Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United Predictions

Back goals at Providence Park

Six of the last eight MLS meetings between Portland and Minnesota have ended with both teams scoring, and this could be a good bet again when they meet at Providence Park.

Minnesota have seven points more than Portland, with 11 wins, seven draws and five losses, while the hosts have nine wins, six draws and six defeats.

Minnesota have won three of the last four MLS meetings with Portland, but they are in patchy form recently, with three wins, one draw and two defeats in their last six games. Portland have gone ten home games since their last defeat in MLS.

Portland lost 2-1 to St Louis last Monday in their last MLS game, which kept up their recent trend of matches with both teams scoring.
Both teams are struggling to keep clean sheets. It’s eight games since Portland last recorded a shutout, while for Minnesota it is seven games without a clean sheet.The visitors are dangerous going forward. Minnesota have scored three or more goals in seven of their 23 games in MLS this season.

A 2-1 away win for Minnesota looks a decent correct-score bet. The last three Portland games in MLS have finished with three or more goals, and they lost 2-1 to St Louis in their most recent match.

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Edited by Mark Langdon