Updated 17 August 2025, after full time.
Portland 2-3 Cincinnati in the Major League Soccer at Providence Park, Portland on 17 August 2025. Scorers: Kevin Kelsy ×2 for Portland; Kévin Denkey, Evander, Pavel Bucha for Cincinnati. In their last 1 meetings, Portland have won 0, Cincinnati 1, with 0 draws.
Portland 2-3 Cincinnati was the final score in the Major League Soccer on Sunday 17 August 2025 at Providence Park. Scorers: Kevin Kelsy (2) for Portland; Kévin Denkey, Evander, Pavel Bucha for Cincinnati. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Portland vs Cincinnati was played at Providence Park in Portland on Sunday 17 August 2025, the home ground of Portland, which holds 25,218 people. It finished Portland 2-3 Cincinnati in the Major League Soccer, with kick-off at 03:30 UK time.
Portland have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 11 and conceding 5, with results reading D W W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-0 win away to Austin in the Major League Soccer on 8 November.
Cincinnati have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 5, with results reading W W D W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat at home to Nashville SC in the Major League Soccer on 7 November.
Across the last 1 meetings Portland have won 0, Cincinnati have won 1 and 0 were drawn, with Portland scoring 1 goals to Cincinnati's 2. The most recent was Cincinnati 2-1 Portland Timbers on 23 April 2023 in the Major League Soccer.
Ariel Lassiter leads Portland with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Portland player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Portland player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Kévin Denkey leads Cincinnati with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Cincinnati player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Cincinnati player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Rubiel Vazquez refereed Portland vs Cincinnati in the Major League Soccer on Sunday 17 August 2025. Their record this season appears on the referee card once they have taken charge of a game.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2023 | Major League Soccer | Cincinnati vs Portland Timbers | 2-1 |
| Stat | Portland | Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 58% | 42% |
| Shots | 24 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 5 |
| Corners | 6 | 3 |
| Fouls | 10 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Tackles | 14 | 14 |
| Passes | 533 | 406 |
Portland: K. Kelsy 38', K. Kelsy (penalty) 68'. Cincinnati: K. Denkey 10', P. Bucha 25', Evander 36'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.9 | 9 of 30 |
| Goals against | 1.8 | 22 of 30 |
| Shots | 13.7 | 10 of 30 |
| Shots on target | 4.8 | 19 of 30 |
| Fouls | 9.8 | 28 of 30 |
| Tackles | 14.6 | 19 of 30 |
| Passes | 490.4 | 8 of 30 |
| Corners | 4.8 | 19 of 30 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2 | 7 of 30 |
| Goals against | 2.2 | 28 of 30 |
| Shots | 14.6 | 5 of 30 |
| Shots on target | 5.7 | 3 of 30 |
| Fouls | 11.1 | 18 of 30 |
| Tackles | 14.7 | 18 of 30 |
| Passes | 467.3 | 18 of 30 |
| Corners | 5 | 14 of 30 |