Greeted by heckles and boos at his former stadium, midfielder Evander basked in the hostile environment. In his return to Providence Park on Aug. 16, the Brazilian became the villain as he led FC Cincinnati to a 3-2 victory over his former club, the Portland Timbers.

Portland Timbers and Cincinnati have suffered a drop-off in form of late and will head into the weekend looking to find their feet. Past meetings between the two teams have served up fireworks, and while we expect another thrilling contest this weekend, we are backing the visitors to come away with all three points

Evander made his long-awaited return to Portland, where he embraced a new role previously unfamiliar to him in the city: the villain.