New York City FC v Portland Timbers result

Full-time · New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers

Major League Soccer · Sat, 09 Mar 2024 19:00 GMT · Yankee Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: New York City FC · Portland Timbers · Head-to-head

New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers — Portland Timbers won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Portland Timbers won 2–1 at Yankee Stadium in Major League Soccer on Saturday 9 March.

Portland Timbers have scored in 13 consecutive matches.

The goals

Portland Timbers came from behind: New York City FC led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — New York City FC: Santiago Rodríguez (10’); Portland Timbers: Antony (85’, assisted by J. Mosquera) and Evander (90’, assisted by Antony).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: New York City FC out-shot Portland Timbers 11 to 9 and created the better chances, 1.32 xG to 0.90 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — New York City FC: Santiago Rodríguez (76’); Portland Timbers: Zac McGraw (19’) and C. Paredes (31’).

What it changes

New York City FC have lost their last three matches.

Portland Timbers are unbeaten in their last three matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Antony (Portland Timbers) 8.7, S. Moreno (Portland Timbers) 8.6 and A. Perea (New York City FC) 6.6 led the match.

Next up

New York City FC next travel to Orlando City SC on 24 October 2026.

Portland Timbers next host Charlotte on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for New York City FC: Orlando City SC v New York City FC, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Portland Timbers: Portland Timbers v Charlotte, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer
Venue: Yankee Stadium · New York City
Referee: E. Rosano
Head-to-head (last 6): New York City FC 0 · draws 2 · Portland Timbers 4 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: New York City FC 1W 1D 3L · Portland Timbers 1W 2D 2L

New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 2.25

Goals

against 0.75 / 2.13 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.71 / 6

Corners

against 5 / 4.14 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.43 / 5

Shots on target

against 3.57 / 4.71 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 2.71 / 2.43 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 March 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 March 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	New York City FC for / against	Line	Portland Timbers for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.71 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.43 for · 10.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.43 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.86 for · 12.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.57 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5

New York City FC

New York City FC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Keaton Parks n 8	53.5	2.5 6/4	1.5 4/1	—
J. Mijatović n 8	21.8	2.1 4/0	1.6 3/0	—
Santiago Rodríguez n 8	85.5	2 7/4	3.4 8/7	—
Hannes Wolf n 8	85.4	1.7 7/4	1.1 7/1	—
Talles Magno n 8	46.6	1.7 3/3	1.7 3/3	—

New York City FC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Talles Magno n 8	46.6	3.4 6/4	1.7 5/2
J. Mijatović n 8	21.8	2.6 3/2	0 0/0
M. Bakrar n 8	80.8	2.4 7/4	0.8 4/2
Julián Fernández n 8	37.9	2.4 4/3	0.9 3/0
A. Martínez n 7	39.6	2.3 5/2	0.6 2/0

New York City FC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Jasson n 8	63.4	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Julián Fernández n 8	37.9	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
Agustin Ojeda n 6	33.2	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
Santiago Rodríguez n 8	85.5	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Talles Magno n 8	46.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

New York City FC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Martínez n 7	39.6	3.2 5/4
A. Perea n 8	81.6	2.9 8/7
Talles Magno n 8	46.6	2.4 5/2
Julián Fernández n 8	37.9	2.4 4/2
J. Sands n 8	89	2.3 6/5

New York City FC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Matthew Freese n 8	90	2.8 6/5

Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Acosta n 8	68	2.5 6/6	0.5 2/1	—
D. Chara n 8	85.6	2.1 8/6	1.3 6/3	—
D. Asprilla n 8	69.1	2 5/4	2.4 6/4	—
C. Paredes n 8	76.9	1.8 7/4	1 4/2	—
Antony n 8	49.1	1.8 5/2	1.1 3/2	—

Portland Timbers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Evander n 8	78.9	2.4 6/6	1.4 5/4
F. Boli n 8	48.6	2.3 5/3	0.7 3/0
F. Mora n 8	74.5	1.8 8/4	1.4 6/3
D. Asprilla n 8	69.1	1.5 6/3	0.2 1/0
S. Moreno n 8	89.5	1.1 6/3	0.8 5/1

Portland Timbers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Mora n 8	74.5	0.6 4/0	0.2 1/0
Evander n 8	78.9	0.6 4/0	0.1 1/0
D. Asprilla n 8	69.1	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
Antony n 8	49.1	0.7 2/1	0 0/0
S. Moreno n 8	89.5	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0

Portland Timbers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Ayala n 8	27.8	4.9 7/3
C. Paredes n 8	76.9	4.2 8/7
B. Acosta n 8	68	3 6/5
Claudio Bravo n 8	84.6	2.5 7/4
D. Chara n 8	85.6	2.1 8/5

Portland Timbers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Maxime Crépeau n 8	85	3.8 7/4
David Bingham n 8	90	2.9 7/4
J. Pantemis n 7	91.7	2.4 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
New York City FC		Portland Timbers
41%	Possession	59%
1.32	Expected goals (xG)	0.90
11	Shots	9
6	Shots on target	3
2	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	3
9	Shots inside the box	5
7	Corners	6
8	Offsides	1
26	Fouls	15
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
367	Passes	558
80%	Pass accuracy	82%

New York City FC player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Matthew Freese	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Thiago Martins	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
B. Risa	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
Kevin O'Toole	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
Keaton Parks	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
A. Perea	90	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.5
Santiago Rodríguez	90	1	1	1	1	0	Y	7.5
M. Ilenič	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Bakrar	79	0	5	5	0	1	0	6.2
Hannes Wolf	68	0	1	0	3	2	0	7.2
A. Jasson	67	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
Justin Haak sub	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Julián Fernández sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Tayvon Gray sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Mijatović sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Portland Timbers player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Maxime Crépeau	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
Zac McGraw	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	7.2
K. Miller	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.5
E. Miller	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
D. Chara	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	7.3
S. Moreno	90	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	7.9
Evander	90	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	7.9
Antony	90	1	1	2	1	1	2	0	8.2
J. Mosquera	89	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.5
C. Paredes	89	0	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.7
D. Asprilla	69	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Nathan Fogaca sub	21	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
Miguel Araujo sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
D. Ayala sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind New York City FC v Portland Timbers — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

New York City FCDLWLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Portland TimbersDLLWD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 2.2 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

New York City FC 0 · 2 draws · Portland Timbers 4 · 2.17 goals/game

2023-06-25 Portland Timbers 1–1 New York City FC
2021-12-11 Portland Timbers 1–1 New York City FC
2020-08-02 New York City FC 1–3 Portland Timbers
2019-07-07 New York City FC 0–1 Portland Timbers
2018-04-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 New York City FC
2017-09-09 New York City FC 0–1 Portland Timbers

League standing · 2024

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

New York City FC#6 pos50 pts34 pl+5 GD

Portland Timbers#9 pos47 pts34 pl+9 GD

Goals per game

New York City FC scored1.59

Portland Timbers scored1.91

New York City FC conceded1.44

Portland Timbers conceded1.65

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between New York City FC and Portland Timbers?: In their last 6 meetings, New York City FC won 0, Portland Timbers won 4 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of New York City FC and Portland Timbers?: Recent form — New York City FC 1W 1D 3L; Portland Timbers 1W 2D 2L.

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