Colorado Rapids vs Portland Timbers Prediction, 9/14/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 9/10/2024

Game: Colorado Rapids vs Portland Timbers

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024

Location: Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO

TV: AppleTV

The Timbers (11-7-9) are traveling to Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Rapids (13-5-9). The starting goaltenders are Zack Steffen for Colorado and James Pantemis for Portland.

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Colorado has relinquished 45 goals while conceding 1.67 goals per 90 min, and opponents are sitting with 124 shots on target on them. They have recorded 5 clean sheets, which puts them at a rate of 18.5% this season. Colorado has tallied 42 yellow cards the year and 1 red card. The Rapids rank 2nd in the category of expected goals having 48.6, and their expected goals against are 38.9. This year, this team is sitting with an average of 1.63 points per match (44 pts) and also rank 11th in the league with 31 assists. This team's difference in goals is at 8 by means of 53 goals notched and also 45 goals surrendered. The Colorado Rapids have amassed 81 saves and they have a save rate of 65.3 the year.

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The Timbers sport an average of 1.48 pts/match while accounting for 43 assists and 3 red cards. Portland has amassed a clean sheet rate of 18.5% the year and 57 yellow card cautions. Portland has a ranking of 8th in the matter of goals conceded having 46, and the goal differential sits at 9. So far this year, Portland has a save rate of 61.4 (114 SoT against), and also sit at 12th in MLS with 40 points. The club's goals against per 90 min is at 1.71 in addition to 69 saves, and they have tallied 5 shutouts. The Portland Timbers have totaled 55 goals and their xG the season is currently at 43.0.

The guy protecting the net for Colorado will be Zack Steffen. Steffen (75-35-63 mark during his soccer career) has recorded 42 shutouts, which leaves him with a 24.3% clean sheet percentage. The keeper hailing from the United States has seen 736 shots tried against him in 173 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.43 (247 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 68.2. Steffen has been on the pitch a total of 15,570 mins and has accumulated 493 stops in his pro soccer career.

James Pantemis is expected to look after the net for Portland. He has conceded 1.47 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 24-12-19. Pantemis has 13 clean sheets and has defended 209 shots attempted against him in 4,983 career mins. During his professional soccer career, Pantemis has allowed 71 goals while tallying 141 saves in 55 starting assignments. He has earned a save percentage of 67.5 and his clean sheet rate sits at 23.6%.

Rafael Navarro is a member of the side you are going to want to keep your eye on for Colorado. The forward hailing from Brazil has 32 goals scored in 7,318 minutes played. Navarro has had a starting assignment in 83 contests so far in his career and he has earned 0.39 goals per 90 minutes. He has totaled 12 assists while accumulating 8 yellow cards in his pro soccer career.

Portland is being led by Santiago Moreno, who can change the course of a fixture. He scores 0.22 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 107 outings in his pro soccer career. The forward born in Colombia has totaled 9,177 minutes while scoring 22 goals. He has totaled 3 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 28 times.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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Start:	November 24, 2024 @ 1:00 PM
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