Portland Timbers at Minnesota United 9/22/18 - MLS Picks & Predictions

Minnesota United have been really bad lately, but they have played a lot of consecutive matches on the road. They return to their home ground on Saturday, where they will play host to the Portland Timbers. Portland bounced back from a heavy loss on the road when they defeated Columbus at home.

Minnesota United (9-16-3) were terrible in the first half of their away match against Real Salt Lake. Their opponents were much more active in the first half and took an early lead. But Minnesota United balanced the match at the second half and managed to secure a point after equalizing at the end. But they have been win-less in their last seven (0-5-2), with six of those matches being on the road. They are now sitting 10th in the West with 30 points, still 14 behind the playoffs. They have been quite good at home so far (8-4-1 and won four of their last five there. Portland (13-8-8) are coming off a pretty solid performance at home against Columbus Crew. Their opponents took an early lead but Portland had already overturned the lead to 1-3 by the start of the second half. Their opponents scored a late goal but Portland weren’t threatened. They have been in really good form lately, losing just once in their last five (3-1-1). They are sitting 4th spot in the Western Conference with 47 points, just as many as LAFC above them. They have been mediocre at best on the road (3-6-5), where they have not won any of their last six (0-4-2).