After a disappointing week in Minnesota, the Portland Timbers are back at home where they will stay for their next eleven matches. That long run of home games will kick off with tonight’s Cascadia Cup match against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Taking three points after their fellow Cascadians will be vital for the Timbers as they look to jump start a season that has so far been defined by their season-opening twelve game road trip. If the Timbers can turn things around, they can still write their own story of the season, but each point that slips away from the side — especially now that they have the chance to play at home — risks putting their fates into the hand of all the teams above them on the Western Conference table.