The Portland Timbers (2-2-4) briefly return to Providence Park to host Real Salt Lake (3-2-3) for a lone home game sandwiched between four away fixtures. The Timbers come into the match having taken four points from a possible six in their last two games, while RSL arrive in Portland fresh off of a 6-0 loss against NYCFC.
This week has seen the Timbers sustain a plethora of injuries throughout the squad, with Diego Chara picking up a hip issue to join Felipe Mora (knee) and George Fochive (hip) on the unavailable list.