Portland Timbers and Minnesota United will square off on Sunday in the initial fixture of Portland's annual pre-season tournament at Providence Park.Portland played out a 2-2 draw in their previous outing against Sporting Kansas City while Minnesota United secured a 5-4 win over Orlando City in their previous game.Both clubs will kick off their MLS 2022 campaigns a fortnight from now, with Portland set to play New England Revolution while Minnesota will square off against Philadelphia Union.Major League Soccer@MLSReady for these moments again soon. 3:18 AM · Feb 9, 202260966Ready for these moments again soon. 🙌 https://t.co/MgHHMR5pGdPortland Timbers vs Minnesota United Head-to-HeadThere have been 11 competitive meetings between the two sides across all competitions. Minnesota hold the upper hand against their western rivals with seven wins in this fixture.Portland have emerged victorious three times while just one game has ended in a draw between the two rivals. They last met in an MLS playoff fixture in November at Sunday's venue. The game ended in a 3-1 win for the then-hosts.Portland Timbers form guide (MLS Preseason): D-DMinnesota United form guide (MLS Preseason): W-DPortland Timbers vs Minnesota United Team NewsPortland TimbersThe Timbers announced a 32-man-squad ahead of the pre-season friendlies. Andy Polo was one of the players in the squad but has been let go by the club following allegations of domestic violence against the winger.As many as six academy players have also been included, who might be looking to impress ahead of the regular season. All players on international duty have returned to training.Portland Timbers@TimbersFCWe have re-signed Josecarlos Van Rankin on loan through the summer, with a team option to extend for the remainder of the year. Welcome back, @vanrankin0!Details: ow.ly/87eX30sa4sc | #RCTID3:32 AM · Feb 9, 202230621We have re-signed Josecarlos Van Rankin on loan through the summer, with a team option to extend for the remainder of the year. Welcome back, @vanrankin0!Details: ow.ly/87eX30sa4sc | #RCTID https://t.co/eNsxH3g0LDInjured: NoneSuspended: NoneMinnesota United The visiting side did not report any injuries heading into the game.Injured: NoneSuspended: NonePortland Timbers vs Minnesota United Predicted XIPortland Timbers Predicted XI (4-4-2): Aljaz Ivacic; Dairon Asprilla, Abraham Bahachille, Mitch Ferguson, Marvin Loría; Dawson McCartney, Zac McGraw, Santiago Moreno, Jaroslaw Niezgoda; Donny Toia, Milo WrayMinnesota United Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Tyler Miller; Romain Metanire, Bakaye Dibassy, Michael Boxall, Chase Gasper; Joseph Rosales, Jacori Hayes; Thomas Chacón, Franco Fragapane, Robin Lod; Adrien HunouPortland Timbers vs Minnesota United PredictionPortland Timbers and Minnesota United are both unbeaten in their pre-season games so far and should be able to play out a good game here as well.Managers tend to rotate their starting XI in each half in these friendly fixtures, so it is a bit difficult to predict the outcome of the game. Nonetheless, we expect this game to end in a draw.Prediction: Portland Timbers 2-2 Minnesota United