TIMBERS AT CHIVAS USA
When/where: 7:30 p.m. today at Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif.
TV: Live on Root Sports (Comcast cable Ch. 34, 734).
Radio: AM 750 (AM 940 Spanish broadcast).
Records: Portland is 5-4-2 (17 points), Chivas is 3-4-5 (14 points).
Why to watch: Portland is shooting for its first MLS road win, six days after suffering its first league loss at home.
PROJECTED TIMBERS STARTERS
Forwards: Kenny Cooper, Jorge Perlaza.
Midfielders: Kalif Alhassan, Jack Jewsbury, Diego Chara, Sal Zizzo.
Defenders: Rodney Wallace, Mamadou “Futty” Danso, Eric Brunner, Jeremy Hall.
Goalkeeper: Troy Perkins.
Key alternatives: MF Darlington Nagbe, F Eddie Johnson, MF Adam Moffat, MF Ryan Pore, D David Horst, F Brian Umony, GK Adin Brown.
ABOUT CHIVAS USA
Mexican-owned Club Deportivo Chivas USA joined MLS in 2004. It is the sister team of Mexico’s Club Deportivo Guadalajara and shares Home Depot Center with the L.A. Galaxy.
THE MATCHUP
Watch for: Will Portland play with the concentration and composure needed to score a win away from home? Will the fact that the Timbers beat Chivas in a U.S. Open Cup play-in match in April help their confidence?