Toronto FC have been spectacular this season in all fronts, as they have already captured the Canadian Championship title, and they are also leading the Eastern Conference in the MLS. Moreover, they have lost just one of their last 10 matches in all competitions. They will now return home, where they are playing host to the Portland Timbers on Saturday, August 12th. Portland managed to put an end to their skid, as they are now undefeated in their last 3 matches, coming off some pretty solid performances.
The Portland Timbers (9-8-7) are coming off a very solid performance against the L.A. Galaxy at home, whom they defeated by 1-3. The Galaxy were not very good in that match, but they temporarily pulled even at the 6th minute. Even so, Portland were in no mood to lose any points from this match, as they scored two more goals in that match and comfortably extended their undefeated streak to 3 matches (2-0-1). They are now sitting at the 5th spot of the Western Conference with 34 points after 24 matches so far, having scored 42 goals against 39 conceded. They have not been very strong on the road so far in the season (3-6-3), where they have won just one of their last 10 matches in all competitions (1-6-4). They will be making this trip with a ton of injury concerns, as Arokoyo, Ridgewell, Myers and Farfan are once again unavailable, while Vytas, Okugo and Asprilla are questionable.
On the other hand, Toronto FC (12-3-8) are coming into this match after a very frustrating 1-1 draw on the road against DC United. They were actually stunned by their opponents in that match, who took the lead at the 6th minute. Toronto were lucky enough as DC United were left with 10 men at the end of the first half, and they also saw their opponents score an own goal at the 52nd minute. Despite their efforts, they were unable to take anything more than a draw point, as they are now undefeated in their last 5 matches (2-0-3). They are still leading the Eastern Conference with 44 points after 23 matches. They have been flawless at home so far in the season (8-0-3), where they have already kept 7 clean sheets so far. They will be coming into this match with a handful of injury concerns, as Beitashour, Cheyrou, Alseth and Morrow have all been ruled out.