FC Dallas vs Portland Timbers Prediction: Not many goals are scored in this fixture

FC Dallas are onto the next league assignment as they prepare to take on Portland Timbers at the Toyota Stadium in this round of games. Dallas are hoping to respond to the latest defeats they suffered in the last 2 games, by getting a win in this game against Portland Timbers. And for the Timbers, they are satisfied with their recent progress, after winning 3 games in a row. They are playing with a lot of confidence and they aim for another win against FC Dallas at the Toyota Stadium.

Recent standing says Portland Timbers is 5th on the western conference table with 30 points, and FC Dallas is 11th with 20 points.

FC Dallas

FC Dallas are still far away from being a decent team and their recent results support that. They had back-to-back wins briefly last month, after a lengthy period of poor results, and in their last 2 games, they lost. FC Dallas head into this next game with the desire to snatch a win and turn their fortunes around.

FC Dallas recent form guide shows: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 (DWWLL), and at home the stats is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (WDWWL). And across 10 league games FC Dallas had 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

FC Dallas played against FC Cincinnati at home in their last game and lost 1-0. The first half ended scoreless and in the 47th minute, Cincinnati got the breakthrough and went ahead. The game stayed that way until the end and FC Dallas were defeated. FC Dallas had the following stats: 53% possession, 1 big chance, 1 goalkeeper save, 5 corner kicks and 2 shots on target.

Portland Timbers

The Timbers are one of the best-performing teams at the moment and it's exciting for their fans to see them return to the pitch this week to play against FC Dallas. Portland Timbers won their last game and stretched their win streak to 3 games in a row and their chances of a fourth is looking high. The Timbers were at home in their last 2 matches, now they travel to the Toyota Stadium, hopefully they can maintain the same momentum.

Recent stats of Portland Timbers shows 3 wins and 2 draws (DDWWW). They are also unbeaten in their last 7 matches, in which they had 5 wins and 2 draws (WWDDWWW), and away from home their stats shows 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses (LLWDW). Finally, across 10 league games, Portland Timbers had 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

The Portland Timbers had a dramatic game against the Vancouver Whitecaps in their last match and they ended up winning 3-2. After conceding twice by the 38th minute, Portland Timbers got their first goal in the 45+8 minute through Evander da Silva Ferreira from the penalty spot. And in the second half, Portland Timbers turned the game around as Santiago Moreno grabbed the equalizer in the 73rd minute and Jonathan Rodriguez scored the winner in the 90+2 minutes. In the end, Portland Timbers had the stats: 67% possession, 5 big chances, 2 goalkeeper saves, 11 corner kicks and 13 shots on target.

Head to Head

In the last 20 matches between both clubs, FC Dallas won 8 matches, Portland Timbers won 6 and 6 matches ended in a draw.

H2H Streaks

Portland Timbers are unbeaten in 3 matches

FC Dallas have not kept a clean sheet in 10 matches

4/5 matches ended with less than 2.5 goals

Both teams scored in 5/7 matches

4/5 matches ended with less than 4.5 cards

Expert Betting Tips

FC Dallas are not a proper team in every respect, but they look better when playing at home and for the Timbers, they are the better team and they’ve got a better chance of grinding out a win in this fixture. According to the h2h, this fixture usually ends with very few goals and we believe this game will follow suit. FC Dallas are eager to stop the losing streak in this game and their strongest assets to do that is their defense unit. Portland Timbers are likely to win, but don’t expect them to do it with a large amount of goals in the end.

• 3 Way Total Under 3 Goals at 2.16 Odds
• Multi Goals 1-2 Goals at 1.95 Odds
• Draw Full Time at 3.80 Odds