First-place Sporting Kansas City (8-4-6, 30 points) looks to extend its lead in the Western Conference as it kicks off a three-game homestand Saturday against the Portland Timbers (7-7-4, 25 points) at Children’s Mercy Park.
The Timbers are in a three-way tie for second with the Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas, but Dallas has two games in hand and Houston has one compared to the Timbers.
Sporting KC enters the match on a six-game unbeaten streak in all competitions, going 4-0-2 in the month of June. Their unbeaten streak at home now stands at 17 games, dating back to June 2016.