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Portland Timbers v Minnesota United : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Providence Park, Portland

Home advantage can be vital in the Major League Soccer, and Martí Cifuentes Corvillo’s Portland Timbers will have the blessing of it on Sunday morning. Cameron Knowles’s Minnesota United are their visitors to the Providence Park. Team form, head-to-head stats, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all shown below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. Here we've gone for over 2.5 goals, but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?

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Portland Timbers's next match is v Saint Louis City at 03:30 on Thursday 10th September
Minnesota United's next match is v Dallas at 01:30 on Thursday 10th September

The last American Major League Soccer meeting between Portland and Minnesota was on Sunday 6th September 2026

American Major League Soccer

September 6th 2026

Portland 5	4 Minnesota

V. Janssen 11'	32' M. Caldeira
D. Callender (OG) 20'	37' A. Markanich
V. Janssen 26'	50' M. Caldeira
V. Janssen 55'	90' T. Chancalay
K. Velde 71'

	POT MIN
Shots On	5 8
Shots Off	4 7
Corners	4 3
Possession	50% 50%
Fouls	12 18
Yellow/red cards	1/0 3/0

Portland	Minnesota

K. Miller E. Miller (J. Waterman 81') F. Surman D. Pereira da Costa (I. Smith 82') C. Bassett A. Lassiter (A. Alves Santos 69') V. Janssen (D. Chará Zamora 68') J. Pantemis J. Fory J. Caicedo Barrera (J. Ortiz Landázuri 37') K. Velde	D. Callender K. Duncan (M. Gonzalez 88') A. Markanich M. Boxall (M. Malone 78') K. Yeboah M. Duggan J. Díaz Beleño (N. Triantis 72') W. Trapp J. Pereyra (C. Harvey Cesneros 88') O. Géne (T. Chancalay 72') M. Caldeira

Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

In alignment, our prediction and the odds from the bookmakers suggest that this Major League Soccer clash is going to be entertaining, with at least 3 goals to scored in the match. As neither side is a nailed-on winner given their latest form, we're going with the statistics and past head-to-head (H2H) records below, both of which point to on over 2.5 goals top tip.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Portland are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.86.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Portland 45%	7/5	-
Draw 22%	27/10	-
Minnesota 34%	33/20	-
Draw 1-1 9%	13/2	-
Portland 2-1 9%	9/1	-
Minnesota 2-1 7%	10/1	-
Draw 2-2 7%	9/1	-
Portland 3-1 5%	16/1	-
Portland 1-0 5%	12/1	-
Portland 2-0 5%	14/1	-
Minnesota 1-0 5%	14/1	-
Portland 3-2 5%	20/1	-
Minnesota 3-1 4%	18/1	-
Minnesota 3-2 4%	20/1	-
Minnesota 2-0 4%	16/1	-
Portland 3-0 3%	25/1	-
Draw 0-0 3%	18/1	-
Portland 4-1 3%	33/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 69%	1/2	-
Under 2.5 Goals 31%	6/4	-
Home 1st Goal 51%	5/6	-
Away 1st Goal 48%	20/21	-
No 1st Goal 1%	18/1	-
BTTS - Yes 69%	4/9	-
BTTS - No 31%	13/8	-
BTTS - Home Win 28%	3/1	-
BTTS - Draw 19%	3/1	-
BTTS - Away Win 22%	10/3	-
Home/draw 66%	4/9	-
Away/draw 55%	8/15	-
Home/away 78%	2/7	-
Over 1.5 Goals 87%	1/7	-
Under 1.5 Goals 13%	9/2	-
Over 3.5 Goals 48%	6/5	-
Under 3.5 Goals 52%	8/13	-
Over 4.5 Goals 29%	11/4	-
Under 4.5 Goals 71%	1/4	-
Over 5.5 Goals 15%	6/1	-
Under 5.5 Goals 85%	1/10	-
Over 0.5 Goals 97%	1/50	-
Under 0.5 Goals 3%	18/1	-
Home DNB 60%	4/5	-
Away DNB 49%	10/11	-
Portland win to nil 16%	9/2	-
Minnesota win to nil 12%	5/1	-
Portland / Portland 22%	11/4	-
Portland / Minnesota 4%	22/1	-
Portland / Draw 6%	12/1	-
Draw / Portland 13%	11/2	-
Draw / Minnesota 12%	6/1	-
Draw / Draw 13%	11/2	-
Minnesota / Portland 4%	20/1	-
Minnesota / Minnesota 19%	10/3	-
Minnesota / Draw 6%	12/1	-

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

19 / 20

Clean sheets

1 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portland	1 - 2	Austin
Portland	3 - 1	San Diego
Portland	2 - 1	Seattle
Portland	2 - 1	Salt Lake
Portland	2 - 2	Dallas
Portland	1 - 3	San Jose
Portland	6 - 0	Sporting KC
Portland	2 - 1	LAFC
Portland	1 - 1	LA Galaxy
Portland	1 - 4	Vancouver
Portland	3 - 2	Columbus
Portland	2 - 2	San Diego
Portland	3 - 1	Salt Lake
Portland	0 - 4	San Diego
Portland	2 - 2	Dallas
Portland	2 - 1	NY Red Bulls
Portland	2 - 3	Cincinnati
Portland	1 - 1	Minnesota
Portland	0 - 1	Salt Lake
Portland	2 - 1	New England

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

19 / 20

Clean sheets

1 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Portland	1 - 2	Austin
A	Portland	1 - 1	LAFC
H	Portland	3 - 1	San Diego
A	Portland	1 - 2	Chicago
H	Portland	2 - 1	Seattle
H	Portland	2 - 1	Salt Lake
H	Portland	2 - 2	Dallas
A	Portland	5 - 1	Seattle
H	Portland	1 - 3	San Jose
A	Portland	0 - 2	Miami
A	Portland	2 - 2	Montreal
H	Portland	6 - 0	Sporting KC
A	Portland	0 - 2	Salt Lake
A	Portland	2 - 1	San Diego
A	Portland	0 - 2	Minnesota
H	Portland	2 - 1	LAFC
A	Portland	2 - 3	Vancouver
H	Portland	1 - 1	LA Galaxy
A	Portland	2 - 3	Houston
H	Portland	1 - 4	Vancouver

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

19 / 20

Clean sheets

1 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
San Jose	1 - 5	Minnesota
Salt Lake	1 - 1	Minnesota
Sporting KC	2 - 1	Minnesota
New England	2 - 1	Minnesota
Columbus	2 - 3	Minnesota
Dallas	0 - 1	Minnesota
San Diego	1 - 2	Minnesota
LA Galaxy	1 - 2	Minnesota
Vancouver	6 - 0	Minnesota
Nashville	3 - 1	Minnesota
Austin	2 - 2	Minnesota
San Diego	1 - 0	Minnesota
Seattle	4 - 2	Minnesota
LA Galaxy	2 - 1	Minnesota
Colorado	1 - 1	Minnesota
San Diego	1 - 3	Minnesota
Salt Lake	1 - 3	Minnesota
Saint Louis City	1 - 2	Minnesota
Portland	1 - 1	Minnesota
Dallas	1 - 2	Minnesota

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Minnesota	3 - 3	Orlando
A	Minnesota	5 - 1	San Jose
H	Minnesota	1 - 2	Atlanta
A	Minnesota	1 - 1	Salt Lake
H	Minnesota	1 - 1	San Diego
H	Minnesota	0 - 0	Vancouver
A	Minnesota	1 - 2	Sporting KC
H	Minnesota	1 - 1	Salt Lake
A	Minnesota	1 - 2	New England
H	Minnesota	0 - 1	Colorado
H	Minnesota	2 - 2	Austin
A	Minnesota	3 - 2	Columbus
H	Minnesota	0 - 1	LAFC
A	Minnesota	1 - 0	Dallas
H	Minnesota	2 - 0	Portland
A	Minnesota	2 - 1	San Diego
A	Minnesota	2 - 1	LA Galaxy
H	Minnesota	0 - 0	Seattle
A	Minnesota	0 - 6	Vancouver
A	Minnesota	1 - 3	Nashville

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Portland

Minnesota

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

6 / 9

7 / 9

Clean sheets

2 / 9

3 / 9

POT

MIN

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portland
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Portland	3 - 2
	0 - 1	Minnesota
Portland	1 - 0
Portland	3 - 1
	0 - 1	Minnesota
	1 - 3	Minnesota
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Portland	3 - 2

Minnesota

Portland

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

8 / 8

6 / 8

Clean sheets

2 / 8

0 / 8

MIN

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Minnesota
Minnesota	2 - 0
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Minnesota	2 - 1
Minnesota	4 - 1
Draw	4 - 4	Draw
Minnesota	2 - 1
Minnesota	1 - 0
Minnesota	3 - 2

Goal Statistics

Portland Timbers have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 9 consecutive Major League Soccer matches. Their PG of 1.9 against Minnesota United on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

	Portland 7th	Minnesota 11th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.9 goals	1.6 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 15% 1 28% 2 27% 3 17% 4+ 13% There is a 85% probability that Portland will score 1 or more goals	0 19% 1 32% 2 26% 3 14% 4+ 8% There is a 81% probability that Minnesota will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+13 Portland have scored 13% more goals at home than predicted	+26 Minnesota have scored 26% more goals when away than predicted
	1.9 average goals scored	1.7 average goals scored
	1.7 conceded	1.7 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season

21%

better

POT

MIN

view stats

Games scored	18		17
Failed to score	4		5
Scored first	8		5
Goals scored	39		30
Avg. goals scored	1.8		1.4
Avg. shots per game	10		11
Avg. shots per goal	5		8
Conversion rate for	18		13
Avg. XG for	1.4		1.7
KickOff rating		+21%

POT

MIN

16%

better

view stats

Games conceded	21		17
Clean sheets	1		5
Conceded first	14		15
Goals conceded	39		32
Avg. goals conceded	1.8		1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded	12		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		6
Conversion rate against	15%		16%
Avg. XG against	1.7		1.5
KickOff rating		+16%

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Portland Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
23	6	7	5
J Pantemis	K Velde	D Costa	K Miller

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Pantemis GLK	23			1 -
E Miller DEF	4			-
F Surman DEF	23	1	1	2 -
K Miller DEF	19	1		4 1
J Fory DEF	22		2	3 1
C Bassett MID	19	3	3	2 -
J Caicedo MID	16			2 -
D Costa MID	20	3	7	1 -
A Lassiter FWD	18	3	3	2 -
V Janssen FWD	4	3		2 1
K Velde FWD	22	6	6	3 -
Subs
H Sulte GLK				-
J Waterman DEF	1			-
A. Bonetig DEF	8	1		1 -
I. Smith DEF	16			3 -
K Sierocki MID	17			4 -
J Ortiz MID	15		1	-
Antony FWD	22	3	2	-
O Fernandez FWD	4			-
G. Guerra FWD	7	1	1	-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	20	7	10
K Velde	K Velde	D Costa	K Velde

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
K Velde FWD	6	20	6	10
C Bassett MID	3	10	3	2
D Costa MID	3	10	7	7
A Lassiter FWD	3	8	3	6
V Janssen FWD	3	3		1
Subs
Antony FWD	3	9	2	5
F Surman DEF	1	3	1
K Miller DEF	1	1
Subs
A. Bonetig DEF	1	1
G. Guerra FWD	1	2	1	2
J Fory DEF		1	2	4
J Caicedo MID		2		1
Subs
I. Smith DEF		1		1
K Sierocki MID				2
J Ortiz MID		1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1273	43	133
F Surman	J Fory	K Velde

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
F Surman DEF	1273	35	93
J Fory DEF	1076	43	90
K Miller DEF	998	15	53
C Bassett MID	964	23	64
D Costa MID	926	15	50
J Caicedo MID	726	29	62
K Velde FWD	666	25	133
J Pantemis GLK	652	1	12
Subs
K Sierocki MID	567	34	56
Antony FWD	549	20	75
J Ortiz MID	399	11	27
A. Bonetig DEF	345	7	17
A Lassiter FWD	275	5	22
Subs
I. Smith DEF	225	14	41
E Miller DEF	134	2	7
V Janssen FWD	58	5	13
Subs
G. Guerra FWD	45	3	8
O Fernandez FWD	12	1	3
J Waterman DEF	8		1

Minnesota Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
23	11	9	8
D Callender	K Yeboah	J Pereyra	J Díaz

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
D Callender GLK	23			1 -
J Díaz DEF	21		1	8 -
M Boxall DEF	15			4 -
M. Duggan DEF	23	1		5 -
A Markanich DEF	23	7	3	3 -
K Duncan MID	19	1	2	3 -
O Gene MID	22		1	2 -
W Trapp MID	22		1	2 -
J Pereyra MID	23	3	9	4 -
M. Caldeira FWD	6	4	1	-
K Yeboah FWD	22	11	2	2 -
Subs
A. Smir GLK	1			-
N Romero DEF	9			2 -
N Triantis DEF	18	1	1	2 -
K. Chandler DEF	1			-
A Jackson MID	1			-
C Harvey MID	9		1	1 -
T Chancalay FWD	23	3	4	4 -
M Malone FWD	1			-
M Gonzalez FWD	13	2		-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
11	23	9	22
K Yeboah	K Yeboah	J Pereyra	J Pereyra

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
K Yeboah FWD	11	23	2	4
A Markanich DEF	7	16	3	6
M. Caldeira FWD	4	4	1	1
J Pereyra MID	3	12	9	22
Subs
T Chancalay FWD	3	16	4	6
M Gonzalez FWD	2	4		1
M. Duggan DEF	1	7		2
K Duncan MID	1	4	2	3
Subs
N Triantis DEF	1	6	1	1
J Díaz DEF		8	1	3
M Boxall DEF				2
O Gene MID			1	4
W Trapp MID		1	1	1
Subs
N Romero DEF		1
C Harvey MID			1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1117	43	128
J Pereyra	A Markanich	A Markanich

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
J Pereyra MID	1117	31	117
M. Duggan DEF	1099	34	85
J Díaz DEF	1023	36	103
O Gene MID	817	28	50
W Trapp MID	802	33	56
A Markanich DEF	713	43	128
Subs
T Chancalay FWD	654	24	73
N Triantis DEF	591	29	58
D Callender GLK	544		4
K Duncan MID	499	30	79
M Boxall DEF	429	10	35
K Yeboah FWD	343	12	89
Subs
N Romero DEF	304	8	26
C Harvey MID	102	3	7
M Gonzalez FWD	75	4	13
M. Caldeira FWD	58	3	13
Subs
A Jackson MID	13	1	3
A. Smir GLK	12
K. Chandler DEF	5
M Malone FWD	5	1	1