The Portland Timbers won’t have many more difficult two-game road stretches than the one they’re coming off today. Before the Timbers came to town, the Rapids and Red Bulls were a combined 13-2-1 at home. So although the Timbers certainly would have liked to grab three points at some point in the road trip, taking two points from the Red Bulls and Rapids on the road is nothing to shake a stick at.
The Timbers weren’t as dangerous on Sunday as they were in their draw in Colorado, but Caleb Porter’s side posted its third clean sheet in five games, which represents an increasingly significant departure from their early-season defensive struggles.