Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United FC — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow2 clips- 11′Portland Timbers, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 20′Portland Timbers, own goal:2–0Own goal
- 23′Minnesota United FC, yellow card:
- 26′Portland Timbers, goal:3–0assist
- 32′Minnesota United FC, goal:3–1assist
- 36′Portland Timbers, substitution:off
- 37′Minnesota United FC, goal:3–2assist
- 45+7′Portland Timbers, yellow card:
- Half-time3 – 2
- 50′Minnesota United FC, goal:3–3assist
- 55′Portland Timbers, goal:4–3assist
- 68′Portland Timbers, substitution:off
- 68′Portland Timbers, substitution:off
- 71′Portland Timbers, goal:5–3assist
- 72′Minnesota United FC, substitution:off
- 72′Minnesota United FC, substitution:off
- 74′Minnesota United FC, yellow card:
- 78′Minnesota United FC, substitution:Maurice Maloneoff
- 81′Portland Timbers, substitution:off
- 82′Portland Timbers, substitution:off
- 88′Minnesota United FC, substitution:off
- 88′Minnesota United FC, substitution:off
- 90+1′Minnesota United FC, goal:5–4assist
- 90+6′Minnesota United FC, yellow card:
- Full-time5 – 4
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Janssen hat-trick sends Portland Timbers past Minnesota United 5-4
Portland Timbers won a remarkable Major League Soccer contest 5-4 against Minnesota United at Providence Park, in a Regular Season - 23 fixture that swung wildly from the opening minutes. The hosts raced into a three-goal lead inside the first half hour before Minnesota fought back to level the scores, only for Portland to prevail in a match that produced nine goals in total.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Vincent Janssen opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 11th minute, and Portland doubled their advantage nine minutes later when Drake Callender put through his own net. Janssen struck again in the 26th minute, assisted by David Pereira da Costa, to make it 3-0. Minnesota responded quickly through Marcus Caldeira, set up by Joaquín Pereyra, and then Anthony Markanich, teed up by Kelvin Yeboah, to leave the score at 3-2 by half-time.
Caldeira completed his brace five minutes into the second half to level matters at 3-3, setting up a tense finish. Janssen restored Portland's lead in the 55th minute with an assist from Ariel Lassiter, before Kristoffer Velde added a fifth for the hosts in the 71st minute, assisted by Antony. Tomás Chancalay, teed up by Carlos Harvey, pulled one back deep in stoppage time, but Portland held on for victory.
With possession shared evenly at 50 per cent and Minnesota registering more shots overall, the game was played at a frantic pace throughout, reflected in the three yellow cards shown to the away side compared to one for Portland.
Janssen was central to Portland's win, scoring three times including an early penalty and finishing with a rating of 9.57.
Minnesota had more efforts on goal than Portland, firing 17 shots to the hosts' 11, underlining how open the contest was at both ends.
Portland Timbers beat Minnesota United FC 5–4 (half-time 3–2).
Portland Timbers met Minnesota United FC in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 23). Kick-off was Sunday, 6 September 2026, 02:30 UTC at Providence Park. Referee: Filip Dujic. Attendance: 20,632.
Team pages: Portland Timbers · Minnesota United FC · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 11' Goal (penalty): Vincent Janssen — 1–0
- 20' Goal (own goal): Drake Callender — 2–0 · Watch Drake Callender's goal video (20')
- 26' Goal: Vincent Janssen (assist: David Da Costa) — 3–0
- 32' Goal: Marcus Caldeira (assist: Joaquín Pereyra) — 3–1
- 37' Goal: Anthony Markanich (assist: Kelvin Yeboah) — 3–2
- 50' Goal: Marcus Caldeira (assist: Joaquín Pereyra) — 3–3
- 55' Goal: Vincent Janssen (assist: Ariel Lassiter) — 4–3
- 71' Goal: Kristoffer Velde (assist: Antony) — 5–3 · Watch Kristoffer Velde's goal video (71')
- 90+1' Goal: Tomás Chancalay (assist: Carlos Harvey) — 5–4
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Portland Timbers (4-3-3)
Minnesota United FC (3-4-1-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Portland Timbers 45%, the draw 25%, Minnesota United FC 30%. It finished Portland Timbers 5–4 Minnesota United FC.
Level sides, home ground swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage gives Portland Timbers the lean. The draw at 25% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Portland Timbers in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1552 to 1586. Sides this close won 43.1% of 15,887 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.2%). Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.4% of 5,132 games vs 44.9% across all 99,727 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 45%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Minnesota United FC sit -0.30 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 32.5% of 1,343 games, vs 29.1% for visitors finishing normally.
Why the draw at 25%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,073. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Portland Timbers are missing 2 regular starters — Jimer Fory, Brandon Bye — about 17% of their usual starting-XI weight. Our measured receipt covers one-sided absences only, and the picture here isn't one-sided — both squads are short. Last 6 between them: Portland Timbers 1 win, 2 draws, Minnesota United FC 3 wins. Most recently Minnesota United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers, 5 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5612 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points.
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About this match
On this page: the Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United FC final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Drake Callender's own goal video (20').
- Watch Kristoffer Velde's goal against Minnesota United FC (71').
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