(11) Portland Timbers (5, 7, 2, 17 points) vs (2) Montreal Impact (8,7,3, 27 points)
Wendnesday June, 26, 2019 4:30 PM PST/ 7:30 PM EST
Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada
Portland Timbers at a glance
Suddenly this team is playing one exciting game of football, as manager Giovanni Savarese as always has all the right moves in his starting eleven’s and paying off lately with valuable wins.
Still the Portland Timbers are on the road again and against a very challenging team, the Montreal Impact.
However, the way this squad confidence is stepping up in every game and on their last weekend win at home posting their first clean sheet over the Houston Dynamo.
With another midweek challenge playing in Saputo Stadium in the City of Mary, the Portland Timbers will face off a team that in the past has been for them a tough foe to play against in Le Gars of the Impact.
So far, the Rose City squad posting three back to back wins in USOC and league play, for these hot streaking Timbers momentum once again will play a valuable role in this match.
As a number of players in the Timbers looking for an opportunity, I do not have my doubts of manager Savarese will repeat his starting eleven he used in last Saturday win at home.
Sebastian Blanco, Bill Tuiloma, Cristhian Paredes and Zarek Valentin are to miss this match.
Injury Report: Sebastian Blanco (M) right lower leg, Bill Tuiloma (D) right tight, Cristhian Paredes (M) ilness, Kendall McIntosh (GK) left tight, Zarek Valentin (D) left tight
GK Steve Clark, Jorge Moreira, Larry’s Mabiala, Julio Cascante, Jorge Villafaña; Diego Chara, Renzo Zambrano; Marvin Loria, Diego Valeri, Jeremy Ebobisse; Brian Fernandez
Montreal Impact at a glance
Le Gars of the Impact are looking for back to back wins over another Cascadia foe after their June 5 win over a hardened Seattle Sounders, before the international break.
This time they are facing a hot streaking Portland Timbers playing an amazing football.
Looking forward to this midweek match the edge goes for the Le Gars of the Impact coming a bit rested and ready to continue on their winning ways and this time make into the postseason.
Somehow for the Impact under second year manager Remi Garde, missing the Eastern Conference playoffs was a blow for the Frenchman project that did not meet his goals.
Still one step at a time, as the Impact will be missing 5 notable players from its lineup due to international break, with four players in the Gold Cup and one in the African League of Nations.
In addition of missing one of their utmost play-makers in Ignacio Piatti out with a knee injury.
Injury Report: Ignacio Piatti (M) knee, Clement Bahiya (D) quad
GK Evan Bush, Bacary Sagna, Victor Cabrera, Zakaria Diallo, Jukka Raitala; Shamit Shome, Ken Krolicky, Saphir Taider; Orji Okwonkwo, Maxi Urrutti, Mathieu Choniere
Meetings
July 21, 2018 Portland Timbers 2-2 Montreal Impact
May 20, 2017 Montreal Impact 4-1 Portland Timbers
July 13, 2016 Portland Timbers 1-1 Montreal Impact
Prediction
Le Gars of the Impact favorites in this match, looking to edge another Cascadia team at home
