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MLS Preview: Portland Timbers (2-3-5) at New York Red Bulls (5-2-2)

The Red Bulls have won their last two matches against Portland and have lost only two of the 10 all-time MLS encounters (W5 D3). The Timbers have averaged 0.90 points per match against the Red Bulls, only taking fewer against Orlando (0.83) among teams they’ve faced at least five times.

The Red Bulls tied an MLS record with a fifth straight away win to start the season, winning 2-1, in Chicago on Saturday. New York, however, is winless at home this season (D2 L2), the second time in club history the Red Bulls have failed to win any of their first four home games of a season (5 straight to start 2005).

The Timbers have just 11 points through 10 games this season. While Portland is notoriously slow starters, this is the fifth time its had fewer than 13 points through 10 games. The Timbers missed the playoffs in three of the previous four seasons it had 12 or fewer points at this stage.

Patryk Klimala came off the bench to score both the equalizer and winner for New York against the Fire on Saturday. Klimala became the seventh player to score multiple goals off the bench for the Red Bulls and the first since Alex Muyl against San Jose in March 2019.

The Timbers have gone scoreless in three straight matches, the fourth time they’ve failed to score in three consecutive games, and the first since September 2019. Portland has never gone four straight MLS matches without a goal.

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