The Portland Timbers make their way to Texas tonight and bring with them the most points in the league (at the time of this writing) and put their #1 position on the line. A win for Dallas could catapult FCD to the top of the Western Conference standings and possibly in first place in the race to defend the Supporter’s Shield.
Portland has done incredibly well to start the 2017 campaign, especially on the road where they’ve already enjoyed 2 wins. For context, the Timbers went the entire 2016 regular season without a single road win. (Yes, even Chicago had more road victories.