Portland Timbers vs Philadelphia Union Prediction: Time for change at Philadelphia Union?

Portland Timbers are playing in the Western Conference of the MLS, while Philadelphia Union are playing in the Eastern Conference.

Portland Timbers and Philadelphia Union face each other for the first time this season, in the 5th round of the league season.

At the moment, Portland Timbers are ranked 3rd in the Western Conference with a total of 7 points from 4 games and they have a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. While Philadelphia Union are ranked 13th in the Eastern Conference with a total of 3 points from 3 games and they have a record of 0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.

Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers are eager to get back to winning ways after they suffered their first defeat last week against Houston Dynamo. In the first 3 games before the defeat, they had 2 wins and 1 draw.

The game against Houston Dynamo was decided by a single goal scored in the 43rd minute and it was pretty much decided after that as neither side could score after that. According to the h2h, Portland Timbers had 42% possession, 4 shots on target and 4 corner kicks. They also created 1 big chance during the game.

The Portland Timbers are desperate to win the upcoming game against the Philadelphia Union. Although their performance was not up to standard against Houston Dynamo, there's no cause for alarm just yet.

Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union's dilemma continues and the tension is growing around the club after such a slow start to the campaign. They are yet to record a win after 3 MLS games and they had just been knocked out of the CONCACAF Champions League in a rather humiliating fashion.

Philadelphia Union played their last match against Austin FC and the scoreline at the end was 2-2. Daniel Gazdag gave Philadelphia Union the lead from the penalty spot in the 14th minute but by the 58th minute, Philadelphia Union had conceded twice. Finally in the 65th minute Mikael Uhre leveled the scoreline and the game ended that way.

Philadelphia Union might need to take a drastic decision regard the management of the team to improve the results this season. Time is surely running out for Philadelphia Union manager Jim Curtin. 

Head to Head

According to the h2h, Portland Timbers and Philadelphia Union have played 13 games against each other in the past. Portland Timbers recorded 7 wins, while Philadelphia Union recorded 3 wins and 3 games ended as a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

There's still some belief that Philadelphia Union will pick up sooner rather than later but the question is when? They clearly have the quality to turn things around but at the moment, they are struggling. Portland Timbers have a good chance to push for a win although it won't come cheap.

Portland Timbers are without a clean sheet in the last 4 meetings. There were more than 2.5 goals scored in 7 of the last 8 meetings and less than 4.5 cards in the last 5 meetings.

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