{"id":41708,"date":"2026-09-06T21:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T01:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=41708"},"modified":"2026-09-06T21:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T01:25:25","slug":"match-preview-fc-dallas-vs-portland-timbers-09-12-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-fc-dallas-vs-portland-timbers-09-12-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"FC Dallas vs Portland Timbers: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

FC Dallas<\/a> host Portland Timbers<\/a> at Toyota Stadium on Saturday, September 12 (8:30 PM ET \/ 7:30 PM CT \/ 5:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

FC Dallas and Portland Timbers both check in with clean bills of health this week, with no absences flagged for either side. Petar Musa<\/a>, who has scored 18 goals in 1,607 minutes this season, and Logan Farrington, who has chipped in 8 goals of his own, look set to lead the home attack, while Kevin Kelsy’s 9 goals and Kristoffer Velde’s 44 created chances make them the names to watch for the visitors.<\/p>\n

There’s a playoff-race edge to this too: FC Dallas sit fourth in the Western Conference<\/a> with 37 points from 23 games, firmly in the playoff picture<\/a>, while Portland occupy eighth on 31 points, still needing results to climb higher. Both sides have shown they can find the net in bunches this season \u2013 FC Dallas’s 4-3 win over Sporting Kansas City and Portland’s 5-4 shootout with Minnesota United among recent results \u2013 and neither defense screams containment, with FC Dallas on a +5 goal difference and Portland on +1. Expect end-to-end soccer at Toyota Stadium, with the home side’s superior league position and Musa’s edge in front of goal enough to see FC Dallas home.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch FC Dallas vs Portland Timbers on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n