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MLSSun 18 Oct 02:30 UTCProvidence ParkPortland Timbers v Colorado Rapids tips
Portland TimbersLLLDW
Colorado RapidsLDWDLPortland are at home at Providence Park against Colorado. The recent form for both sides makes this a tough call.
- Portland play at home at Providence Park where the supporters always create a noisy atmosphere.
- The price of 2.05 gives us a decent return if the hosts can find a win.
- Colorado come into this match after picking up a loss in their most recent fixture.
- Portland have struggled badly lately with a run of three losses and a draw before their latest win.
- Colorado managed a draw and a win on the road recently which proves they can frustrate hosts.
Both defenses have looked vulnerable in their recent matches which points towards goals at both ends.
Neither side has shown enough consistent goal scoring power recently to trust a high scoring match at the three point five line.
This is an opinion, not advice. A model wrote it from the form and the prices on this page. It has no team news and it is not a promise of any result. The call settles itself when the game ends, win or lose. Never stake money you cannot afford to lose. How our calls work
Built from: Form from settled results on this site. Prices from the odds feed.
Edge Analysis
The market makes Portland Timbers the side to beat here at 45%, which gives this game a clear shape before a ball is kicked. Our model lands on Portland Timbers, and it backs that with a 1 unit stake. Portland are at home at Providence Park against Colorado. The recent form for both sides makes this a tough call.
Portland Timbers come in poor, winning 22% of 9 on record. 2 of their 5 home games went their way, and the numbers point to games at both ends, plenty of goals either way. Right now they are on 3 losss in a row.
Colorado Rapids come in patchy, winning 44% of 9 on record. 0 of their 4 away games went their way, and the numbers point to a fairly even scoring record. Right now they are on 1 loss in a row.
The prices turn into 45% for POR, 25% for the draw and 30% for COL once the bookmaker margin is stripped out. That is a firm lean toward Portland Timbers, so the question is whether the form backs the price or quietly argues against it. Our call sits at 2.05, and we only stake it because the reasons for it outweigh the reasons against.
- Portland have struggled badly lately with a run of three losses and a draw before their latest win.
- Colorado managed a draw and a win on the road recently which proves they can frustrate hosts.
We back Portland Timbers for 1 unit. It settles itself when the game ends, win or lose, and it goes on the record either way. This is an opinion read off the form and the prices on this page, not advice, and never a promise of a result.
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Recent Performance
Portland Timbers9 games on record- Scored15and let in18
- At home2 winsfrom5
- Right now3 losss in a row
Colorado Rapids9 games on record- Scored11and let in13
- On the road0 winsfrom4
- Right now1 loss in a row
Counted from the settled results on this site, newest first. Nothing here is copied from anywhere else, so if a number looks wrong the mistake is ours.