PORTLAND TIMBERS vs. COLORADO RAPIDS Live Stream FREE Online: 2014 MLS Standings, Live Coverage From Portland, Projected Lineups and TACTICAL PREVIEW

Two clubs in the Western Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between the Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids. The first-division clash scheduled for 11 p.m. ET will be held at Providence Park in Portland and can be live streamed here free.

After falling to the Seattle Sounders last weekend, the Timbers enter today's match in dire straits. With 19 matches played, the club has a meager 21 points and sit five points below the dreaded red line in the Western Conference. Head coach Caleb Porter understands the critical significance of today's match.

"This is a game [against Seattle] where if we would've gotten three points, it would've helped, but there are more important games ahead, [against] the swing playoff teams," he said (via MLS's official website). "Those potential six-point swings against teams around us are more important than this game, although it would've been nice to get a point or more, but we've got to move on."

"Right now recovery is key," he added. "We had a very long week and gave a lot physically and emotionally, but have to recover and get back to work and get ready for Colorado. That game is going to be very critical."

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Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Offsetting the attacking prowess of the Timbers will be the responsibility of Colorado's Drew Moor. The center-back enters today averaging 5.3 clearances and 1.2 tackles per match.

Portland's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Ricketts; Harrington, Kah, Paparatto, Jewsbury; Johnson, Chara, Valeri; Zakuani, Adi, Nagbe

Colorado Rapids' Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Irwin; Klute, Moor, O'Neill, Wynne; LaBrocca, Watts; Torres, Powers, Serna; Brown

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).

Standings

Rnk

Team

MP

W

D

L

GF

GA

+/-

Pts

1

Sporting Kansas City

19

9

5

5

27

17

10

32

2

DC United

18

9

4

5

26

19

7

31

3

Toronto FC

16

7

4

5

24

21

3

25

4

New York Red Bulls

19

5

8

6

31

30

1

23

5

New England Revolution

18

7

2

9

24

29

-5

23

6

Philadelphia Union

20

5

7

8

32

34

-2

22

7

Columbus Crew

19

4

8

7

21

25

-4

20

8

Chicago Fire

17

3

10

4

25

27

-2

19

9

Houston Dynamo

19

5

3

11

20

38

-18

18

10

Impact Montreal

17

3

5

9

17

29

-12

14

Rnk

Team

MP

W

D

L

GF

GA

+/-

Pts

1

Seattle Sounders

18

12

2

4

35

24

11

38

2

Real Salt Lake

18

7

7

4

27

24

3

28

3

Colorado Rapids

18

7

6

5

27

22

5

27

4

LA Galaxy

16

7

6

3

25

14

11

27

5

FC Dallas

19

7

5

7

30

29

1

26

6

Vancouver Whitecaps

18

6

8

4

28

26

2

26

7

Chivas USA

18

6

5

7

20

27

-7

23

8

Portland Timbers

19

4

9

6

30

32

-2

21

9

San Jose Earthquakes

16

4

4

8

16

18

-2

16

 

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