Portland Timbers vs Orlando City: Bet on Timbers’ narrow win with TO (2.5)

The Portland Timbers will face Orlando City in a Sunday night match in MLS. These are teams from different conferences, and Portland, as the home team, is quoted as a big enough favorite. The home advantage tends to be decisive in this confrontation.

Portland Timbers form

Portland started MLS 2022 with two consecutive draws. At home, the Timbers tied with New England Revolution, and on the road, they did not let themselves be beaten by Los Angeles FC. After those two matches, the Portland Timbers were 1-0 stronger than FC Austin, and in the fourth round, the Timbers lost to FC Dallas 1-4. Before the start of round 5, the Portland Timbers are 9th in the Western Conference standings, one point behind the Los Angeles Galaxy located in the top 7, with an asset of 5 points and a goal difference of 5-7. Portland's home stats are seventh in the West, with one win and one draw on a 3-2 goal difference. Note that Portland has scored in every official game of the MLS season.

Orlando City form

Orlando City represents the MLS Eastern Conference, and after four regular season games played, the Lions are fifth in the standings with seven points. three points behind the leading Philadelphia Union. Orlando started off with a 2-0 win over Montreal, followed by a tie with Chicago Fire and a 1-2 loss to Cincinnati. Last round, the Lions won again, with Orlando City coming in stronger than the Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 on the road. On the road, Orlando has the fourth-best statistic in the conference, with three points in two games and a 1-0 goal difference. Orlando City has scored in three of the four games played.

Head-to-head encounters

Portland Timbers and Orlando City have played each other 6 times, the Timbers winning twice with one draw and three victories by the City. It should be noted that all six games were played in the MLS. The teams have played four times in Portland, +2=1-1 in favor of the home team on a 6-4 goal difference.

Injuries and suspensions

• Portland Timbers: Tega Ikoba, Eryk Williamson, Felipe Mora;
• Orlando City: Andrés Perea is questionable.

Expert Betting Tips

The last three games between Portland and Orlando have ended with both teams scoring. The Timbers have scored in every match in the MLS 2022 , while Orlando haven't lost road games in the league. If the Lions are to continue the positive away streak, they will have to score in Portland. Otherwise, they have very little chance to earn points at Providence Park. We believe that the teams will exchange goals in the upcoming match. BTTS for 1.74 from 1xbet.

Most of the games between Portland and Orlando have been goal-rich. We doubt that this encounter will be anything different, and we should definitely expect Total Over 2.5. The second bet for you to consider is BTTS+TO (2.5) for 2.10 from Bet365.

As for the third bet, i.e. the correct score, we think it is reasonable to expect the home team to win, but by a narrow margin. There are several outcomes that fit this one, but we doubt the teams will score TO (4.5). So the most realistic option is a 2-1 victory for the Timbers for odds of 8.00 at 22bet.

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