Back-to-back road wins at New York City FC and Los Angeles FC have already made this a successful week for the Portland Timbers. But across the seven days that started on Sunday in the Bronx, there’s still one more game to go, and although a home game against the Colorado Rapids Saturday (8pm PT, FOX 12 PLUS (KPDX)) may not have the luster of the week’s previous challenges, a slip against an improving foe will offset much of the progress the team made in New York.
Such is life with expectations. The Timbers have earned those, thanks to a three-month stretch which, extending back to April 20, has seen Portland go 10-3-1, outscore their opponents by 16 goals, and score victories at the leaders of both the Eastern and Western Conferences.