On May 23rd, Portland Timbers will play host to Philadelphia Union in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. 10th placed Portland Timbers is fresh off their 2-3 loss against San Jose Earthquakes. Cristhian Paredes struck first for Portland Timbers in the 18th minute on a feed from Loria, then in the 31st minute, Jeremy Ebobisse sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jackson Yueill Finally they completed the comback in the 80th minute on a goal by Jamiro Monteiro to cap off a wild match. Portland Timbers looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Philadelphia Union is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Inter Miami. Neither Philadelphia Union nor Inter Miami could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 20 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Philadelphia Union should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Philadelphia Union won the head to head battle with 1 win.
For Philadelphia Union, their top scorers are Julián Carranza and Daniel Gazdag, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Portland Timbers is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Fogaca and Sebastian Marcelo Blanco each having 2 goals in their last 5.