After a loony 4-4 draw against Minnesota United the Portland Timbers (7-10-6) are back at Providence Park to host Nashville SC (8-8-7) in yet another battle for playoff positioning. The meeting is the second of the season between the two sides after the Timbers rallied from 2-0 down in the final 33 minutes to draw in the reverse fixture exactly one month ago.
A Look at the Opposition
Nashville currently occupy the sixth spot (32 pts) in the Western Conference heading into the match, just one point ahead of the Timbers in seventh (31 pts).