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Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids prediction and preview

18 Oct 2026, 02:30 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Under 3.5 GoalsOdds 1.50Market probability 62%Final score 0–0

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Portland Timbers host Colorado Rapids in the Major League Soccer (USA) on 18 Oct 2026, 02:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 3.5 Goals — fewer than 3.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.50, which the bookmaker market rated at about 62% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Portland Timbers 0–0 Colorado Rapids.

Going into the match, Portland Timbers had won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches, scoring 17 and conceding 21. Colorado Rapids had won 2, drawn 4 and lost 4 of their last 10, with 11 scored and 19 conceded.

Both teams scored in 8 of Portland Timbers's last 10 and 5 of Colorado Rapids's last 10; 7 and 6 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Portland Timbers averaged 2.62 goals scored and 1.62 conceded across 13 matches; away from home Colorado Rapids averaged 0.60 scored and 1.70 conceded across 10.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.64 goals from Portland Timbers and 1.02 from Colorado Rapids. From that it rates a home win at 51%, a draw at 27% and an away win at 22%, against 50%, 25% and 25% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 72%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Portland Timbers (green) and Colorado Rapids (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form14% – 86%
Attack36% – 64%
Defence45% – 55%
Head-to-head60% – 40%
Goals67% – 33%
Overall strength47% – 52%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Portland TimbersLDLLL1.702.1080%70%
Colorado RapidsDDLDL1.101.9050%60%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
BTTS 1st Half - No75%1.25
Double Chance 1X73%1.25
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals72%1.28
Under 3.5 Goals62%1.50
BTTS Yes61%1.57
Over 2.5 Goals59%1.62
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals59%1.57
Over 9.5 Corners56%1.67

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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