Overview: Portland Timbers vs fc cincinnati – prediction, team news, alignments

Both sides that could well do with a victory compete in MLS as PORTLAND TIMBERS to welcome FC Cincinnati to Providence Park on Saturday evening.

It will be the first meeting between the two teams since April 2023, when the Orange and the Blue won a home victory 2-1 grabs goals in half from half of Sergio Santos And Brandon Vazquez.

Correspondence overview

Portland Timbers was forced to fill their lack of bite at the end of the land attacker when they returned to MLS action last weekend when they fell to a 2-1 defeat against FC Dallas.

While Portland saw more than 65% of possession of the ball and was in the ascendancy during most of the game, it was Dallas who made his chances count as being being Fighter Musa And Albas Aboubacar Press the target to give them the three points.

Before that, Portland saw their record 100% in the League Cup ended on August 7, when they fell to a loss against the club America after a 1-1 dead end in normal times at Providence Park.

With the defeat of last weekend against Dallas, Phil NevilleThe men failed to win four of their last five MLS games (L3, D1), with a narrow 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles FC at the BMO Stadium on July 26 being the exception.

This drop of shape saw Portland fall in sixth place in the classification of the Western Conference, at the level of 37 points with the Los Angeles FC Fifth and four above Colorado Rapids, just outside the places of eliminatory series.

Like the hosts of this weekend, Cincinnati failed to mark his return to action in MLS at the top when they suffered a 2-1 defeat against the Charlotte FC at the TQL stadium last weekend.

In a game where the midfielder Brian received his walking orders, an experienced striker Wilfried Zaha continued his beautiful shape in front of Charlotte’s goal while he was hit in the 85th minute to leave the hosts empty -handed.

Before that, Cincinnati launched its campaign of the League Cup in 2025 with a 3-2 victory of evil on Mexican power Monterrey on August 1, before undergoing consecutive defeats against Juarez and Guadalajara.

Despite their recent formal collapse, Pat NoonanThe men remain in the running for the shield of MLS supporters while they are third in the League classification, with 49 points in 26 games, two points and two places behind the first union of Philadelphia.

While orange and blue could go from second place to the first place of the Eastern Conference table with a victory this weekend, they will have to be their best at Providence Park, where Portland has been undefeated in 11 of their 12 MLS games since the beginning of March (W6, D5).

However, the results on the road offer Cincinnati a lot of optimism because they have won all their last five outside games, with a draw against Inter Miami at the Chase Stadium on July 27 being the exception.

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Team news

Portland Timbers will have to face the 32 -year -old attacker services Jonathan RodriguezWho has been sidelined since its injured release against San Jose earthquakes in May.

Colombian attacker Santiago MorenoWho has four goals and five assists in the league so far, will also not play any role in the shock of this weekend, after recently completed a move to Brazilian Fluminense outfit.

As for Cincinnati, Anunga is out of disappearance for the shock of this weekend due to the suspension after picking up a right red card in the match against Charlotte the last time.

On the injury front, Noonan will not be able to name the duo of Honor outsourcing and veteran forward Yuya Kubowhich was excluded respectively by thighs and ankle injuries.

Brazilian striker Santos is also expected to sit on his fourth consecutive game after having been injury to the victory against Monterrey on August 1.

Portland Timbers Possible lineage:

Crepeau; Mosquera, Surman, Zuparic; Miller, Ayala, Smith, Walls; Costa, Mora, Antoine

FC cincinnati possible starting line:

Calentano; Yedlin, Robinson, Miazga, Engel, Orellano; Bucha, Evander, Smith; Kamara, Valenzuela

We say: Portland Timbers 1-2 FC Cincinnati

Portland Timbers and Cincinnati have undergone a form of the form recently and will head for the weekend by looking for their feet. The meetings spent between the two teams served fireworks, and although we expected another fascinating competition this weekend, we argue that visitors return with the three points

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