Charlotte FC (13-9-8, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (9-14-7, 12th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Portland -102, Charlotte FC +213, Draw +306; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers play Charlotte FC in a non-conference matchup.

The Timbers are 7-4-4 in home games. The Timbers have a 25-1-1 record in games they record three or more goals.

Charlotte is 5-6-4 in road games. Charlotte is 43-3-14 when it records a pair of goals.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kristoffer Velde has scored eight goals with five assists for the Timbers. Vincent Janssen has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

Idan Gorno has scored 13 goals and added four assists for Charlotte. Allan Saint-Maximin has one goal and four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 9-9-12, averaging 4.3 goals, 16.0 shots on goal and 14.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.3 goals per game.

Charlotte: 19-4-7, averaging 5.4 goals, 12.0 shots on goal and 15.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Alex Bonetig (injured), Finn Surman (injured), Zac Mcgraw (injured), Juan David Mosquera Lopez (injured), Brandon Bye (injured).

Charlotte: Aron John (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Archie Goodwin (injured).

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