(10) Portland Timbers (1,1,0 3 points) vs (12) FC Dallas (0,1,1, 1 point)
Saturday May 1, 2021 5:00 PM PST/ 8:00 PM EST
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Portland Timbers Briefly
Lately, these Portland Timbers are playing a wonderful game of football and are showing it with back-to-back results on the positive by showing true perseverance that earned them a draw against a hardened Club America side last Tuesday.
Now Giovanni Savarese is back to the drawing board looking forward to assembling another amazing starting eleven to face off against a tough FC Dallas side looking for its first win in 2021.
So far this season, Gio has shown that there is no room for error for his side and by being precise and careful in his planning, his Timbers for sure will stand out in the Western Conference.
A win on Saturday will be a big boost of confidence and energy ahead of their second and decisive leg in Mexico City on Wednesday against Club American as to who will move on to the next stages of the Concacaf Champions League.
Probable Lineup:
GK Jeff Attinella, Pablo Bonilla, Larrys Mabiala, Bill Tuiloma, Claudio Bravo; Cristhian Paredes, Diego Chara; Dairon Aspirilla, Diego Valeri, Yimmy Chara; Felipe Mora
FC Dallas Briefly
Not the start desired by FC Dallas manager Luchi Gonzalez. Still, the man has faith in his side and is confident of his team’s potential and readiness to start putting some much-needed wins in their favor.
For a side considered to have one of the best academies in Major League Soccer, FCD will be looking at any cost to put on a battle against the momentum of the Rose City side.
As the Timbers with their current schedule and activity, this team will be tired and despite the moves by manager Savarese on Saturday starting lineup, we may see a lot of fight from the Pacific Northwest side.
Probable Lineup:
GK Jimmy Maurer, Bressan, Matt Hedges, Jose Martinez; Ryan Hollingshead, Bryan Acosta, Tanner Tessman, John Nelson; Jader O’ Brian, Freddy Vargas; Franco Jara
Meetings
November 22, 2020, Portland Timbers (7) 1-1 FC Dallas (8) Postseason
June 30, 2019, Portland Timbers 1-0 FC Dallas
April 13, 2019, FC Dallas 2-1 Portland Timbers
Forecast
FC Dallas looking for win number one as for Portland to see win number two of the season
