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Portland Timbers vs Philadelphia Union Live Stream, Predictions
Portland Timbers are in action against Philadelphia Union in Sunday’s forthcoming MLS meeting.
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📏 Form Guide
Portland Timbers
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Portland Timbers will be looking for an improved result here following the 1-0 MLS defeat in their last game at the hands of Houston Dynamo.
In that game, Portland Timbers managed 42% possession and 16 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. For their opponents, Houston Dynamo got 9 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Ibrahim Aliyu (43') was the scorer for Houston Dynamo.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Portland Timbers have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Portland Timbers have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 12 goals in the process. That kind of trend might not be carried forward into this next game, of course.
Philadelphia Union
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In the game prior to this, Philadelphia Union drew 2-2 in the MLS tie with Austin FC.
In that game, Philadelphia Union had 46% possession and 18 shots at goal with 7 on target. For Philadelphia Union, the goals were scored by Dániel Gazdag (14') and Mikael Uhre (65'). For their opponents, Austin FC had 13 shots at goal with 2 on target. Diego Rubio (56') and Jon Gallagher (58') scored for Austin FC.
The numbers tell their own story, and Philadelphia Union have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 14 goals overall. In defence, Philadelphia Union seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.
👥 Head to head
Inspecting their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 08/04/2017 tells us that Portland Timbers have won 4 of them and Philadelphia Union 2, with the number of draws standing at 0.
19 goals were produced between them in this period, with 11 for The Timbers and 8 created by The U. The average goals per game has been 3.17.
The last league fixture between these clubs was MLS match day 19 on 23/05/2022 which finished with the scoreline of Portland Timbers 0-2 Philadelphia Union.
That time, Portland Timbers had 66% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
For their opponents, Philadelphia Union had 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Dániel Gazdag (5') and Sérgio Santos (48') scored.
The match was refereed by Allen Chapman.
🗞️ Team News: Portland Timbers
Marvin Loría (Knee surgery) and Claudio Bravo (Knee surgery) are unavailable for Portland Timbers boss Phil Neville.
We think that The Timbers should go for a 4-2-3-1 formation for this one, utilising James Pantemis, Juan Mosquera, Dario Zuparic, Zac McGraw, Eric Miller, Eryk Williamson, Diego Chara, Santiago Moreno, Evander Ferreira, Antony and Jonathan Rodriguez.
📰 Team News: Philadelphia Union
From a largely healthy group, there is only the lone fitness worry for the Philadelphia Union manager Jim Curtin to be concerned about. Leon Flach (Muscle tear) won’t be in action.
We reckon that The U appear most likely to make use of a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, going with Oliver Semmle, Olivier Mbaizo, Jakob Glesnes, Jack Elliott, Kai Wagner, Alejandro Bedoya, Quinn Sullivan, Jeremy Rafanello, Julian Carranza, Markus Anderson and Mikael Uhre.
💭 Prediction
We’re of the view that Philadelphia Union have the ability to breach the defence of this Portland Timbers lineup, but that probably shouldn’t be enough to prevent defeat.
We’re going for a narrow 2-1 winning score for Portland Timbers after the 90. Should be an interesting one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite, 02:03 24/03/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Portland Timbers
Formed: 2009
Stadium: Providence Park (25,218)
Captain: Diego Chará
Chairman: Heather Davis
Manager: Phil Neville
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Western Conference)
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34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 66 | WDWDD |
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34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 63 | DWDDW |
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34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 58 | WDWWD |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 57 | WWWDD |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 57 | LLWLD |
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34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 57 | DWLDW |
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34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 56 | DWDWL |
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34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 54 | WDLDW |
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34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 53 | LWDWL |
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34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 52 | LWDLW |
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34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 43 | DDWLD |
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34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 42 | LDDDL |
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34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 39 | WDDLD |
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34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -6 | 37 | DDLWW |
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34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -8 | 36 | WWLLL |
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34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 35 | DLLWW |
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34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -22 | 34 | LDLWD |
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34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -34 | 30 | LLDLD |
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34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -26 | 23 | LLLDL |
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