📊 Form Guide
Portland Timbers LLWWDL
Portland Timbers will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 3-0 MLS losing effort in their last game against Toronto FC.
In that match, Portland Timbers had 57% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target. The scorer for Portland Timbers was Ian Smith (90' Own goal). Toronto FC had 14 shots on goal with 8 on target. Coello (11') and Tyrese Spicer (56') scored for Toronto FC.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Portland Timbers have shown defensive steel. In fact, Portland Timbers have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, giving up 8 goals along the way. We will find out whether or not that trend will be sustained here.
New Eng. Revolution DDWLLD
Previously, New Eng. Revolution drew 3-3 in the MLS match with Colorado Rapids.
In that match, New Eng. Revolution managed 72% possession and 18 shots at goal with 10 of them on target. For New Eng. Revolution, the goals were scored by Gil (86') and Maxi Urruti (90'). For their opponents, Colorado Rapids had 10 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Calvin Harris (29'), Navarro (40'), Ted Ku-DiPietro (55') and Sam Vines (58' Own goal) scored for Colorado Rapids.
Looking at their form, and New Eng. Revolution have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 11 goals overall. In defence, New Eng. Revolution have been far from perfect.
👥 Head to head
There have been a high number of draws between the two sides. In their head to head clashes going back to 07/06/2015, fans have seen 5 of them. That’s an unusually high 83 per cent of games ending up tied.
In all, 16 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them for The Timbers and 7 coming from Revs. That’s an average goals per game of 2.67.
The last league clash between these clubs was MLS match day 1 on 27/02/2022 which ended up with the score at Portland Timbers 2-2 New Eng. Revolution.
That day, Portland Timbers had 55% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 5 on target. The goals were scored by Dairon Asprilla (60') and Yimmi Chará (78').
New Eng. Revolution got 16 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Brandon Bye (41') and Sebastian Lletget (63') scored.
The referee was Chris Penso.
🗞️ Team News: Portland Timbers
Jonathan Rodríguez (Knee injury), Antony (Hamstring injury), Zac McGraw (Back injury) and Ariel Lassiter (Metacarpal fracture) will not be taking part for Portland Timbers gaffer Phil Neville.
We are thinking that The Timbers will probably kick off with a 4-3-3 system this time featuring Maxime Crepeau, Juan Mosquera, Dario Zuparic, Finn Surman, Kamal Miller, David Ayala, Joao Ortiz, David Da Costa, Santiago Moreno, Kevin Kelsy and Ian Smith.
📋 Team News: New Eng. Revolution
There’s a good chance that Revs might elect for a 4-3-3 lineup by sending out Aljaz Ivacic, Brandon Bye, Brayan Ceballos, Mamadou Fofana, Tanner Beason, Alhassan Yusuf, Matt Polster, Carles Gil, Luca Langoni, Leonardo Campana and Peyton Miller.
⚡ Prediction
In this match, New Eng. Revolution will have a difficult task to be scoring even one goal against a Portland Timbers outfit who have the quality to really run this game.
Our selection here is for a commanding 3-0 margin for Portland Timbers at the end of the game.
Victor Martins, 02:01 06/07/2025