Portland Timbers 0-1 Atlanta United FC: final score
MLSFinal
Atlanta United FC beat Portland Timbers 1-0 on Saturday, September 19, 2026 in the MLS.
Goals: Alexey Miranchuk 28'.
Portland Timbers sit 11th on 37 points.
Atlanta United FC sit 14th on 30 points.
Portland Timbers have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Atlanta United FC have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Portland Timbers won 1, Atlanta United FC won 3, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- MLS
- Start time
- Saturday, September 19, 2026, 10:30 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Providence Park, Portland, Oregon
- Where to watch
- Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)
The match in numbers
- A 1-0 win for Atlanta United FC over Portland Timbers.
- The first goal came from Alexey Miranchuk (Atlanta United FC) on 28'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
28'⚽Alexey MiranchukGoal
Live commentary
- Match ends, Portland Timbers 0, Atlanta United 1.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Portland Timbers 0, Atlanta United 1.
- 90'+4'Omir Fernandez (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4'Foul by Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United).
- 90'+3'Attempt missed. Vincent Janssen (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joel Waterman.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 89'Omir Fernandez (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89'Foul by Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United).
- 87'Foul by Enea Mihaj (Atlanta United).
- 87'Ariel Lassiter (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86'Foul by Finn Surman (Portland Timbers).
- 85'Substitution, Portland Timbers. Gage Guerra replaces Ronald Hernández.
- 85'Attempt missed. Finn Surman (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joel Waterman following a corner.
- 85'Attempt missed. Joel Waterman (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ronald Hernández with a headed pass following a corner.
- 85'Attempt missed. Ian Smith (Portland Timbers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter with a cross following a corner.
- 84'Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Enea Mihaj.
- 84'Attempt blocked. David da Costa (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald Hernández.
- 82'Substitution, Atlanta United. Enea Mihaj replaces Paulo Díaz.
- 82'Substitution, Atlanta United. Jay Fortune replaces Tristan Muyumba.
- 81'Attempt missed. Omir Fernandez (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristoffer Velde with a cross.
- 79'Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Pantemis (Portland Timbers). Assisted by Breel Embolo.
- 77'Offside, Atlanta United. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
- 75'Substitution, Portland Timbers. Omir Fernandez replaces Cole Bassett.
- 75'Substitution, Portland Timbers. Joao Ortiz replaces Diego Chará.
- 75'Substitution, Portland Timbers. Ian Smith replaces Jimer Fory.
- 75'Offside, Portland Timbers. Vincent Janssen is caught offside.
- 73'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Diego Chará.
- 73'Attempt blocked. Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 70'David da Costa (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70'Foul by Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United).
- 69'Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Matt Edwards.
- 68'Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 66'Attempt missed. Ariel Lassiter (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 65'Substitution, Atlanta United. Cooper Sanchez replaces Giuliano Galoppo.
- 64'Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64'Ronald Hernández (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64'Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
- 64'Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Waterman.
- 61'Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elías Báez with a headed pass.
- 59'Offside, Portland Timbers. Vincent Janssen is caught offside.
- 58'Attempt missed. Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vincent Janssen with a cross following a corner.
- 58'Substitution, Portland Timbers. Vincent Janssen replaces Antony.
- 57'Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Mauricio Amaro.
- 57'Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antony.
- 54'Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Elías Báez.
- 53'Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 50'Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jimer Fory.
- 46'Attempt saved. Antony (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Kristoffer Velde with a cross.
- 45'Second Half begins Portland Timbers 0, Atlanta United 1.
- 45'+5'First Half ends, Portland Timbers 0, Atlanta United 1.
- 45'+5'Attempt blocked. Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elías Báez.
- 45'+1'Joel Waterman (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1'Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1'Jimer Fory (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1'Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United).
- 45'Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 43'David da Costa (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43'Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
- 40'Attempt missed. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antony with a headed pass.
- 39'Offside, Atlanta United. Aleksey Miranchuk is caught offside.
- 37'Ariel Lassiter (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37'Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
- 35'Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Lucas Hoyos.
- 35'Attempt saved. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United).
- 34'Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34'Foul by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
- 33'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32'Substitution, Atlanta United. Matt Edwards replaces Tomás Jacob because of an injury.
- 31'Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).
- 31'Attempt missed. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jimer Fory.
- 29'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
- 29'Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Jacob.
- 28'Goal! Portland Timbers 0, Atlanta United 1. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 27'Offside, Atlanta United. Tomás Jacob is caught offside.
- 25'Diego Chará (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25'Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
- 25'Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24'Handball by Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta United).
- 23'Foul by Joel Waterman (Portland Timbers).
- 23'Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22'Attempt missed. Cole Bassett (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David da Costa with a cross following a fast break.
- 21'Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Finn Surman.
- 19'Attempt missed. Ariel Lassiter (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David da Costa with a cross.
- 17'Foul by Diego Chará (Portland Timbers).
- 17'Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15'Ariel Lassiter (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15'Foul by Elías Báez (Atlanta United).
- 14'Attempt blocked. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuliano Galoppo.
- 11'Attempt saved. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Cole Bassett.
- 9'Attempt missed. Kristoffer Velde (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Bassett.
- 7'Attempt blocked. Cole Bassett (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antony.
- 6'Handball by Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United).
- 5'Ronald Hernández (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5'Foul by Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United).
- 4'Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Pantemis (Portland Timbers). Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 3'Offside, Portland Timbers. Kristoffer Velde is caught offside.
- 3'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 1'Delay in match because of an injury Paulo Díaz (Atlanta United).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting lineups
Portland Timbers · 4-3-3
Substitutes
Atlanta United FC · 4-2-3-1
59Alexey MiranchukAM-R
Substitutes
35Jay FortuneSUB
22Fafà PicaultSUB
47Matt EdwardsSUB
Game stats
PORATL
53.3Possession (%)46.7
21Shots10
3Shots on target3
5Corners3
4Fouls13
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
3Offsides3
2Saves3
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Head-to-head record
1
Portland
1
Draws
3
Atlanta
Last meetings
Mar 18, 2023Atlanta United FC5 – 1Portland Timbers
Sep 4, 2022Portland Timbers2 – 1Atlanta United FC
Aug 18, 2019Portland Timbers0 – 2Atlanta United FC
Dec 8, 2018Atlanta United FC2 – 0Portland Timbers
Jun 24, 2018Atlanta United FC1 – 1Portland Timbers
Eastern Conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nashville | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | +43 | 70 | WWWDW |
| 2 |  New England | 31 | 17 | 4 | 10 | +9 | 55 | LLWWW |
| 3 |  Miami | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | +20 | 55 | LWWWL |
| 4 |  Chicago | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 51 | WWLLW |
| 5 |  Charlotte | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | +7 | 47 | LWLDL |
| 6 |  Philadelphia | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | +12 | 46 | WWWDL |
| 7 |  Orlando | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 42 | LWDWD |
| 8 |  Cincinnati | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 42 | WLLWW |
| 9 |  Red Bull NY | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 39 | LWLLW |
| 10 |  Columbus | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | +1 | 38 | WLWWW |
| 11 |  Toronto | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | -11 | 36 | LWDWL |
| 12 |  NYCFC | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | +2 | 35 | DLLDD |
| 13 |  D.C. United | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | -17 | 33 | LWLLL |
| 14 |  Atlanta | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 30 | LDLDW |
| 15 |  CF Montréal | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 25 | WLLDL |
Western Conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | +31 | 55 | LDDWL |
| 2 |  Dallas | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | +11 | 54 | WLWDW |
| 3 |  St. Louis | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | +12 | 51 | WWDLL |
| 4 |  San Jose | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | +7 | 48 | WDDDL |
| 5 |  Houston | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | +2 | 48 | LDDDD |
| 6 |  LAFC | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | +15 | 46 | DLDWD |
| 7 |  Seattle | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | +2 | 43 | WWLDD |
| 8 |  Colorado | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | +1 | 42 | LDDDW |
| 9 |  LA Galaxy | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 40 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Salt Lake | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 39 | WLDWW |
| 11 |  Portland | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 37 | LWDLL |
| 12 |  San Diego | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 35 | DLDDD |
| 13 |  Minnesota | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 35 | LDDWD |
| 14 |  Austin | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -17 | 34 | DLLLW |
| 15 |  Kansas City | 31 | 6 | 4 | 21 | -40 | 22 | LDLLL |
MLS: upcoming games
FAQ
What was the score in Portland Timbers vs Atlanta United FC?
Atlanta United FC beat Portland Timbers 1-0 on Saturday, September 19 (MLS).
Who scored in Portland Timbers vs Atlanta United FC?
Goals: Alexey Miranchuk 28'.
When do Portland Timbers play next?
Portland Timbers play St. Louis CITY SC on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:30 PM (ET).
When do Atlanta United FC play next?
Atlanta United FC play New York City FC on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 PM (ET).
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