Portland Timbers vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Providence Park.
- Portland Timbers 10 games · 10 pts (2026/26)
- FC Cincinnati 11 games · 15 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 17 Aug FC Cincinnati H 2–3 L 10 Aug FC Dallas A 0–2 L 26 Jul Los Angeles FC A 1–0 W 20 Jul Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D 17 Jul Real Salt Lake H 0–1 L 13 Jul St. Louis City A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Aug Portland Timbers A 3–2 W 10 Aug Charlotte FC H 0–1 L 26 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 0–0 D 20 Jul Real Salt Lake A 1–0 W 16 Jul Internacional CF Miami H 3–0 W 13 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–4 L Season Stats
Portland Timbers FC Cincinnati #28 Position #6 10 Points 15 10 Played 11 3 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 4 13 Scored 22 21 Conceded 25 -8 GD -3 1.00 PPG 1.36 30% Win % 36% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this seasonPortland Timbers are 28th (10 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (15 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Portland Timbers and FC Cincinnati has kicked off!
- 5' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Goal! Kevin Denkey scores his 76 goal in 190 matches.
- 13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kevin Kelsy on 13.
- 18' Kamal Miller has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 23' 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 Ariel Lassiter suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' What a strike from Pavel Bucha! The score is 0-2.
- 30' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' It’s high time Phil Neville made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 36' Goal! Evander scores his 49 goal in 283 matches.
- 38' Goal! Kevin Kelsy scores his 17 goal in 203 matches.
- 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Miles Robinson on 45.
- 50' 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.
- 55' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 58' The supporters are chanting for Cristhian Paredes. He replaces Julio Ortiz on 58 minute.
- 60' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a card on 60.
- 65' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 68' Goal! Kevin Kelsy scores his 17 goal in 203 matches.
- 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 78' Teenage Hadebe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Miles Robinson on 78 minute.
- 82' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Kamal Miller by Dario Zuparic on 82 minute.
- 83' The whistle greets Ariel Lassiter as he departs to be replaced by Omir Fernandez.
- 85' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 85 minute. David Ayala leaves to be changed by Felipe Mora.
- 90' The whistle greets DeAndre Yedlin as he departs to be replaced by Alvas Powell.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portland Timbers.
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Portland Timbers
Starting XI- 16
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Kamal Miller ↓ Dario Zuparic 82'
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Ariel Lassiter ↓ Omir Fernandez 83'
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24
David Ayala ↓ Felipe Mora 85'
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Julio Ortiz ↓ Cristhian Paredes 58'
Bench- 21
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Cristhian Paredes ↑ 58'
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13
Dario Zuparic ↑ 82'
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Omir Fernandez ↑ 83'
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Felipe Mora ↑ 85'
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Coach Phil NevilleFC Cincinnati
Starting XI- 10
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DeAndre Yedlin ↓ Alvas Powell 90'
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12
Miles Robinson ↓ Teenage Hadebe 78'
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Kevin Denkey ↓ Kei Kamara 58'
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Ender Echenique ↓ Kenji Mboma 58'
Bench- 13
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Alvas Powell ↑ 90'
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Kei Kamara ↑ 58'
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Teenage Hadebe ↑ 78'
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Gerardo Valenzuela ↑ 90'
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Kenji Mboma ↑ 58'
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Coach Pat Noonan -
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