Portland Timbers host Dallas in conference matchup

FC Dallas (10-15-7, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (12-11-9, ninth in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Portland -174, FC Dallas +381, Draw +356; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers host Dallas in conference action.

The Timbers are 11-9-7 against Western Conference opponents. The Timbers are 1-4-1 when they score just one goal.

Dallas is 9-10-6 against Western Conference opponents. Petar Musa leads the seventh-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with 15 goals. Dallas has scored 52.

The matchup Sunday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. Dallas won the last game 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Rodriguez has scored 16 goals and added five assists for the Timbers. Santiago Moreno has two goals and five assists over the past 10 games.

Musa has 15 goals and three assists for Dallas. Paul Arriola has scored four goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 4-3-3, averaging 2.3 goals, 7.1 shots on goal and 6.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

Dallas: 4-4-2, averaging 2.0 goals, 5.3 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Mason Toye (injured).

Dallas: Geovane Jesus (injured), Liam Fraser (injured), Paxton Pomykal (injured), Maarten Paes (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.