FC Cincinnati won its only regular season meeting with Portland, a 3-0 in the club’s third-ever MLS match in March of 2019 that marked the club’s first MLS win. The only other meeting between the sides saw the Portland Timbers knock FC Cincinnati out on penalties in the Round of 16 of the MLS is Back Tournament in 2020.
FC Cincinnati returns home after a 5-1 loss at St. Louis City SC on Saturday, where its won four straight matches for the first time in club history, all by one-goal margins. FC Cincinnati has suffered just one defeat in its last 15 home matches (W8 D6) dating back to last June.
the Portland Timbers are winless in their last six road matches against Eastern Conference opposition (D2 L4). Portland’s last road win against an Eastern Conference foe came nearly four years ago, a 1-0 victory at New York City FC in July 2019.
FC Cincinnati’s 5-1 loss to St. Louis City SC on Saturday marked the 10th time the club has allowed at least five goals in an MLS match, more than any other team since it joined MLS in 2019. It was the first time FC Cincinnati allowed five goals in a match since the opening match of the 2022 season at Austin FC, however.
The Portland Timbers turned a 1-0 deficit into a 4-1 win over the Seattle Sounders FC by scoring four times between the 71st minute and 89th minutes Saturday. The 18-minute gap between those goals is the Portland Timbers has ever scored four goals in the club’s MLS history.
