The Portland Timbers took time out of their home stand to head south down I-5 to San Jose. Thanks to the maestro sinking a curling free kick in the late moments of the match, the Timbers walked away from Avaya Stadium with all three road points; knowing the comforts of home awaited them.
The Fish are riding the wave of their first win of 2018 into Providence Park. Midweek, they beat Toronto FC 2-1 at BMO Field. Currently the Sounders occupy second bottom in the Western Conference. They are there by virtue of goal differential (-3 to -4), just ahead of the dead last San Jose Earthquakes.