Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids

25 February 2024 · MLS · 2024

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 4–0

Eryk Williamson 9’
Antony Alves 14’, 29’
Sam Vines 45+5’ (og)

Calvin Harris 55’

Match summary

Portland Timbers won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Colorado Rapids. Portland Timbers led 4-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Eryk Williamson put Portland Timbers ahead in the 9th minute, Antony Alves made it 2-0 with a header in the 14th minute, Alves made it 3-0 in the 29th minute, and Vines's own goal made it 4-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Calvin Harris pulled one back to make it 4-1 with a header in the 55th minute.

Colorado Rapids can feel hard done by, creating 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Portland Timbers's 0.54 from 7.

Key events

Portland Timbers Colorado Rapids

Kick-off

Eryk WilliamsonLeft foot shot

1-0

9’

Antony AlvesHeader

2-0

14’

26’

Sam VinesShot on target

28’

Rafael NavarroShot on target

Antony AlvesRight foot shot

3-0

29’

Antony AlvesVAR: Goal ruled out

30’

Cristhian ParedesFoul

45’

45+3’

Moise BombitoFoul

Sam VinesOwn goal

4-0

45+5’

Half-time4-0

Kamal MillerFoul

49’

Second half underway

55’

Calvin HarrisHeader

4-1

56’

Calvin HarrisVAR: Goal ruled out

59’

Andreas MaxsøFoul

63’

Jackson TravisSam Vines

63’

Omir FernandezCalvin Harris

63’

Jonathan LewisOliver Larraz

74’

Đorđe MihailovićFoul

Nathan FogaçaEryk Williamson

75’

77’

Darren YapiRafael Navarro

David AyalaAntony Alves

85’

Dario ŽuparićCristhian Paredes

89’

Full-time4-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Portland Timbers 0.54 xGColorado Rapids 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Colorado Rapids attacking Portland Timbers attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Portland Timbers 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Colorado Rapids 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


James Pantemis	90′	2	1	30	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Juan Mosquera	90′	4	1	–	7	1	42	–	–	1	–
Zac McGraw	90′	–	2	–	6	5	40	–	–	–	–
Kamal Miller	90′	–	–	–	3	2	51	1	–	–
Eric Miller	90′	1	–	–	2	1	38	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Cristhian Paredes Taken off	89′	–	1	31	2	0.22	2	–	2	1	–
Diego Chará	90′	–	–	30	–	0.01	2	2	3	3	1	–
Santiago Moreno	90′	–	–	36	2	0.10	4	–	8	–	1	–
Eryk Williamson Taken off	75′	1	1	22	1	0.23	1	–	6	–	3	–
Antony Alves Taken off	86′	2	–	23	–	0.03	4	2	11	3	2	–
Nathan Fogaça Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	4	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	1	–
David Ayala Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	3	–	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–
Dario Župarić Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	1	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Dairon Asprilla	90′	–	–	1	–	0.02	0.02	1	8	4	24	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Zack Steffen	90′	0	4	12	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Keegan Rosenberry	90′	1	1	–	3	1	61	–	–	–	–
Moise Bombito	90′	3	1	1	6	3	75	2	–	–
Andreas Maxsø	90′	–	1	–	5	3	64	2	–	–
Sam Vines Taken off	63′	–	–	1	2	–	35	–	–	–	–
Jackson Travis Came on as a substitute	27′	2	–	–	2	–	18	2	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Connor Ronan	90′	–	1	96	3	0.33	2	–	3	1	–	–
Oliver Larraz Taken off	63′	–	–	35	1	0.17	1	–	3	2	–	–
Calvin Harris Taken off	63′	1	–	23	1	0.04	2	–	6	–	2	–
Đorđe Mihailović	90′	–	–	37	–	0.26	–	–	2	1	2
Cole Bassett	90′	–	–	44	1	0.03	1	–	3	2	1	–
Jonathan Lewis Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	9	–	0.03	3	–	4	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Rafael Navarro Taken off	77′	–	–	2	1	0.14	0.01	1	8	1	19	–
Omir Fernandez Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	1	1	11	–
Darren Yapi Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	1	–	0.04	–	–	1	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Portland Timbers W W D L L

Colorado Rapids D W L D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Portland Timbers 3-2 Colorado Rapids, 24 Sep 23 Next meeting: Colorado Rapids 2-1 Portland Timbers, 15 Sep 24 All Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.