This is a rematch both teams have to be ready for. Portland could roll in underestimating Sporting Kansas City who remain in last place in the Western Conference and whom they crushed 7-2 in their first meeting of the season. Sporting KC should have extra motivation to redeem themselves after that embarrassing performance in May.
SKC will enter the game in better form. Sure, they had a 3-4 collapse against Austin FC last weekend, but they did score three goals on the heels of scoring four in the win over the LA Galaxy the prior weekend.