Portland Timbers and Atlanta United will be back in action this week when they square off at Providence Park in the 30th round of the Major League Soccer. Kickoffs on September 5 at 00:30 EAT.
The hosts will battle to strengthen their place in the last playoffs spot in the Western Conference table with 39 points, a point above Los Angeles Galaxy in the eighth place with two games in hand. In their campaign this season, they have recorded nine wins against nine loses and 12 draws. Coming into this game, won only one of their last five matches (DDLLW).
Portland Timbers head into this meeting confident after 1-2 MLS victory to beat Austin FC in their previous outing. In that match, Portland Timbers had 29% possession, 14 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Bill Tuiloma (16′) and Zac McGraw (73′). Austin FC got 26 shots with five of them on target and a goal by Sebastián Driussi (79′).
Atlanta United on the other hand are 11th in the Eastern Conference standings with 33 points after 28 matches they have played, with only six matches left to play this season. In their campaign this season, Gonzalo Pineda’s men have recorded eight wins against 11 loses and nine draws. Coming into this game, Atlanta won two, drew two and lost of their last six matches (WDLDWL).
Atlanta united gets into this meeting off the back of 4-1 MLS defeat at the hands of Philadelphia Union in their last outing. In that game, Atlanta United managed 56% possession, 18 shots with five of them on target and a goal scored by Andrew Gutman (24′). Philadelphia Union got 22 shots with eight of them on target and goals by Julián Carranza (18′), Mikael Uhre (45′), Dániel Gazdag (67′) and Nathan Harriel (90′).
Portland Timbers vs. Atlanta United head to head
These two sides have had four head to head encounters since 2017, Atlanta United won two times and two matches ended in draws while Portland timbers is yet to win against this foe.
- Portland 0-2 Atlanta 19/08/19
- Atlanta 2-0 Portland 09/12/18
- Atlanta 1-1 Portland 24/06/18
- Portland 1-1 Atlanta 14/05/17
Home
- Austin 1-2 Portland
- Portland 2-1 Seattle
- Kansas City 4-1 Portland
- Toronto 3-1 Portland
- Portland 1-1 Dallas
Away
- Philadelphia 4-1 Atlanta
- Atlanta 3-2 DC United
- Columbus 2-2 Atlanta
- Atlanta 1-2 New York
- Cincinnati 2-2 Atlanta
Portland Timbers team news
Giovanni Savarese will be unable to call upon Diego Gutiérrez and Felipe Mora who are recovering from surgeries.
Atlanta United team news
Atlanta will remain without Dylan Castanheira, Emerson Hyndman, Brad Guzan, Miles Robinson and Osvaldo Alonso who are sidelined through injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Portland Timbers Win
- Draw
- Goals over 2.5
