Orlando City SC vs. Portland Timbers | MLS Match Preview

ORLANDO CITY SC vs. PORTLAND TIMBERSCITRUS BOWL, Orlando, FloridaAPRIL 3, 2016 (WEEK 5, MLS GAME #42)8 pm ET (FS1, MLS LIVE)

It's a prominent interconference matchup to finish off the MLS weekend when Orlando City SC play host to the Portland Timbers on MLS Soccer Sunday at the Citrus Bowl before a FS1 crowd. Orlando City are still undefeated to begin the new season, falling off their first win of the year two weeks prior in a 1-0 triumph at New York City FC. The Timbers are taking off subsequent to returning for an essential point in a 2-2 home draw with Real Salt Lake at Providence Park two weeks back.

Cyle Larin made it three objectives from three amusements with a marker in each, as Orlando City SC stayed undefeated on the new season in their last match with their first win of the year, a 1-0 triumph at New York City FC on March 18.

Fanendo Adi did it once more, scoring two objectives as the Timbers conquered a late two-objective deficiency to record a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake on March 19 at Providence Park. Adi has scored 28 objectives in 60 group appearances; in the 18 recreations when Adi has scored an objective, he's netted a support in 10 of those.

The groups met once in Orlando City's inaugural season, Cyle Larin and Kaká netting objectives as OCSC left away with a 2-0 win against the Timbers on April 12 at Providence Park.

REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): Eric Weisbrod; AR2 (opposite): Kyle Longville; 4th: Caleb Mendez
MLS Career: 38 games; FC/gm: 26.3; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 11; pens: 14

SUSPENDED: none
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (1 meeting): Orlando City 1 win, 2 goals -- Timbers 0 wins, 0 goals -- Ties 3
AT ORLANDO CITY: First meeting.

LAST YEAR (MLS):
4/12: POR 0, ORL 2 (Larin 30; Kaka 85)

This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
Coaches record: Caleb Porter vs. ORL: P1 W0 L1 T0 -- Adrian Heath vs. POR: P1 W1 L0 T0