substitution at 82', with K. Miller replacing D. Župarić. Portland Timbers made their 3rd substitution at 82', with A. Lassiter replacing O. Fernandez. Portland Timbers made their 4th substitution at 85', with D. Ayala replacing F. Mora. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 90', with D. Yedlin replacing A. Powell. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 90', with S. Jimenez replacing G. Valenzuela.

Portland Timbers used 4 substitutions while FC Cincinnati used 5 substitutions. Portland Timbers got 2 yellow cards, while FC Cincinnati got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Portland Timbers outshot their opponent (24-10).
  • Portland Timbers controlled possession (58%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

Portland Timbers vs FC Cincinnati Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
17 Aug 2025 Portland Timbers vs FC Cincinnati 2 - 3
2023-2024 Season
22 Apr 2023 FC Cincinnati vs Portland Timbers 2 - 1
2020-2021 Season
29 Jul 2020 Portland Timbers vs FC Cincinnati 1 - 1
2019-2020 Season
17 Mar 2019 FC Cincinnati vs Portland Timbers 3 - 0