Portland Timbers vs Puebla Prediction & Picks - Leagues Cup
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by Mikaella McIntosh | in Leagues Cup Picks
Losing out in the quarterfinals in the 2025 Leagues Cup to the team later to be crowned champions, Puebla travels to Providence Park in Oregon to face Portland Timbers this Thursday evening to begin their 2026 continental campaign.
With one of the best last-five forms in the whole MLS, The Timbers have really improved of late and are in their healthiest run of the season. Such great form and confidence in front of goal make the parlay Portland Timbers to Win and Over 1.5 Goals hard to resist.
Not failing to net less than two goals in their last four matches, totalling a tasty 11 goals, make Portland Timbers alone likely contenders to score some goals. As a result, new manager Martí Cifuentes’ crew haven’t faced defeat in their last four, winning three, with their last two wins both being on home turf.
The start of the Liga MX season hasn’t been overly kind for Puebla, having lost, tied and won one each, leaving Cruz Azul defeated in their last away game, and being the much lesser side last time out, walking away with a point, despite playing at home.
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Portland Timbers vs Puebla Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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5
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Portland Timbers and Puebla Latest Matches
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 1, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Jul 25, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Jul 16, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 23, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 17, 2026 - Major League Soccer
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 1, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Jul 25, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 23, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 9, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 11, 2026 - Major League Soccer
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 16, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 17, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 13, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 2, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 25, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 18, 2026 - Major League Soccer
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 31, 2026 - Liga MX
Jul 21, 2026 - Liga MX
Jul 17, 2026 - Liga MX
Apr 24, 2026 - Liga MX
Apr 21, 2026 - Liga MX
Apr 18, 2026 - Liga MX
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 31, 2026 - Liga MX
Apr 24, 2026 - Liga MX
Apr 10, 2026 - Liga MX
Apr 3, 2026 - Liga MX
Mar 13, 2026 - Liga MX
Mar 4, 2026 - Liga MX
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 21, 2026 - Liga MX
Jul 17, 2026 - Liga MX
Apr 21, 2026 - Liga MX
Apr 18, 2026 - Liga MX
Mar 22, 2026 - Liga MX
Mar 7, 2026 - Liga MX
Puebla v Portland Timbers last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Substitutes
T. Muse
DefenderA. Bonetig
S. Jura
I. Smith
E. Miller
MidfielderJ. Caicedo
J. Ortiz
O. Fernandez
ForwardA. Alves Santos
J. Rodriguez
DefenderO. Villa
A. Leyva
MidfielderM. Tomas
A. Herrera
A. Ramirez
L. Camilo
ForwardB. Garnica
L. Hernandez
O. Moreno
Missing players
J. Mosquera
Z. McGraw
ForwardA. Aravena
G. Guerra
Portland Timbers - Puebla Key Points
- Portland Timbers have scored 11 goals in their last four games.
- The hosts have won their last two home matches 2-1.
- The Timbers have netted more than once in five out of their last six home games.
- Puebla have shipped multiple goals in three out of their last four on the road.
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Our Portland Timbers vs Puebla Prediction
Portland Timbers have really had a turnaround since new management has taken over, smashing the Sounders 1-5 away from home as a welcome gift for Cifuentes, and since then going three games without a loss, scoring twice in each, plus winning each of their last two. So, they come out on top in terms of the team arriving to the opening game in the best form.
Puebla have only managed to net one goal in each of their first three games of the season, losing the last time they traveled away from home, as well as being the inferior team on home soil in the last outings, producing an unsatisfactory xG of 0.69 compared to their opponent’s 1.97. They were very fortunate to come away from that game with a tie. It’s hard to see them being as lucky against an in-form team playing with a home crowd.
Our Portland Timbers vs Puebla Pick: Portland Timbers to Win and Over 1.5 Goals.
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