Portland Timbers host the Colorado Rapids in Western Conference action

Colorado Rapids (11-13-5, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (9-14-6, 11th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Portland +110, Colorado +206, Draw +278; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers host the Colorado Rapids in a conference matchup.

The Timbers are 8-11-5 in conference play. The Timbers are 25-1-1 when they score at least three goals.

The Rapids are 10-9-5 in conference games. The Rapids are 16-0-2 when they score at least three goals.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kristoffer Velde has eight goals and five assists for the Timbers. David Pereira Da Costa has scored four goals over the past 10 games.

Paxten Aaronson has seven goals and eight assists for the Rapids. Donavan Phillip has scored three goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 12-9-9, averaging 5.2 goals, 16.6 shots on goal and 14.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.6 goals per game.

Rapids: 14-8-8, averaging 3.6 goals, 14.1 shots on goal and 14.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Alex Bonetig (injured), Finn Surman (injured), Hunter Sulte (injured), Zac Mcgraw (injured), Juan David Mosquera Lopez (injured), Brandon Bye (injured).

Rapids: Ali Fadal (injured), Youssef Maziz (injured), Zack Steffen (injured), Mamadou Billo Diop (injured), Theodore Ku-DiPietro (injured), Reggie Cannon (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.