The Portland Timbers’ current three-game homestand concludes on Saturday night when Real Salt Lake comes to the Rose City for the final time this season. After a match last week against LAFC in which the stakes for playoff positioning were high for the Timbers, they have a match of a similar magnitude on Saturday. RSL trails Portland in the standings by only a point and if Portland wants to cement its status as a contender in the West, it’s a key game to reinforce its positioning in the standings.
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The times have been good for the Timbers as they are in the midst of a five-game unbeaten run.