Portland Timbers at Minnesota United FC 7/24/21 - MLS Picks & Predictions

Two teams that are coming off wins will lock horns on Saturday, when Minnesota United will play host to the Portland Timbers. Minnesota United put an end to the Sounders’ unbeaten streak this season and will now take on another Cascadia team. The Timbers are coming off back to back wins against Dallas and LAFC and are looking for their 3rd consecutive win.

Minnesota United (5-5-3) played a really mediocre match at home against the Sounders, they were bad at the first half but better in the second, and eventually scored the only goal of the match at the 81st minute for the final 1-0. They have been in really good shape lately, losing only to Colorado in their last 9 (5-1-3). Minnesota United are now sitting at the 7th spot of the Western Conference with 18 points, scoring 13 and conceding 16 goals in the process. They have been quite solid at home so far (4-2-1), scoring 8 and conceding 5, while keeping 4 clean sheets in their last 5 (4-0-1).

Portland (6-6-1) had a really tough time in their home match against LAFC, where the two teams had already scored by the 17th minute. However, Portland scored a late goal to eventually take all 3 points in that 2-1 win. After going win-less in 3, Portland have now won each of their last 2. They are sitting at the 6th spot of the Western Conference with 19 points, scoring 17 and conceding 20 goals in the process. The Timbers have not been very good on the road (1-4-1), scoring just 6 and conceding 14 goals so far.