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Portland Timbers vs DC United: result 4-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 37Kick-off on October 15, 2017 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Portland Timbers
4-0
DC United

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What was the result of Portland Timbers vs DC United?

Portland Timbers won 4-0 on October 15, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 45′D. ValeriPortland Timbers (pen.)
  • 50′A. PowellPortland Timbers
  • 60′S. BlancoPortland Timbers
  • 86′S. BlancoPortland Timbers

Official lineup for Portland Timbers vs DC United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portland Timbers

4-2-3-1
  1. 11Darren Mattocks
  1. 6D. Nagbe
  2. 20D. Guzmán
  3. 21D. Chará
  1. 10S. Blanco
  2. 8D. Valeri
  1. 2A. Powell
  2. 5Vytautas Andriuškevičius
  3. 33L. Mabiala
  4. 24L. Ridgewell
  1. 1J. Attinella

DC United

4-2-3-1
  1. 16P. Mullins
  1. 13P. Arriola
  2. 23I. Harkes
  3. 10L. Acosta
  1. 4R. Canouse
  2. 14N. DeLeon
  1. 19Z. Stieber
  2. 15S. Birnbaum
  3. 20J. Robinson
  4. 22C. Korb
  1. 50S. Clark
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portland Timbers have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; DC United have 4, 2 and 9.

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

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 1, 2017San Jose Earthquakes(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 25, 2017Orlando City SC(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2017Real Salt Lake(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 9, 2017New York City FC(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 28, 2017Seattle Sounders(away)1-1Major League Soccer
DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 30, 2017Columbus Crew(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Sep 27, 2017New York Red Bulls(away)3-3Major League Soccer
Sep 23, 2017San Jose Earthquakes(home)4-0Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2017Chicago Fire(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Sep 9, 2017Orlando City SC(home)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Portland Timbers wins, 1 draw, 1 DC United win.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2016DC United 2-0 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
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: DC United vs Portland Timbers on Aug 14, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Portland Timbers score 1.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; DC United score 1.2 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portland Timbers1.71.5312/1511/15
DC United1.21.946/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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