Sporting Kansas City (1-7-2, 16th in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (3-6-1, 14th in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Portland -198, Sporting Kansas City +425, Draw +363; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City visits the Portland Timbers looking to end a three-game road losing streak.
The Timbers are 2-6-1 against Western Conference teams. The Timbers have a 3-0-0 record in games they record at least three goals.
Sporting KC is 1-6-1 in Western Conference games. Sporting KC is 7-0-2 when it scores two goals.
Saturday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kristoffer Velde has scored three goals for the Timbers. Kevin Kelsy has two goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
Dejan Joveljic has five goals and one assist for Sporting KC. Shapi Suleymanov has one goal over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 12-13-5, averaging 3.9 goals, 11.4 shots on goal and 11.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.3 goals per game.
Sporting KC: 6-16-8, averaging 2.4 goals, 8.4 shots on goal and 8.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 7.8 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Zac Mcgraw (injured), Juan David Mosquera Lopez (injured), Omir Fernandez (injured).
Sporting KC: Kwaku Agyabeng (injured), Justin Reynolds (injured), Diego Henrique Borges da Silva (injured), Zorhan Bassong (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
