The Portland Timbers will open their 2023 season, their 13th since they joined Major League Soccer in 2011, tonight at 7:00 against Sporting Kansas City. The match was originally scheduled for Saturday, but was moved back two days due to the snowstorm that hit the Portland area late last week.<\/p>\n
During their time in MLS, the Timbers have 6 wins, 8 losses, and 6 draws against SKC. The Timbers are 5-4-2 against Kansas City at home, the most recent match a memorable 7-2 win on May 14 when the Timbers scored seven goals for the first time ever.<\/p>\n
This will also only be the fourth regular season match the MLS Timbers have played on a Monday. The previous matches were a 3-1 win on March 12, 2012 over the Philadelphia Union (which is their only Monday game at home to this point), a July 4, 2016 0-0 draw with the Colorado Rapids, and a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on July 13, 2020 which was played in Orlando as part of the MLS Is Back Tournament in 2020.<\/p>\n
Tonight will also see the debut of new Timbers signing Evander<\/strong>, who looks to provide a scoring spark in the midfield. The Timbers are short in defense though with Josecarlos Van Rankin<\/strong> being let go, and Bill Tuiloma<\/strong> being traded. The Timbers did add veteran defender Eric Miller<\/strong> last week to add a little depth.<\/p>\n It will be a chilly match tonight at Providence Park but I look forward to seeing you all there!<\/p>\n