Portland Timbers host Dallas in Western Conference action

Fri, Aug 5, 2022
Soccer News (AP)

FC Dallas (9-7-8, third in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (7-6-11, seventh in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Portland +110, FC Dallas +221, Draw +267; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers and Dallas square off in Western Conference play.

The Timbers are 7-4-8 in Western Conference games. The Timbers have a 4-2 record in one-goal games.

Dallas is 8-5-4 in Western Conference games. Dallas is 4-0-0 when it records at least three goals.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. Dallas won the last meeting 4-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaroslaw Niezgoda has scored nine goals for the Timbers. Santiago Moreno has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Jesus Ferreira has scored 12 goals and added four assists for Dallas. Paxton Pomykal has one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 4-1-5, averaging 2.0 goals, 5.4 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.

Dallas: 2-4-4, averaging 0.9 goals, 3.9 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Diego Gutierrez (injured), Pablo Bonilla (injured), Eryk Williamson (injured), Cristhian Paredes (injured), Blake Bodily (injured).

Dallas: Lucas Bartlett (injured), Facundo Quignon (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.