Portland Timbers vs Atlanta United FC Prediction

Providence Park, Portland· I. Elfath 20/09/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
74%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.28
SignalSOLIDModel51%RiskMediumGap-4.5%
Value Analysis
66%Trust
Away Cards
Away Cards Under 2.5
1.75
SignalSTRONGModel66%RiskMediumGap+11.5%
Portland Timbers Rest
7 days
Atlanta United FC Rest
7 days

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
50%1.91
X
25%3.95
2
25%3.42
Double Chance
1X
75%1.28
X2
50%1.83
Both Teams to Score
Yes
67%1.40
No
33%2.77
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.95 + 1.35 = 3.30
Over 1.5
89%1.11
Over 2.5
71%1.42
Over 3.5
50%2.06
Under 1.5
11%6.00
Under 2.5
29%2.79
Under 3.5
50%1.73
Corners
Projected Corners: 6 + 4.1 = 10.1
Over 8.5
67%1.38
Over 9.5
55%1.69
Over 10.5
39%2.04
Under 8.5
33%2.79
Under 9.5
45%2.09
Under 10.5
61%1.70
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.7 + 2.1 = 3.8
Over 3.5
52%1.49
Over 4.5
33%2.10
Under 3.5
48%2.54
Under 4.5
67%1.67

Match Events

25'D. Chara
28'A. Miranchuk
34'T. Jacob INM. Edwards out
45+2'J. Waterman
45+2'Giuliano Galoppo
59'Antony INV. Janssen out
65'T. Muyumba
66'Giuliano Galoppo INC. Sanchez out
76'J. Fory INI. Smith out
76'D. Chara INJ. Ortiz out
77'C. Bassett INO. Fernandez out
83'T. Muyumba INA. Fortune out
83'P. Diaz INE. Mihaj out
86'R. Hernandez ING. Guerra out

Lineups

Portland Timbers
4-3-3Coach: Jack Cassidy
Atlanta United FC
4-2-3-1Coach: Gerardo Martino
James Pantemis41J. PantemisJames Pantemis
Ronald Hernández12R. HernándezRonald Hernández
Finn Surman20F. SurmanFinn Surman
Joel Waterman2J. WatermanJoel Waterman
Jímer Fory27J. ForyJímer Fory
David Pereira Da Costa10D. Pereira Da CostaDavid Pereira Da Costa
Diego Chará21D. CharáDiego Chará
Cole Bassett17C. BassettCole Bassett
Ariel Lassiter7A. LassiterAriel Lassiter
Antony Alves11A. AlvesAntony Alves
Kristoffer Velde99K. VeldeKristoffer Velde
Lucas Hoyos1L. HoyosLucas Hoyos
Tomás Jacob55T. JacobTomás Jacob
Paulo Díaz27P. DíazPaulo Díaz
Junior Alonso6J. AlonsoJunior Alonso
Elías Báez3E. BáezElías Báez
Mauricio Amaro14M. AmaroMauricio Amaro
Tristan Muyumba8T. MuyumbaTristan Muyumba
Aleksey Miranchuk59A. MiranchukAleksey Miranchuk
Giuliano Galoppo11G. GaloppoGiuliano Galoppo
Miguel Almirón10M. AlmirónMiguel Almirón
Breel Embolo36B. EmboloBreel Embolo

Portland Timbers Substitutes

14Vincent JanssenF
23Ian SmithD
80Joao OrtízM
22Omir FernandezF
88Gage GuerraF
26Hunter SulteG
6Alex BonetigD
4Kamal MillerD
15Eric MillerD

Atlanta United FC Substitutes

47Matthew EdwardsD
48Cooper SanchezM
4Enea MihajD
35Ajani FortuneM
42Jayden HibbertG
16Adrian GillM
20Luke BrennanM
22Fafà PicaultF
19Sergio SantosF

Match Stats

Portland TimbersAtlanta United FC
53%Ball Possession47%
5Corner Kicks3
2Yellow Cards2
19Total Shots10
3Shots on Goal3
10Shots off Goal4
14Shots Inside Box7
5Shots Outside Box3
6Blocked Shots3
4Fouls13
3Offsides3
2Goalkeeper Saves3
510Total Passes454
447Passes Accurate396
88%Pass Accuracy87%

Team Comparison

Portland TimbersPortland Timbers
Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC
1616Elo Rating 1500
2.01Attack 1.13
0.75Defense 1.45
19%Hit Rate 14%
14.1Shots per Game 15.6
3.8Shots on Target 3.2
5.2Corners per Game 7.0
1.2Cards per Game 1.8

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+115 Elo
High Goal Expectancy3.31 goals
📈BTTS Trend100% in H2H
📊Home Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

Portland TimbersPortland Timbers
  • No tendency data available
Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.7 vs 0.4 in second half)

Head to Head

Based on 2 historical meetings

Portland Timbers 46%Draw 0%54% Atlanta United FC
4.62Avg Goals
100%BTTS Rate
100%Over 2.5

Referee Profile

I. Elfath · 76 matches analysed

4.6Avg Yellows
4.9Avg Cards
26.3Avg Fouls
Stricter than 71% of referees analysed

League Table

Major League Soccer 2026

Western Conference

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps25154656:23+3349WLWLW
2Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo26135834:30+444DLWDD
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City26128645:36+944WWDWD
4FC DallasFC Dallas26128649:42+744DWWWD
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes26126846:38+842DWWDD
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC27118843:29+1441DLWDD
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids261131236:35+136DWDLW
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy27891034:42-833WDLWL
9Portland TimbersPortland Timbers26951247:48-132LLDWL
10San DiegoSan Diego26871144:44031DLLLW
11AustinAustin26791032:44-1230DWDDW
12Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake25851237:42-529LLLDL
13Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders2478928:33-529DDDDD
14Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC26781139:46-729LLLLD
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City25531729:63-3418LWLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps2556:2349
2Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo2634:3044
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City2645:3644
4FC DallasFC Dallas2649:4244
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes2646:3842
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC2743:2941
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids2636:3536
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy2734:4233
9Portland TimbersPortland Timbers2647:4832
10San DiegoSan Diego2644:4431
11AustinAustin2632:4430
12Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake2537:4229
13Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders2428:3329
14Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC2639:4629
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City2529:6318

Eastern Conference

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Nashville SCNashville SC26176353:21+3257WDLDW
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution26144845:33+1246WWWLW
3Inter MiamiInter Miami261210463:48+1546DDDDW
4CharlotteCharlotte26127747:37+1043WDWDW
5Chicago FireChicago Fire25116845:38+739LLDDD
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union261061050:42+836WWWWW
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC261041246:60-1434LWWWD
8New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls26961134:48-1433WWLDL
9FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati2589854:61-733DDLLD
10New York City FCNew York City FC26881039:34+532LWLDD
11DC UnitedDC United25611831:39-829LDWDL
12Toronto FCToronto FC26611939:49-1029LLWDD
13Columbus CrewColumbus Crew26751437:42-526WLLWL
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC26751430:43-1326WDLDL
15CF MontrealCF Montreal26561531:53-2221LLLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Nashville SCNashville SC2653:2157
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution2645:3346
3Inter MiamiInter Miami2663:4846
4CharlotteCharlotte2647:3743
5Chicago FireChicago Fire2545:3839
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union2650:4236
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC2646:6034
8New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls2634:4833
9FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati2554:6133
10New York City FCNew York City FC2639:3432
11DC UnitedDC United2531:3929
12Toronto FCToronto FC2639:4929
13Columbus CrewColumbus Crew2637:4226
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC2630:4326
15CF MontrealCF Montreal2631:5321
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Portland Timbers vs Atlanta United FC Prediction

Our AI model has analysed this Major League Soccer fixture using team Elo ratings, recent form, projected goals and head-to-head history. The forecasts cover six independent markets - each probability is a separate model calculation, not derived from the match winner result.

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Key Factors for This Match

Portland Timbers and Atlanta United FC have met 2 times recently, averaging 4.62 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

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