On the 4th of September, Portland Timbers will play host to Atlanta United in a clash of the Major League Soccer. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which is great football weather. Portland Timbers sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Seattle Sounders. Yeimar Gomez scored the first goal for Seattle Sounders in the 8th minute, but Dairon Estibens Asprilla Rivas got the equalizer for Portland Timbers in the 41st minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 51st minute on a goal by Sebastian Marcelo Blanco to cap off a wild match. Portland Timbers is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Atlanta United recorded a 3-2 win against DC United. Ravel Morrison scored the first goal for DC United in the 47th minute, then in the 49th minute, Thiago Ezequiel Almada sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Alan Franco Finally they completed the comback in the 70th minute on a goal by Juan Jose Sanchez Purata to cap off a wild match. Atlanta United is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
For Atlanta United, their top scorers are Andrew Gutman and Sanchez Purata, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Portland Timbers’s most prolific scorer has been Sebastian Marcelo Blanco. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.