Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids 6/25/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 06/24/2022 at 6:09 PM ET

On Saturday, the Portland Timbers host the Colorado Rapids in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Portland is 13th in the conference table at 3-7-6 on 16 points with a goal difference -4. Portland battled to a 1-1 draw with LA Galaxy on the road last Saturday. Portland’s Yimmi Chara opened the scoring with a goal in the 38th minute, but LA scored an equalizer in the 88th minute to share spoils.

Portland was defeated in its most recent home match 2-0 by Philadelphia in late May, but the Timbers have not lost consecutive matches at home since September of 2019. Bill Tuiloma is the leading goal scorer for Portland with five while Yimmi Chara has scored four. Sebastian Blanco is the leader in assists with five and Santiago Moreno has three.

Colorado is ninth in the conference table at 5-4-6 on 19 points with a goal difference of -1. Colorado fought to a 1-1 draw on the road against New York City FC last Sunday. Michael Barrios scored in the 68th minute for Colorado, but the Rapids could not hold the lead and New York City FC scored an equalizer in the 72nd minute. Nonetheless, Colorado was able to take one point on the road from the top side in the Eastern Conference.

Colorado has not won any of its last seven matches on the road this season with two draws and five losses following its draw last Sunday with New York City FC. Diego Rubio is the leading goal scorer for Colorado with seven, while Mark-Anthony Kaye has scored three. Michael Barrios is the leader in assists with three, while Lucas Esteves has two.

Portland has just one victory in its last seven matches head-to-head with Colorado, which includes three draws and three losses. However, the one victory for Portland came during the playoffs last season when the Timbers defeated Colorado 1-0. Portland lost its last home match but has not lost two consecutive home matches since September of 2019 and that trend continues Saturday as the Timbers will take all three points. Final Score Prediction, Portland Timbers win 2-0.

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