Minnesota United FC (8-6-5, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (7-7-6, sixth in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Portland -110, Minnesota United FC +254, Draw +278; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0, the Portland Timbers host Minnesota United.
The Timbers are 6-5-4 in conference games. Felipe Mora paces the fifth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with nine. The Timbers have scored 36 goals.
United is 5-5-4 against Western Conference opponents. United has a 5-2 record in games decided by one goal.
The teams match up Saturday for the second time this season. United won the last meeting 2-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mora has scored nine goals with one assist for the Timbers. Jonathan Rodriguez has six goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
Tanitoluwa Oluwatimikhin Oluwaseyi has seven goals and three assists for United. Sang-bin Jeong has scored three goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 5-3-2, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.1 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
United: 3-4-3, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 5.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Kamal Miller (injured), Marvin Loria (injured), Miguel Araujo (injured), Maxime Crepeau (injured).
United: Hugo Bachrach (injured), Devin Padelford (injured), Tanitoluwa Oluwatimikhin Oluwaseyi (injured), Alejandro Jesus Bran Flores (injured), Dayne St. Clair (injured), Carlos Harvey (injured), Teemu Pukki (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
