Portland Hearts of Pine desperately need points on Saturday, Oct 10 at 11:00 PM in the USL League One. With the team sitting in the bottom three, this is quickly becoming a must-win situation.

Portland Hearts of Pine come into this fixture struggling badly (0W 3L in last 5). Boise, meanwhile, arrive in good form (3W 2D 0L recently) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks. Portland Hearts of Pine head into this on the back of a defeat, while Boise arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

Head-to-head records offer little separation — Portland Hearts of Pine and Boise have split their 1 meetings almost evenly (0W–0D–1W). Their last encounter ended in Portland Hearts of Pine won 1–2. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.0 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: Boise's quality should tell even on the road. Portland Hearts of Pine will push, but the visitors have too much class. Boise to win.