Portland Timbers host Colorado Rapids in MLS Matchday 30

Portland Timbers host Colorado Rapids in Matchday 30 of the 2026 MLS season, on 18 October at 05:30 Damascus time, with the match broadcast on Apple TV.

Portland Timbers go into the match after a run of negative results in their last five games, having lost 0-2 to LA Galaxy, 1-3 to San Jose Earthquakes, 0-1 to Atlanta United and 1-2 to Dallas, while drawing 3-3 with Sporting Kansas City.

Colorado Rapids, meanwhile, have had closer recent results, drawing 2-2 with Minnesota United, 1-1 with San Jose Earthquakes and 3-3 with Seattle Sounders, losing 2-3 to LA Galaxy, while beating Montreal 1-0.

In the last five meetings between the two sides, the most recent saw Colorado Rapids win 2-0 at home in March 2026, after Portland Timbers won the previous meeting 2-1 at their own ground in May 2025. Portland also recorded a big 3-0 away win in March 2025, while Colorado won 2-1 in September 2024, and Portland won 4-0 in August 2024.

Portland Timbers are missing six players through injury: Alexander Bonitegue, Brandon Scott Bye, J. Moscoso, F. Sorman, Zachary Lewis McGraw and Hunter Pendleton Sault.

Colorado Rapids, meanwhile, are missing seven players, six of them through injury: Theodore Co-Depietro, Z. Steven, Y. Mazez, Ali Fadl, Reginald Jacob Cannon and Darren Kasey Yapi, in addition to the absence of Sayed Abu Farshi due to suspension.

In the Western Conference standings, Colorado Rapids are ninth with 38 points from 29 matches, with 11 wins, 5 draws and 13 losses, having scored 41 goals and conceded 41, while Portland Timbers are tenth with 33 points also from 29 matches, with 9 wins, 6 draws and 14 defeats, having scored 51 goals and conceded 56.