The Portland Timbers shouldn’t need any reminders of how dangerous Wednesday night’s opponent can be.
Although the last time they faced the LA Galaxy, the Timbers won 6-3, that game was in Carson, California. Tonight’s match will be at Providence Park (7pm PT, ESPN), where the Galaxy earned a surprise, 3-2 victory on Sept. 2. That result was perhaps the nadir of Portland’s post-MLS is Back Tournament slump, but it was still a reminder: On a game-to-game basis, MLS’s margins remain very small.
Some of that reality is being overshadowed by the Galaxy’s recent results. Since their victory at Providence Park, head coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto’s team has two victories in 10 games.