Major League Soccer · Matchweek 30
Portland Timbers
POR
0–0Full time
Colorado Rapids
COO
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
47%Possession54%
42%Territory32%
27%From set plays18%
0.14Chance quality0.09
5.5%Directness4.5%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Portland, 3 for Colorado. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 40 of 495 matches, not the full season.