Portland Timbers have gone over 2.5 goals in 21 of 30 league games this season (70%) — 80% at home, 60% away. They've scored 51 and conceded 56, so their matches average 3.57 goals, and both teams have scored in 73% of them. Record: 9-7-14 in the MLS, where the division average is 64% over 2.5.
Full Portland Timbers season view in the app →They are one of the division's more open sides: 70% of their games beat 2.5 goals, 6 points above the MLS average of 64%. That ranks them 11th of 30 for goals in their matches, 13th for scoring (1.70 a game) and 7th for goals conceded (1.87). They've kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 7 times in 30 games — the goals dry up more often than the back line holds.
Across 30 matches with half-time data, 46% of the goals in their games have come after the break (58 before, 49 after). Portland Timbers themselves have scored 24 in first halves and 27 in second.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | O2.5 | O3.5 | BTTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 56 | 70% | 47% | 73% |
| Home | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 80% | 53% | 80% |
| Away | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 60% | 40% | 67% |
Home/away splits are small samples — our 30,582-match study found ~94% of such gaps are indistinguishable from chance, which is why the app's ratings pool them rather than trusting the split.
Their most common result this season is 0–2 (5 times). Biggest win: 6–0 at home to Sporting Kansas City (Sun 10 May). Heaviest defeat: 1–4 at home to Vancouver Whitecaps. 8 of their 30 games have produced five goals or more.
In 38 league games last season Portland Timbers's matches went over 2.5 goals 53% of the time. This season they're running hotter at 70%, up 17 points, though 30 games is a small sample to read much into.
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