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Portland Timbers vs DC United: result 1-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 30Kick-off on September 30, 2012 at 02:30 AM (UTC)Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Portland Timbers
1-1
DC United

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What was the result of Portland Timbers vs DC United?

Portland Timbers and DC United drew 1-1 on September 30, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 60′C. PontiusDC United (pen.)
  • 79′92370Portland Timbers

Official lineup for Portland Timbers vs DC United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portland Timbers

  1. 6D. Nagbe
  2. 8F. Songo'o
  3. 13Jack Jewsbury
  4. 15Kosuke Kimura
  5. 19B. Dike
  1. 7Salvatore Zizzo
  2. 12D. Horst
  3. 14Steven Smith
  4. 22R. Wallace
  5. 33H. Mosquera
  1. 23J. Bendik

DC United

  1. 13C. Pontius
  2. 26L. Pajoy
  1. 11Marcelo Saragosa
  2. 18N. DeLeon
  3. 23P. Kitchen
  4. 24L. Neal
  1. 4Brandon Marquee McDonald
  2. 5Dejan Jaković
  3. 14A. Najar
  4. 22C. Korb
  1. 28B. Hamid
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portland Timbers have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; DC United have 7, 2 and 6.

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

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2012Real Salt Lake(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 20, 2012San Jose Earthquakes(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Sep 15, 2012Seattle Sounders(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 6, 2012Colorado Rapids(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Sep 1, 2012Colorado Rapids(home)1-0Major League Soccer
DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2012Chivas USA(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2012Philadelphia Union(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 15, 2012New England Revolution(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Sep 2, 2012Real Salt Lake(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2012New York Red Bulls(home)2-2Major League Soccer

How many goals should we expect?

Portland Timbers score 1.1 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; DC United score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portland Timbers1.12.119/1510/15
DC United1.31.356/158/15

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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