Charlotte vs Portland Timbers Prediction & Betting Tips (5 May)

A return of just one point from the last 27 available serves to emphasise just how poor Portland Timbers have been on the road of late, with 23 goals conceded across this miserable run of fixtures. The story has been a very different one as far as Charlotte are concerned on their own patch recently, with 16 wins from 19 matches at the top table of the MLS.

Over the course of their last 20 matches in the league, Charlotte have been involved in no fewer than 19 encounters containing under 3.5 goals. Interestingly, this has also been the case in 17 of the most recent 20 Portland Timbers away games in the MLS, so any deviation from this script would come as a surprise when the two teams meet.

Over the course of their last 17 MLS matches, Portland Timbers have both scored and conceded during the same 90 minutes on 13 occasions, so the Portland Timbers has not been entirely responsible for the excitement levels going up. As for an impressive Charlotte side, 12 of their previous 15 top-flight games have also been devoid of clean sheets at either end.