Portland Timbers (8-7-6, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. FC Dallas (5-10-5, 12th in the Western Conference)
Frisco, Texas; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE FC Dallas +135, Portland +175, Draw +259; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers will try to extend a three-game win streak with a victory over Dallas.
Dallas is 5-6-5 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas is 2-7 in one-goal matches.
The Timbers are 7-5-4 in conference matchups. Evander leads the fourth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with nine goals. The Timbers have scored 39.
The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Petar Musa has scored nine goals and added two assists for Dallas. Sebastian Lletget has three assists over the last 10 games.
Evander has nine goals and nine assists for the Timbers. Jonathan Rodriguez has scored seven goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dallas: 3-4-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 2.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
Timbers: 6-2-2, averaging 1.9 goals, 5.1 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dallas: Geovane Jesus (injured), Alan Velasco (injured), Paxton Pomykal (injured).
Timbers: Kamal Miller (injured), Marvin Loria (injured), Miguel Araujo (injured), Maxime Crepeau (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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