Welcome to your match thread for a late Thursday night match-up between Orlando City (7-9-4, 25 points) and the Portland Timbers (7-8-3, 24 points) at Providence Park. It’s the only scheduled meeting between the cross-conference opponents this season and the first time playing it in Portland since 2017.
The Lions are 3-1-0 against the Timbers since joining Major League Soccer. The most recent meeting came early last season in a memorable match, as Orlando City rallied with three goals in seven minutes to erase a 2-0 deficit and win, 3-2. Chris Mueller, Sacha Kljestan, and Dom Dwyer scored in the 80th, 82nd, and 87th minutes, respectively, to overcome a hole created by goals from Portland’s Diego Valeri and Bill Tuiloma.