(Portland, OR)  --  The Timbers continue to prepare for their upcoming match against Real Salt Lake at Providence Park on Saturday night.  Portland is coming off a 3-1 loss against FC Dallas.  The Timbers occupy the sixth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.  Portland is 9-11-and-8 with 35 points.  RSL is second in the West with 44 points at 12-8-and-8.