Portland Timbers 3–2 Charlotte

Major League Soccer 2026 Matchweek 31 · 25 Oct 2026

Portland Timbers vs Charlotte in the Major League Soccer 2026.

At Providence Park, Portland.

Referee: Rosendo Mendoza.

Portland Timbers beat Charlotte 3–2. Pep Biel opened the scoring for Charlotte after 3 minutes. Alexander Aravena made it 3–2 after 90+6 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

Portland Timbers: Ariel Lassiter 11', Ariel Lassiter 40', Alexander Aravena 90+6'
Charlotte: Pep Biel 3', Idan Toklomati Jorno 69'

Portland Timbers starting lineup (4-3-3)

41 J. Pantemis (G)
12 R. Hernández (D)
2 J. Waterman (D)
4 K. Miller (D)
27 J. Fory (D)
73 Eric Izoita (M)
30 J. Caicedo (M)
10 David Pereira da Costa (M)
7 A. Lassiter (F)
14 V. Janssen (F)
99 K. Velde (F)

Charlotte starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 K. Kahlina (G)
14 N. Byrne (D)
44 M. Agyemang (D)
22 H. Kessler (D)
23 D. Schnegg (D)
8 A. Westwood (M)
28 D. Diani (M)
37 R. Aloko (M)
16 Pep Biel (M)
11 L. Abada (M)
9 I. Toklomati Giorno (F)

Match events

3′ Charlotte: Normal Goal, Pep Biel, Ashley Westwood
11′ Portland Timbers: Normal Goal, Ariel Lassiter, Eric Izoita
17′ Portland Timbers: Yellow Card, Eric Izoita
40′ Portland Timbers: Normal Goal, Ariel Lassiter, Eric Izoita
45′ Charlotte: Yellow Card, Nathan Byrne
62′ Charlotte: Substitution, Luca De La Torre, Liel Abada
64′ Portland Timbers: Substitution, Ian Smith, Jímer Fory
64′ Portland Timbers: Substitution, Cole Bassett, Eric Izoita
69′ Charlotte: Normal Goal, Idan Toklomati Jorno, Luca De La Torre
71′ Charlotte: Substitution, Tyger Smalls, Rodolfo Aloko
71′ Charlotte: Substitution, Harry Toffolo, David Schnegg
83′ Portland Timbers: Substitution, Alexander Aravena, Vincent Janssen
83′ Portland Timbers: Substitution, Omir Fernandez, Ariel Lassiter
85′ Charlotte: Substitution, Baye Coulibaly, Ashley Westwood
90+6′ Portland Timbers: Normal Goal, Alexander Aravena, Cole Bassett

Match statistics

Statistic	Portland Timbers	Charlotte
Total Shots	26	6
Shots on Goal	12	3
Ball Possession	56%	44%
Expected goals	2.79	0.9
Corner Kicks	9	3
Fouls	10	9
Passes accurate	529	393
Goalkeeper Saves	1	9

Portland Timbers before this match

vs Colorado Rapids 0–0 (Colorado Rapids) · Matchweek 30, 18 Oct 2026
at Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 (Los Angeles Galaxy) · Matchweek 29, 15 Oct 2026
at Sporting Kansas City 3–3 (Sporting Kansas City) · Matchweek 28, 11 Oct 2026
at San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 (San Jose Earthquakes) · Matchweek 27, 27 Sep 2026
vs Atlanta United FC 0–1 (Atlanta United FC) · Matchweek 26, 20 Sep 2026

Charlotte before this match

at Philadelphia Union 2–2 (Philadelphia Union) · Matchweek 30, 17 Oct 2026
at Columbus Crew 1–3 (Columbus Crew) · Matchweek 29, 14 Oct 2026
vs FC Dallas 3–2 (FC Dallas) · Matchweek 28, 10 Oct 2026
vs Chicago Fire 0–1 (Chicago Fire) · Matchweek 27, 26 Sep 2026
at DC United 2–1 (DC United) · Matchweek 26, 19 Sep 2026