Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United FC 9/10/2022 Picks

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The Portland Timbers (10-12-8) will tackle Minnesota United FC (13-5-11) in the MLS Western Conference competition at Providence Park in Portland on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 10:00 PM ET.

Portland is in 7th place at 10-12-8 on 42 points in the Western Conference after accumulating 49 goals while allowing 47 for a +2 goal difference after finishing 30 contests throughout the year.

The Timbers look for their 4th straight win after winning three consecutive matches over Seattle Sounders, Austin, and Atlanta United at 2-1 each which is the first the team defeated 3 teams in a row since their tour to the MLS Cup finals last season.

Midfielder Santiago Moreno scored the first goal for Portland in the 38th minute while Forward Dairon Asprilla sealed the victory over Atlanta in the 82nd minute of regulation time.

Forward Jaroslaw Niezgoda led the Timbers in goals scored with 9 while Midfielder Sebastián Blanco and Forward Dairon Asprilla added 7 apiece. Blanco also added to his scorebook a team-high 7 assists this season.

Aljaz Ivacic (28-28-28 career record in MLS) will be the goalkeeper for Portland versus Minnesota on Saturday. He recorded a save percentage of .680 with 16 shutouts which earned him a clean sheet rate of 19.0% in his 84 career starts in the majors.

The Slovenian goalie accumulated 287 saves and defended a total of 422 shots attempted against him in 7,611 minutes of goalkeeping in pro soccer.

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Portland Timbers vs Minnesota United FC Predictions 9/10/2022

The Minnesota United FC dropped to 5th place at 13-5-11 on 44 points in the Western Conference after gaining 44 goals while conceding 43 for a goal difference of +1 through 29 matches played over the course of the season.

The United will try to get back after losing two consecutive contests with a 0-3 score which is the club’s first since their MLS tour in 2017.

In losing to FC Dallas at their home field, Minnesota lost their key player in Midfielder Emanuel Reynoso with an ankle injury in the 2md half which made him questionable to play on Saturday.

Midfielder Emanuel Reynoso marked a scoring record of 10 goals in leading the offense for the United while Forward Luis Amarilla pitched in nine goals for the club.

Reynoso added in his record a team-high five assists while Amarilla and Forward Bongokuhle Hlongwane contributed four each for Minnesota.

The United FC will be assigning Dayne St. Clair (40-14-33 mark in his pro soccer career) in front of their goal to keep the net safe against Portland attackers on Saturday. He held a save percentage record of .734 while his clean sheet rate sits at 24.1% in his 87 starting assignments in the league.

The Canadian goalie collected 21 clean sheets with 290 stops and faced 395 shots attempted at him in 7,785 minutes in his pro soccer career.

Portland Timbers vs. Minnesota United FC. The MLS Pick for this match is Portland -125. The Timbers and the United ended up with a 4-4 draw in their recent meeting in Minnesota on July 30.

However, Portland played well recently with three successive wins while Minnesota United lost two outings in a row with a 0-3 score.

Moreover, the Timbers will be playing at their home court on Saturday. The prediction: Portland Timbers will win 3-1.

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