Portland Timbers vs. Philadelphia Union 5/22/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

The Portland Timbers host Philadelphia Union on Sunday in a MLS inter-conference fixture. Portland is 10th in the Western Conference table at 3-6-4 on the 15 points with a goal difference of -1. Portland was defeated by the San Jose Earthquakes 3-2 on Wednesday, which comes following a 7-2 victory for Portland over Sporting Kansas City last weekend.

Following its loss on Wednesday, Portland has three wins in 13 matches to start the season which is tied with its fewest wins since 2014. Bill Tuiloma is the leading goal scorer for Portland four, while Yimmi Chara and Jaroslaw Niezgoda have each scored three goals. Sebastian Blanco is the leader in assists with four and four others have two assists apiece.

Philadelphia Union sits at the top of the Eastern Conference table at 5-6-1 on 21 points with a goal difference +7. Through the first 12 matches of the regular-season Philadelphia has had six draws. The Union battled at home to a disappointing 0-0 draw with Inter Miami last time out on Wednesday. Philadelphia has had draws in five of the last six matches across all competitions.

Philadelphia has battled to a draw in five consecutive matches in the MLS and would be only the fourth club in the history of the league to play six consecutive draws during the regular season, with a draw Sunday. Daniel Gazdag is the leading goal scorer for Philadelphia with six, while Julian Carranza has scored four. Sergio Santos is the leader in assists with three.