Portland Timbers vs Tacoma Defiance Prediction
🔔How will young players cope with the pressure of this match? There may be squad rotations from the coaching staff, so the game between Portland Timbers II and Tacoma Defiance may differ from the usual. The meeting will take place at the Providence Park stadium in the city of Portland as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament. The match is scheduled for 20:00 31 May.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 25 August 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 2:1. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Portland Timbers II):
- ball possession percentage: 55% vs 45%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 6;
- fouls: 8 vs 12;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 4;
- shots on target: 9 vs 2.
📊Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Portland Timbers II and Tacoma Defiance:
- played 29 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 12, for the away team - 16, draws - 1;
- number of goals - 45 against 54;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.45, in the 2nd half - 1.97;
- average total goals in the match - 3.41.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results
Portland Timbers II Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 24 May 2026 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - Portland Timbers II, away team - Houston). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:3.
Here's the game statistics (Portland Timbers II vs Houston):
- ball possession: 55% vs 45%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 3;
- fouls: 20 vs 15;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 4;
- shots on target: 7 vs 8.
✅The Portland Timbers II team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.
In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 5 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draws. In total, the team has scored 12 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 1.2. In home matches, this figure is 1.17 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 1.4.
Match Results: Portland Timbers II
Tacoma Defiance Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 23 May 2026 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - Tacoma Defiance, away - Ventura County Fusion). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:0.
Here are the match stats (Tacoma Defiance vs Ventura County Fusion):
- ball possession: 31% vs 69%;
- corner kicks: 1 vs 4;
- fouls: 16 vs 8;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 1;
- shots on target: 2 vs 1.
⚠️Will Tacoma Defiance be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 5 times, lost 5 games, and drew 0 times. On average, the team scored 1.1 goals per game (in away matches - 1.25), and conceded 1.2 goals. Hopefully, this season Tacoma Defiance will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Tacoma Defiance
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-head matches:
- Total encounters - 29;
- First-half wins for the home side (at home) - 7; for the visitors (away) - 3; number of draws - 3;
- Average first-half total: 1.45;
- Today's home team averages 0.72 goals in the first half, while the away team scores 0.72.
- Portland Timbers II scored in the 1st half in 6 of last 7 home games against Tacoma Defiance.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 29;
- home team wins - 12, away team wins - 16, draws - 1.
- Portland Timbers II have not lost in 9 of last 10 home games (MLS Next Pro).
- Portland Timbers II have not lost in 7 of last 8 games (MLS Next Pro).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 1.55, the guests - 1.86;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 3.41;
- both teams scored: overall - 18; at the home team's field - 10.
- Portland Timbers II have scored in 12 of last 13 home games against Tacoma Defiance.
- Tacoma Defiance have conceded in 20 of last 22 away games (MLS Next Pro).
Prediction on corners
- Over 8.5 corners in 6 of last 7 Tacoma Defiance games (MLS Next Pro).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 29;
- both teams scored all-time - 18 times;
- on the home team’s field - 10 times.
- Portland Timbers II have scored and conceded in last 6 home games against Tacoma Defiance.
- Portland Timbers II have scored and conceded in last 5 home games against Tacoma Defiance (MLS Next Pro).
Correct score prediction
- Portland Timbers II won 2:1 in last 3 games against Tacoma Defiance (MLS Next Pro).
Editorial Prediction
- Portland Timbers II scored in the 1st half in 6 of last 7 home games against Tacoma Defiance.
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