Unbeaten runs clash when Timbers face Minnesota United

Minnesota United will put a six-game unbeaten streak on the line Saturday afternoon when they host the Portland Timbers in Saint Paul, Minn.

To make it seven in a row, the Loons (10-8-4, 34 points) will have to get past the Portland Timbers, who eliminated them in the opening round of the MLS Cup playoffs in November and are also unbeaten (4-0-3) in their past seven games.

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