Montreal Impact vs Portland Timbers
USA – Major League Soccer
Date: Thursday, 27 June 2019
Kick-off at 00:30 UK/ 01:30 CET
Venue: Saputo Stadium (Montreal).
Montreal Impact vs. Portland Timbers Betting Tips
Montreal Impact have more than ten points on the board than their guests on Thursday, Portland Timbers, and sit second in the table, but the visitors have only lost one of their last six games and are heading for the match behind three consecutive league and cup wins .
Montreal Impact went scoreless at the break in their last MLS match at home to the Seattle Sounders but fell behind in the sixty-fourth minute for a penalty from Rodriguez. The hosts responded ten minutes later by equalizing from the penalty spot by Taider and the same player scored again four minutes later to win the match for Montreal Impact. The Portland Timbers included one of their best performances of the season at the Houston Dynamo where a goal from Loria led the hosts to a 1-0 lead at the interval. A penalty from Valeri made it 2-0 right after the hour mark and two minutes after that Fernandez made it 3-1. Fifteen minutes from the time the Portland Timbers ended the score with a fourth goal from Ebobisse and the Houston Dynamo destroyed by four goals to zero.
Montreal Impact Latest Team News
The home team will have several selection problems ahead of the upcoming match. Piatti suffered a knee injury and will not be available. Furthermore, Bayiha, Choinere, Okwonko and Bacary Sagna were all questioned because of injury hiccups.
Latest Portland Timbers Team News
The visitors have confirmed two absences on Thursday. Flores and Polo were all out of contention because of national duty. Next, the visitors will sweat about the fitness of McIntosh, Tuiloma and Valentin. Interestingly, the three of them suffered thigh injuries.
Montreal Impact vs Portland Timbers Precise Score Prediction
It is fair to say that the hosts have struggled in front of goal recently. They only managed to score six goals in the last five matches. Besides that, they only won those two matches. On the other hand, they conceded nine goals during the same period. In contrast, Thursday's rivals they managed to keep clean sheets in their last two matches. We strongly believe the third is on the horizon.
Correct Score Prediction Experts: 0 - 2
