Portland v FC Dallas
Portland v FC Dallas
Could this be Lucky 13 unbeaten for the Timbers?
June 15th, 17:00 EDT
JELD-WELD Field
Live on ESPN
FC Dallas will not have a tougher game all season: Portland on the road is hard. Very hard.
With a victory here, the Timbers could go within two points of the top, and place added pressure on the Texan outfit as we reach this vital summer period of games. If you were to offer Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman a share of the spoils right now, doubtless he’d take it.
Fever Hot Spot: if you think that FC Dallas can take something away from this game, look no further than Bet 365: they go a cool 2/1 on FC Dallas, Tie No Bet: nice!
Last time out: Portland tie 2-2 in Chicago; the same result that FC Dallas achieved in Colorado. A repeat of that score today is an impressive 15/1 with Bet Victor
The Dallas tie in Colorado was not without incident, and a 2-2 tie was just about right. The Rapids exposed the Dallas weakness from throw ins and free kicks far too easily, so leaving Colorado with a point – a point that kept them on top of the Western Conference – was acceptable, all things considered.
You could argue that after being in complete control at 2-0 Portland’s surrendering of two late goals was a chance missed. Indeed, when you see below the mess that led to the first of Chicago’s brace, you’ll see that today’s game should be full of goals: both sides simply unable to keep the door closed.
Fever Hot Spot: should you agree with us that there will be goals, click through to Bet 365: their 7/4 on over 3 goals is tempting to say the least…
KEY GAME STATS:
Portland are unbeaten in 12
It’s now four games since a home defeat
In their last five at home, the Timbers have scored 10 and conceded 5
FC Dallas have not won on the road in their last four games
In their last five road games, FC Dallas have scored 10 and conceded 13
WINNER:
Portland Timbers: 21/20
Tie: 5/2
FC Dallas: 13/5
HALF TIME RESULT:
Tie: 5/4
Portland Timbers: 7/4
FC Dallas: 10/3
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE?
Yes: 8/11
No: 23/20
Portland Timbers v FC Dallas
Recap: Colorado’s Atiba Harris exposes the key Dallas weakness: set pieces…
Recap: Chicago come back to share the spoils with Portland in Illinois. NB: Portland had four players away on International duty.
Portland, last five:
| June 13, 2013 |
| UOC | Portland Timbers | 2 – 0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| June 9, 2013 |
| M | Chicago Fire | 2 – 2 | Portland Timbers |
| May 30, 2013 |
| UOC | Portland Timbers | 5 – 1 | Wilmington Ham… |
| May 25, 2013 |
| M | DC United | 0 – 2 | Portland Timbers |
| May 18, 2013 |
| M | Whitecaps | 2 – 2 | Portland Timbers |
FC Dallas, last five:
| June 13, 2013 |
| UOC | Dallas | 3 – 0 | Houston Dynamo |
| June 2, 2013 |
| M | Colorado Rapids | 2 – 2 | Dallas |
| May 28, 2013 |
| UOC | Fort Lauderdal… | 0 – 2 | Dallas |
| May 26, 2013 |
| M | Dallas | 1 – 0 | SJ Earthquakes |
| May 19, 2013 |
| M | Seattle Sounders | 4 – 2 | Dallas |
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