Portland Timbers v Minnesota United FC result

Full-time · Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC

Major League Soccer · Sun, 21 May 2023 03:30 BST · Providence Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Portland Timbers · Minnesota United FC · Head-to-head

Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC — Minnesota United FC won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Minnesota United FC won 1–0 at Providence Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 21 May. It is Minnesota United FC’s first win over Portland Timbers since 25 July 2021, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Minnesota United FC: B. Hlongwane (90’, assisted by K. Arriaga).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Portland Timbers 0.67, Minnesota United FC 0.63, from 18 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Villarreal showed five yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Portland Timbers: Zac McGraw (63’), Claudio Bravo (67’) and D. Župarić (84’); Minnesota United FC: Michael Boxall (82’) and B. Hlongwane (90+5’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, B. Hlongwane (Minnesota United FC) 9.3, Evander (Portland Timbers) 5.6 and D. St.Clair (Minnesota United FC) 4.9 led the match.

Next up

Portland Timbers next host Charlotte on 25 October 2026.

Minnesota United FC next travel to Houston Dynamo on 25 October 2026.

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

Next for Portland Timbers: Portland Timbers v Charlotte, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Minnesota United FC: Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United FC, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC · Major League Soccer
Venue: Providence Park · Portland, Oregon
Referee: A. Villarreal
Head-to-head (last 6): Portland Timbers 2 · draws 1 · Minnesota United FC 3 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Portland Timbers 2W 2D 1L · Minnesota United FC 1W 2D 2L

Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC (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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.25 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 4.83

Corners

against 4.5 / 6.5 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.5 / 4.33

Shots on target

against 4 / 3.67 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2 / 1.67

Cards

against 1.33 / 0.67 · 0 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.2 yellows

Referee · A. Villarreal

2.3 home / 1.9 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Portland Timbers for / against	Line	Minnesota United FC for / against
Goals scored	2.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.83 for · 6.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 11.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5.5 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.33 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.33 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10 for · 8 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 0.67 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: A. Villarreal — 4.2 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 24.2 fouls over 10 matches (2.3 to the home side, 1.9 to the away side).

Home 2.3Away 1.9

Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. 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
Nathan Fogaca n 8	47.9	2.6 5/4	1.4 5/1	—
D. Asprilla n 8	53	2.5 5/3	0.6 2/1	—
Larrys Mabiala n 8	47.4	1.9 4/3	0.9 3/1	—
D. Chara n 8	90	1.8 6/5	1 6/2	—
Claudio Bravo n 8	77.1	1.8 8/4	0.6 3/1	—

Portland Timbers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. 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	77.1	2.6 6/5	1 3/3
J. Niezgoda n 8	22.9	2.5 4/1	1 2/0
F. Boli n 8	57.1	2.2 6/2	1.2 4/2
D. Asprilla n 8	53	1.7 5/3	0.8 4/0
Nathan Fogaca n 8	47.9	1.6 3/3	0.7 2/1

Portland Timbers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Asprilla n 8	53	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
Evander n 8	77.1	0.4 2/1	0.3 1/1
Yimmi Chara n 8	56.4	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
J. Niezgoda n 8	22.9	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
S. Moreno n 8	84.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/1

Portland Timbers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Ayala n 8	31.8	4.3 7/3
C. Paredes n 8	52.8	3 5/3
Claudio Bravo n 8	77.1	2.9 7/6
D. Asprilla n 8	53	2.3 6/4
Zac McGraw n 8	90	1.8 7/4

Portland Timbers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Ivačič n 8	90	4 7/6

Minnesota United FC

Minnesota United FC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. 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
J. Rosales n 8	36.6	2.2 6/1	2.2 4/2	—
M. García n 8	41.1	1.6 3/2	0 0/0	—
R. Lod n 8	90	1.5 5/4	1 4/3	—
K. Arriaga n 8	79.9	1.1 6/2	1.3 6/2	—
Franco Fragapane n 8	49.1	1.1 4/1	1.6 5/2	—

Minnesota United FC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Amarilla n 8	52.9	2.3 5/3	1.1 4/1
B. Hlongwane n 8	87	1.9 7/4	1.3 6/4
Franco Fragapane n 8	49.1	1.4 5/1	0.7 2/1
M. García n 8	41.1	1.4 4/1	0.5 2/0
R. Lod n 8	90	1.3 6/3	0.6 4/1

Minnesota United FC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Hlongwane n 8	87	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. García n 8	41.1	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Zarek Valentin n 8	66.1	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
B. Kallman n 8	60.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Jeong Sang-Bin n 8	58	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Minnesota United FC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Trapp n 8	71.4	2.5 8/5
J. Rosales n 8	36.6	2.2 7/0
Hassani Dotson n 8	55.6	2 6/4
D. Taylor n 8	90	1.9 7/5
R. Lod n 8	90	1.9 8/5

Minnesota United FC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. St.Clair n 8	90	1.9 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Portland Timbers		Minnesota United FC
54%	Possession	46%
0.67	Expected goals (xG)	0.63
18	Shots	9
3	Shots on target	6
5	Shots off target	1
10	Blocked shots	2
10	Shots inside the box	4
7	Corners	4
1	Offsides	6
13	Fouls	13
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	4
454	Passes	393
82%	Pass accuracy	75%

Portland Timbers player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Ivačič	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Mosquera	90	2	0	1	1	0	6.9
D. Župarić	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
Zac McGraw	90	3	1	0	1	Y	7.2
Claudio Bravo	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.2
D. Chara	90	1	0	0	2	0	7.2
C. Paredes	90	1	1	2	2	0	7.2
Evander	90	1	1	7	0	0	8.3
D. Asprilla	79	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
S. Moreno	64	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
F. Boli	64	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Yimmi Chara sub	26	0	0	2	0	0	6.5
J. Niezgoda sub	26	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
S. Blanco sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Minnesota United FC player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. St.Clair	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
D. Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Michael Boxall	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7.7
M. Tapias	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.7
Kemar Lawrence	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
Hassani Dotson	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
W. Trapp	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
B. Hlongwane	90	1	0	2	1	2	3	Y	7.9
Franco Fragapane	79	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
J. Rosales	72	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	6.6
L. Amarilla	70	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
Jeong Sang-Bin sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
K. Arriaga sub	18	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
M. García sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

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 Portland Timbers v Minnesota United FC — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Portland TimbersWDLWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Minnesota United FCDLDLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Portland Timbers 2 · 1 draw · Minnesota United FC 3 · 3.5 goals/game

2022-09-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Minnesota United FC
2022-07-30 Minnesota United FC 4–4 Portland Timbers
2021-11-21 Portland Timbers 3–1 Minnesota United FC
2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers
2021-06-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC
2020-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–3 Minnesota United FC

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Portland Timbers#10 pos43 pts34 pl-12 GD

Minnesota United FC#11 pos41 pts34 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

Portland Timbers scored1.35

Minnesota United FC scored1.35

Portland Timbers conceded1.71

Minnesota United FC conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Portland Timbers and Minnesota United FC?: In their last 6 meetings, Portland Timbers won 2, Minnesota United FC won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Portland Timbers and Minnesota United FC?: Recent form — Portland Timbers 2W 2D 1L; Minnesota United FC 1W 2D 2L.

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