FC Cincinnati vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
FC Cincinnati vs Portland Timbers — MLS at TQL Stadium.
- FC Cincinnati 11 games · 15 pts (2026/26)
- Portland Timbers 10 games · 10 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Apr Portland Timbers H 2–1 W 16 Apr St. Louis City A 1–5 L 08 Apr Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W 01 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W 26 Mar Nashville SC A 1–0 W 19 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 3–3 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Apr FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L 16 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 4–1 W 09 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–1 L 02 Apr FC Dallas A 1–1 D 25 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D 18 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–5 L Season Stats
FC Cincinnati Portland Timbers #6 Position #28 15 Points 10 11 Played 10 4 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 6 22 Scored 13 25 Conceded 21 -3 GD -8 1.36 PPG 1.00 36% Win % 30% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season0% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this seasonFC Cincinnati are 6th (15 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (10 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at TQL Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Luciano Acosta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 43 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 20' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Larrys Mabiala.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' The referee calls foul for Dairon Asprilla. He receives a Yellow card.
- 32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Obinna Nwobodo on 32.
- 34' GOAL! Sergio Santos scores on 34.
- 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zac McGraw made 283 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 49' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cristhian Paredes suffering a number of foals already.
- 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 58' Goal! Brandon Vazquez scores his 44 goal in 280 matches.
- 60' GOAL! Dairon Asprilla scores on 60.
- 62' The whistle greets David Ayala as he departs to be replaced by Cristhian Paredes.
- 63' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Sergio Santos departs to be replaced by Dominique Badji.
- 68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 72' Portland Timbers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 73' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Franck Boli is replaced by Nathan Fogaca.
- 77' The whistle greets Raymon Gaddis as he departs to be replaced by Alvas Powell.
- 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Santiago Moreno, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 84' Yerson Mosquera was booked on 84.
- 85' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Dairon Asprilla by Jaroslaw Niezgoda on 85 minute.
- 89' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Luciano Acosta is replaced by Malik Pinto on 89 minute.
- 90' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Another three points for FC Cincinnati.
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FC Cincinnati
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Luciano Acosta ↓ Malik Pinto 89'
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Obinna Nwobodo ↓ Marco Angulo 89'
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Sergio Santos ↓ Dominique Badji 63'
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Raymon Gaddis ↓ Alvas Powell 77'
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Dominique Badji ↑ 63'
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Alvas Powell ↑ 77'
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Marco Angulo ↑ 89'
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Malik Pinto ↑ 89'
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Coach Pat NoonanPortland Timbers
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Franck Boli ↓ Nathan Fogaca 73'
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David Ayala ↓ Cristhian Paredes 62'
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Justin Rasmussen ↓ Eric Miller 62'
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Cristhian Paredes ↑ 62'
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Eric Miller ↑ 62'
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Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↑ 85'
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Nathan Fogaca ↑ 73'
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Head to Head
FC Cincinnati Form
Portland Timbers Form
2023-04-22 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-02 FC Dallas 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-18 Atlanta United FC 5–1 Portland Timbers L