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DC United vs Portland Timbers: result 2-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 24Kick-off on August 14, 2016 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia

DC United
2-0
Portland Timbers

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What was the result of DC United vs Portland Timbers?

DC United won 2-0 on August 14, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 7′S. BirnbaumDC United
  • 29′L. AcostaDC United

Official lineup for DC United vs Portland Timbers

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

DC United

4-1-4-1
  1. 16P. Mullins
  1. 12Patrick Nyarko
  2. 11L. Acosta
  3. 25J. Jeffrey
  4. 7Marcelo Fazzio Sarvas
  1. 8Lloyd Ekow Sam
  1. 15S. Birnbaum
  2. 2T. Kemp
  3. 32Bobby Boswell
  4. 5S. Franklin
  1. 28B. Hamid

Portland Timbers

4-4-2
  1. 26L. Melano
  2. 9F. Adi
  1. 99J. McInerney
  2. 6D. Nagbe
  3. 8D. Valeri
  4. 13Jack Jewsbury
  1. 2A. Powell
  2. 5Vytautas Andriuškevičius
  3. 4Jermaine Omar Taylor
  4. 24L. Ridgewell
  1. 90J. Gleeson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, DC United have 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats; Portland Timbers have 7, 5 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 6, 2016Philadelphia Union(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Jul 31, 2016CF Montreal(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 23, 2016Toronto FC(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Jul 16, 2016Columbus Crew(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 9, 2016Philadelphia Union(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 7, 2016Sporting Kansas City(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Aug 4, 2016Dragon(home)2-1CONCACAF Champions League
Jul 31, 2016Sporting Kansas City(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 23, 2016Los Angeles Galaxy(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 17, 2016Seattle Sounders(home)3-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 0 DC United wins, 1 draw, 3 Portland Timbers wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 28, 2015Portland Timbers 1-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
May 4, 2014Portland Timbers 3-2 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
May 25, 2013DC United 0-2 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Sep 30, 2012Portland Timbers 1-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Portland Timbers vs DC United on May 28, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

DC United score 0.8 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Portland Timbers score 1.5 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
DC United0.81.256/153/15
Portland Timbers1.50.958/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

DC United sit 14th in Major League Soccer (33 points from 34 matches) and Portland Timbers sit 7th (46 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
7Portland TimbersWestern Conference3413714626146
14DC UnitedEastern Conference3471215396133

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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