Portland Timbers beat Charlotte 3-2 in MLS

Portland Timbers secured an exciting 3-2 win over visiting Charlotte in a match played as part of round 31 of MLS, held on 25 October 2026 at 05:30 Saudi time.

Pep Biel opened the scoring for Charlotte in the 3rd minute, before Ariel Daniel Lassiter Acuña turned the game around with two goals scored in the 11th and 40th minutes for Portland Timbers. Idan Toklomati Giorno narrowed the gap for Charlotte in the 69th minute, before Cole John Bassett sealed the result with a third goal for Portland Timbers in the 90+6th minute.

The match saw no red cards, while both teams received just one yellow card each.

Ariel Daniel Lassiter Acuña of Portland Timbers was named man of the match, after scoring two goals in 83 minutes played, with a performance rating of 9.15.

In terms of statistics, Portland Timbers dominated possession with 56 percent compared to 44 percent for Charlotte, and took 26 shots compared to 6 for Charlotte, including 12 shots on target compared to 3 for Charlotte. The expected goals rate also reached 2.79 for Portland Timbers compared to 0.9 for Charlotte.

With this result, Charlotte raised their tally to 47 points to occupy fifth place in the Eastern Conference after playing 30 matches, winning 13, drawing 8 and losing 9, with a goal difference of 53 for and 45 against. Meanwhile, Portland Timbers raised their tally to 34 points in eleventh place in the Western Conference, after 30 matches, winning 9, drawing 7 and losing 14, with a goal difference of 51 for and 56 against.