Philadelphia Union vs Portland Timbers Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Philadelphia Union

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Philadelphia Union fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 0-1 MLS triumph versus D.C. United.

In that game, Philadelphia Union had 48% possession and 7 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Philadelphia Union was Przybyłko (45'). For their opponents, D.C. United had 17 attempts at goal with 7 on target.

Fewer than three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Philadelphia Union have taken part. In terms of the goal split in this period, opposition teams scored a total of 5 while The U managed the sum of 6.

Portland Timbers

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Portland Timbers will go into this meeting following on from a 3-0 MLS win as they beat Los Angeles Galaxy in their most recent outing.

In that game, Portland Timbers had 47% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 9 on target. For Portland Timbers, the goals were scored by Mora (47', 60') and Váleri (69'). For their opponents, Los Angeles Galaxy had 14 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

Throughout their six most recent matches, Giovanni Savarese's Portland Timbers have turned their attacks into goals 9 times therefore giving them a goals per game average of 1.5.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 11/07/2015 tells us that Philadelphia Union have won 1 of them & Portland Timbers 5, with the number of drawn results standing at 0.

In all, 20 goals were scored between them in these games, with 7 of them for The U and 13 netted by The Timbers. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.33.

📰 Team News: Philadelphia Union

Jack de Vries (Concussion) and Ilsinho (Groin Injury) are unavailable for Union manager Jim Curtin.

📋 Team News: Portland Timbers

Portland boss Giovanni Savarese has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Larrys Mabiala (Hamstring Injury), Aljaz Ivacic (Pubalgia), Diego Chará (Hamstring Injury), Sebastián Blanco (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Jaroslaw Niezgoda (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Andy Polo (Torn Muscle), Steve Clark (Thigh Muscle Strain), Cristhian Paredes (Thigh Muscle Strain), Jeff Attinella (Thigh muscle rupture) and Ismaila Jome (Achilles tendon rupture) will not be playing here.

🧠 Prediction

In our opinion, Philadelphia Union will most probably convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.

Conversely, Portland Timbers could well struggle to break down their defence but we can see them hitting back at some stage.

We’re predicting a decent 3-1 victory for Philadelphia Union when all’s said and done.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 10:08 26/05/2021