Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers 5/30/21 - MLS Picks & Predictions

Philadelphia Union hosts the Portland Timbers on Sunday in an inter-conference MLS fixture to end matchday 7 in the top-flight U.S. league. Philadelphia is third in the Eastern Conference standings at 3-2-2 on the 11 points with a goal difference of +1. Philadelphia is coming off a 1-0 victory on the road over DC United last Sunday. Kacper Przybylko scored Philadelphia's only goal of the match during first-half stoppage time.

Philadelphia has 1-0 victories in each of its last two outings and it's the first time since October of 2013 that Philadelphia has won two consecutive matches 1-0. Philadelphia has three wins and two draws in its last five matches across all competitions. Kacper Przybylko and Cory Burke have each scored two goals to lead Philadelphia, while Jamiro Monteiro is the leader in assists with three.

Portland is sixth in the MLS Western Conference table at 3-0-3 on 9 points with a goal difference of +1. Portland is coming off an impressive 3-0 victory at home over the LA Galaxy last Saturday. Felipe Mora scored a brace for Portland with goals in the 47th and 60th minutes, while Diego Valeri scored from the spot in the 69th minute. Portland's back line and keeper held the leading goal scorer in the MLS, Chicharito, scoreless.

Portland has won each of its last two matches including a 2-0 victory on the road against San Jose and the Timbers have not had two straight clean sheets on the road since July of 2016 when they posted two straight draws on the road, and have never had two consecutive clean sheet wins on the road. The leading goal scorer for Portland is Felipe Mora with 2 while Eryk Williamson is the leader in assists with two.