Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | Leagues Cup 2024

Portland eyes sealing the top with a big win.

Portland Timbers are currently placed in the eighth position in the Western Conference Table of Major League Soccer, with just two points separating them from the fifth position. They kickstarted their Leagues Cup campaign with a win over Leon in the previous fixture. They are now set to confront a formidable adversary in their American counterparts, the Colorado Rapids, who remain the sole impediment in their pursuit of topping the group.

On the flip side, the Colorado Rapids find themselves stationed in the fourth position within the Western Conference hierarchy of Major League Soccer. They will be ardently eager to inaugurate their Leagues Cup campaign with a triumph over the Portland-based outfit. Colorado’s last two matches culminated in identical 3-2 scorelines. While they succumbed to defeat against LA Galaxy, they emerged victorious against Real Salt Lake in the most recent fixture.

We can expect a neck-and-neck fight between these two teams. However, looking at the sheer importance of this fixture, both sides will try to play on the safer side to avoid defeat at any cost.

Kick-Off:

Friday, 2 August 2024 at 8 AM IST

Location: Providence Park, Portland, USA

Form:

Portland Timbers (in all competitions): W-L-W-W-L

Colorado Rapids (in all competitions): W-L-D-W-W

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— Kamal Miller (@KMillz_00) July 30, 2024

Players to watch:

Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers)

The 6-foot-4-inch towering presence of the Canadian was enough to grab a narrow win for Portland Timbers over Leon in their previous Leagues Cup fixture. Despite being a defender, he scored a brace in their most recent fixture. McGraw began his professional footballing journey with his college team, the Army Black Knights. In 2020, he signed for the Portland-based outfit and has so far made 74 appearances for the franchise.

Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids)

Jonathan Jeremy Lewis has spent almost half a decade plying his trade with the Colorado-based outfit. He has made over a century of appearances for Pids Rapids and also netted 24 goals. He was part of the American national team that won the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2021. He made his senior debut for the US football team against Panama in 2019.

Match facts:

• Colorado have scored 12 goals in their previous five fixtures.
• Portland are just one win away from topping the group.
• Portland are coming after a 2-1 win over Leon in their previous fixture.

Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids: Betting Tips and Odds

• Tip 1 – Match to end in a draw.
• Tip 2 – No goals to be scored by either team.
• Tip 3 – Both Zack Steffen and Maxime Crépeau to keep a clean sheet.

Injury and team news:

Apart from Argentine midfielder David Ayala, there doesn’t seem to be any injury concern for Portland Timbers in the upcoming match.

Colorado Rapids, on the other hand, will likely miss the presence of Kevin Cabral and Costa Rican centre-back Daniel Chacon.

Head to head

In their most recent encounter a couple of months ago, Portland Timbers annihilated Colorado Rapids by a convincing 4-1 scoreline.

Predicted lineup:

Portland Timbers predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Crepeau (GK); Miller, McGraw, Zuparic, K. Miller; Williamson, Chara; Antony, Evander, Rodriguez; Mora

Colorado Rapids predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Steffen (GK); Rosenberry, Bombito, Maxso, Vines; Larraz, Ronan; Mosso, Bassett, Lewis; Navarro

Match prediction for Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids

Despite both sides being equally competent enough to get the better of each other, we are expecting this match to end in a goalless draw as a loss for either team could prove fatal in their quest to top the group stage.

Prediction: Portland Timbers 0-0 Colorado Rapids

Telecast for Portland Timbers vs Colorado Rapids

The match will be telecasted on Apple TV.

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