Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United Prediction: Portland Timbers should win

Portland Timbers are heading into a new round of MLS fixtures after securing a good result last week against Vancouver Whitecaps. They are playing again at home against Minnesota United this week and they hope for another win.

Portland Timbers maintained their unbeaten run last week against Vancouver Whitecaps while Minnesota United did the exact opposite, they lost against Austin FC to stretch their losing streak to 3 in a row.

According to current ranking, Minnesota United is ranked 5th on the western conference table with 29 points while Portland Timbers is ranked 6th with 27 points.

Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers can search for another win confidently when they take on Minnesota United this week. They are by far the more superior team and their stats are more impressive than Minnesota’s.

Portland Timbers won their last game against Vancouver Whitecaps to extend their winning run to 2 games in a row. They also extended their unbeaten streak to 6 games in a row (WWDDWW). And in their last 10 games, they had 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats (LLWLWWDDWW).

Portland’s game against the Vancouver Whitecaps ended in a 2-0 win at home. Jonathan Rodriguez scored the opening goal in the 26th minute and then Felipe Mora doubled their lead in the 43rd minute. The second half stayed scoreless and Portland Timbers won the game in the end.

According to stats, Portland Timbers had: 57% possession, 4 big chances, 1 corner kick and 7 shots on target.

Minnesota United

Minnesota United are anxious to get a win, they have had to wait for the last 4 games in a row. Their latest defeat to Austin FC extended their losing streak to 3 games in a row and their chances are looking bad ahead of this clash against Portland Timbers.

Minnesota United's most recent defeat to Austin was their third in a row and their winless streak was extended to 4 games in a row (DLLL). In their last 5 matches, they had 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats (WDLLL). Finally in their last 10 matches, they had 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats (WDWDLWDLLL).

Minnesota United’s defeat to Austin in their last game was by a single goal scored in the 31st minute. Minnesota United conceded just 6 minutes after losing Hassani Dotson to a red card for a foul.

A summary of Minnesota United’s game against Austin was: - 47% possession, 0 big chances, 6 corner kicks and 1 shot on target.

Head to Head

In the last 20 meetings between Portland Timbers and Minnesota United, Minnesota United won 11 matches while Portland Timbers won 6 matches and 3 matches ended in a draw.

Match Facts: -

Minnesota United won the last 3 meetings

Portland Timbers is without a clean sheet in the last 3 meetings

4/5 meetings ended with more than 4,5 cards

4/5 meetings ended with more than 10.5 corners

Analysis and Predictions

Portland Timbers are the obvious favorites to win this game because they are in better form than Minnesota United. Minnesota United have won recent meetings against Portland Timbers which gives them a slight chance, but that’s not enough considering their latest form, which is very poor.

Our Main Pick is: - Total Under 11 Corners

• Under 11 Corners at 1.667 Odds
• Portland Timbers to Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.68 Odds
• Portland Timbers Win 2-1 at 9.00 Odds