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Portland Timbers

2–2

xG 1.21–1.66

St. Louis City

Providence Park

Portland · Wed 9 Sept, 19:30 PT · Major League Soccer · Cap 25,218

xVerdict

A draw that LOU will feel they left behind. The open-play gap sat with LOU. POT held the pressure for most of the night.

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
LOU led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 0.79–1.49.

POTLOU
0.79Open play1.49
0.42Set play0.17
0.16Free kicks0.00
0.26Corners0.17
Shot profileFact
POT took the volume, 16 shots for one big chance.
xAnalysis

LOU worked into better areas, 10 shots for four big chances.

POTLOU

Shots

16 – 10

xG / shot

0.08 – 0.17

On target

3 – 4

Inside box

8 – 7

Outside box

8 – 3

Blocked

8 – 1

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

1 – 4

Big missed

1 – 2

KeeperFact
Neither keeper beat the model.
xAnalysis

POT's came closest at -0.21.

POT

-0.21

xG prevented

LOU

-1.67

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
LOU scored early.
xAnalysis

The first arrived in the 1', and they scored again.

First half

  • 1'Rafael Navarro scores (left foot shot).
  • 18'Diego Chará  on, David Da Costa off.
  • 31'Yellow, Dante Polvara (Foul).
  • 32'Kristoffer Velde scores (free kick).
  • 36'Yellow, Jaziel Orozco (Persistent fouling).
  • 45+2'Yellow, Tomas Totland (Foul).

Second half

  • 46'Lukas MacNaughton on, Jaziel Orozco off.
  • 51'Rafael Navarro scores (header, Alexandru Mățan).
  • 58'Yellow, Eric Miller (Foul).
  • 65'Antony on, Ariel Lassiter off.
  • 65'Simon Becher on, Sang-bin Jeong off.
  • 65'Fallou Fall on, Dante Polvara off.
  • 65'Ronald Hernández on, Eric Miller off.
  • 67'Yellow, Rafael Navarro (Foul).
  • 80'Carlo Holse on, Alexandru Mățan off.
  • 80'MyKhi Joyner on, Rafael Santos off.
  • 81'Omir Fernandez  on, Joao Ortiz off.
  • 81'Ian Smith on, Kamal Miller off.
  • 89'Kristoffer Velde scores (free kick, Cole Bassett).
  • 89'Damion Downs on, Rafael Navarro off.
  • 90'Gage Guerra on, Vincent Janssen off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-3-3 vs 3-1-4-2Fact
POT left a back four and a lone nine for a 4-3-3.
xAnalysis

They have a front three against a back three. LOU have two strikers against a back four, and the extra body in midfield.

POT · 4-3-3LOU · 3-1-4-2

471014151720274180991891420212324327799MillerLassiterCostaJanssenMillerBassettSurmanForyPantemisOrtizVeldeBürkiDurkinNavarroTotlandSantosPolvaraMățanEdelmanBaumgartlJeongOrozco
Player ratingsFact
Navarro led the card.
xAnalysis

The mark was 8.1, and the two XIs rated close.

POT

99Kristoffer VeldeFW908.12
17Cole BassettMF907.24
14Vincent JanssenFW907.02
12Ronald HernándezDF256.92
20Finn SurmanDF906.90
7Ariel LassiterFW656.91
21Diego CharáMF726.80
88Gage GuerraFW16.81
27Jimer ForyDF906.60
10David Da CostaMF186.60
11AntonyFW256.60
22Omir FernandezFW96.50
80Joao OrtizMF816.41
23Ian SmithDF96.40
41James PantemisGK906.30
15Eric MillerDF656.00
4Kamal MillerDF815.70

LOU

9Rafael NavarroFW898.10
23Alexandru MățanMF807.73
14Tomas TotlandMF907.00
8Chris DurkinMF907.00
21Dante PolvaraDF656.80
27Fallou FallDF256.70
20Rafael SantosMF806.71
32Timo BaumgartlDF906.60
59MyKhi JoynerMF106.50
1Roman BürkiGK906.50
19Carlo HolseFW106.50
77Sang-bin JeongFW656.50
5Lukas MacNaughtonDF446.40
99Jaziel OrozcoDF466.40
11Simon BecherFW256.40
24Daniel Ethan EdelmanMF906.30
42Damion DownsFW16.30
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 2–1.

POT

  • Alexander AravenaUnavailable
  • Juan MosqueraUnavailable

LOU

  • Célio PompeuUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The pressure flipped.
xAnalysis

LOU had the first half. POT had the second.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
POT pinned the night in LOU's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 44% of the night in LOU's third and 23% in POT's.

POT thirdMiddleLOU third
23%33%44%
POTLOU
Match statsFact
Possession was shared.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 52%–48%.

POTLOU

Possession

52% – 48%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

460 – 441

Lge 467.8

Corners

9 – 2

Lge 5.0

Tackles

11 – 25

Lge 15.0

npxG

1.21 – 1.66