May 29th features a match where Inter Miami hosts Portland Timbers in a meeting of these two evenly matched Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Inter Miami is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against New York Red Bulls. Ariel Lassiter struck first for Inter Miami in the 29th minute, then Robert Taylor added another in the 88th minute In the end, New York Red Bulls couldn’t muster any offence and Inter Miami ran away with the shutout win. Inter Miami is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Portland Timbers, recorded a 0-2 loss against Philadelphia Union. Gazdag struck first for Philadelphia Union in the 5th minute, then Sergio Henrique Santos Gomes added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Wagner In the end, Portland Timbers couldn’t muster any offence and Philadelphia Union ran away with the shutout win. Portland Timbers looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Portland Timbers won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Nathan Uiliam Fogaca and Blanco have been the hottest scorers for Portland Timbers in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Inter Miami hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Damion Lowe and Leonardo Campana, and they each have 1 goal.