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Major League Soccer (USA)
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Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
10th · 33 pts·LLLDL
vs
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Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
9th · 38 pts·WDLDD
The story

Portland Timbers host Colorado Rapids in playoff race showdown

With five games left in the regular season, Portland Timbers must take points off ninth-place Colorado Rapids to stay alive in the hunt for the MLS Cup play-offs.

Match news & current form

Portland Timbers sit 10th on 33 points, five points off the playoff places with five games remaining. Momentum has stalled following three consecutive defeats, most recently falling 3-1 away to San Jose Earthquakes after earlier reversals against Atlanta United FC and FC Dallas.

Colorado Rapids occupy ninth place on 38 points, holding the final playoff place with five matches to play. The visitors have won only one of their last five matches and travel to Oregon on the back of a 3-2 defeat against Los Angeles Galaxy.

Head-to-head history

Colorado took the honours in the reverse fixture earlier this campaign, claiming a 2-0 home victory in February 2026. However, Portland have enjoyed recent success on home turf against the Rapids, winning 2-1 in May 2025 and 4-0 in August 2024 at Providence Park.

Hot stats & streaks
  • Portland have won their last two home encounters against Colorado, scoring six goals across those victories.
  • Colorado have conceded six goals in their last two outings, following a 3-3 draw with Seattle and a 3-2 loss to LA Galaxy.
  • Portland have managed just one victory in their last five league matches.
Key players & missing men

Kristoffer Velde provides the primary cutting edge for the hosts, leading Portland with eight goals this campaign alongside creator David Pereira da Costa, who has contributed five goals and 42 chances created. The Timbers must manage without A. Bonetig, B. Bye, Z. McGraw, J. Mosquera, H. Sulte and F. Surman. Colorado rely heavily on Paxten Aaronson, who tops their charts with seven goals and 53 chances created, but the visitors are depleted by the absences of Z. Steffen, R. Cannon, T. Ku-DiPietro, S. Abu Farkhi, A. Fadal and Y. Maziz.

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What our AI model sees
Season averages
Portland Timbers2.0
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1.4Colorado Rapids
Season average total: 3.40 goals
The market
Public / market price
1X2 probabilities
45%
45%
10%
Portland Timbers winDrawColorado Rapids win
Market call
Double chance : Portland Timbers or Draw
The scoring picture

Goals scored and conceded.

Per-game averages this season. Use the buttons to split the goals by venue.

Goals per game

Both teams across every game this season.

Portland TimbersPortland TimbersColorado RapidsColorado Rapids
1.82Goals scored / game1.39
1.93Goals conceded / game1.39
How reliable, all season

Whole season, home and away combined — Portland Timbers 28 games, Colorado Rapids 28 games.

Portland TimbersPortland TimbersColorado RapidsColorado Rapids
4%Games with a clean sheet32%
18%Games they failed to score25%
Head-to-head

Past meetings.

Colorado Rapids
2–0
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
2–1
Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
0–3
Portland Timbers
Colorado Rapids
2–1
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
4–0
Colorado Rapids
Injuries & suspensions

Who’s out.

Portland Timbers
A. Bonetig
Out · Shoulder Injury
Portland Timbers
B. Bye
Out · Leg Injury
Portland Timbers
Z. McGraw
Out · Back Injury
Portland Timbers
J. Mosquera
Out · Foot Injury
Form check

Their recent form.

Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
Losing form badly
Last 5
0W · 1D · 4L
Los Angeles GalaxyvPortland Timbers
2–0
L
Sporting Kansas CityvPortland Timbers
3–3
D
San Jose EarthquakesvPortland Timbers
3–1
L
Portland TimbersvAtlanta United FC
0–1
L
FC DallasvPortland Timbers
2–1
L
Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
Inconsistent on the road
Last 5
1W · 3D · 1L
Colorado RapidsvMinnesota United FC
2–2
D
Colorado RapidsvSan Jose Earthquakes
1–1
D
Los Angeles GalaxyvColorado Rapids
3–2
L
Colorado RapidsvSeattle Sounders
3–3
D
Colorado RapidsvCF Montreal
1–0
W
League standings

Where they sit in the table.

Major League Soccer (USA) standings · both teams highlighted in context.

#
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps
29
15
7
7
+31
52
2
St. Louis CitySt. Louis City
29
14
9
6
+16
51
3
FC DallasFC Dallas
29
14
8
7
+8
50
4
San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes
29
13
8
8
+10
47
5
Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo
29
13
7
9
+2
46
6
Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC
30
12
9
9
+15
45
7
Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders
29
11
8
10
+2
41
8
Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy
30
10
9
11
-9
39
9
Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids
29
11
5
13
+0
38
10
Portland TimbersPortland Timbers
29
9
6
14
-5
33
11
Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake
29
9
6
14
-5
33
12
San DiegoSan Diego
29
8
9
12
-3
33
13
Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC
29
7
10
12
-9
31
14
AustinAustin
29
7
10
12
-17
31
15
Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City
29
6
4
19
-37
22