Colorado Rapids take shutout streak into matchup against the Portland Timbers
Colorado Rapids (6-5-4, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (6-4-5, fifth in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Portland -140, Colorado +318, Draw +299; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rapids head into a matchup against the Portland Timbers after recording two straight shutout wins.
The Timbers are 6-3-5 in Western Conference play. Felipe Mora leads the sixth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with five. The Timbers have scored 23 goals.
The Rapids are 5-4-4 against Western Conference teams. The Rapids are seventh in the Western Conference allowing only 20 goals.
The teams match up Wednesday for the second time this season. The Timbers won the last meeting 3-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mora has five goals and two assists for the Timbers. Santiago Moreno has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
Djordje Mihailovic has six goals and two assists for the Rapids. Darren Yapi has scored three goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 4-2-4, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.0 shots on goal and 4.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
Rapids: 4-4-2, averaging 1.1 goals, 3.6 shots on goal and 4.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Zac Mcgraw (injured), James Pantemis (injured), Miguel Araujo (injured), Jonathan Rodriguez (injured), Diego Chara (injured).
Rapids: Ali Fadal (injured), Rafael Navarro (injured), Cole Bassett (injured), Chidozie Awaziem (injured), Zack Steffen (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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