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Portland Timbers First Half Goals
In 163 MLS matches, 79.8% of Portland Timbers’ first halves produced a goal, 1st of the 30 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 47.2% of them and conceded in 55.2%.
What Portland Timbers’ first halves look like
Portland Timbers are close to two different sides either side of the coach door: a first-half goal of their own in 56.8% of home matches, 37.8% of away ones, 19.0pp between them. Portland Timbers top the MLS list of 30 published clubs for the share of their first halves that produce a goal.
Early scoring in Portland Timbers’ matches tends to happen at the wrong end. They let one in before the break in 55.2% of matches and find the net in 47.2%, 8.0pp apart. A goal arrives before halftime in 79.8% of Portland Timbers’ MLS matches. The MLS figure is 73.6%, so they clear their own division by a wide 6.2pp. Only 20.2% end level and goalless.
Portland Timbers attack the first half better than they guard it: 20th of 30 in the division for scoring before halftime, 26th for keeping the other side out. An early goal in Portland Timbers’ matches tends to be the only one: a second follows just 48% of the time, where the division manages 52%.
Every figure on this page rests on 163 completed Portland Timbers matches over 5 seasons (2022 to 2026). That is enough to separate a clear tendency from noise, and not enough to split it much further by venue or opponent.
Portland Timbers first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 79.8% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 38.7% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 17.8% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.45 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 47.2% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 55.2% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.61 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.83 |
| Matches counted | 163 |
| Seasons covered | 5 (2022 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 77.8% | 42.0% | 56.8% | 51.9% | 1.49 | 81 |
| Away | 81.7% | 35.4% | 37.8% | 58.5% | 1.40 | 82 |
Portland Timbers score before halftime 56.8% of the time at home against 37.8% away, a gap of 19.0pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
Portland Timbers against MLS
| Line | Portland Timbers | MLS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 79.8% | 73.6% | +6.2pp |
| Over 1.5 | 38.7% | 38.6% | +0.1pp |
| Over 2.5 | 17.8% | 15.5% | +2.3pp |
Counted from 163 matches · 5 seasons · 2022 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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