New York Red Bulls look to end road losing streak in game against the Portland Timbers
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11:03 PM on Thursday, September 11
By The Associated Press
New York Red Bulls (11-11-7, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (10-9-9, eighth in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Portland +108, New York +231, Draw +256; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Red Bulls visit the Portland Timbers looking to stop a three-game road losing streak.
The Timbers are 6-3-5 in home games. The Timbers are eighth in the Western Conference allowing 38 goals.
The Red Bulls are 1-9-4 in road games. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting paces the seventh-ranked scoring team in the Eastern Conference with 15 goals. The Red Bulls have scored 42.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Kelsy has scored seven goals and added one assist for the Timbers. Santiago Moreno has two assists over the past 10 games.
Choupo-Moting has scored 15 goals with two assists for the Red Bulls. Emil Forsberg has four goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 2-5-3, averaging 0.8 goals, 3.0 shots on goal and 5.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
Red Bulls: 3-4-3, averaging 1.2 goals, 3.8 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: None listed.
Red Bulls: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
