Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Portland Timbers

2 – 1

Full Time

Seattle Sounders FC

Sun 2 Aug 2026 · 02:45 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 27' Kalani Kossa-Rienzi

Kevin Kelsy 41' 1–1

Brandon Bye 82' 2–1

Y 25' Peter Kingston

Kamal Miller 30' Y

Kevin Kelsy 45' Y

Y 71' Sebastian Gomez

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Providence Park.

Portland Timbers 17 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 16 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	17	39
2	Internacional CF Miami	17	37
3	New England Revolution	16	29
4	Chicago Fire FC	16	26
5	New York City FC	17	25
6	Charlotte FC	17	25
7	FC Cincinnati	17	23
8	D.C. United SC	17	22
9	New York Red Bulls	17	22
10	Orlando City SC	17	20
11	Columbus Crew SC	17	19
12	Toronto FC	17	16
13	Montreal Impact FC	17	15
14	Philadelphia Union	17	13
15	Atlanta United FC	17	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	16	33
17	Los Angeles FC	18	33
18	San Jose Earthquakes	17	33
19	FC Dallas	17	26
20	Real Salt Lake	16	26
21	Houston Dynamo	16	26
22	St. Louis City	17	25
23	Seattle Sounders FC	16	24
24	Minnesota United FC	17	23
25	Portland Timbers	17	21
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	18	21
27	San Diego FC	17	20
28	Colorado Rapids SC	17	19
29	Austin FC	17	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	17	14

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 26 games · Avg 2.9 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-02 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers 2025-10-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2025-05-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-10-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
26 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
23 Jul	FC Dallas	H	2–2	D
17 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	5–1	W
24 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–3	L
17 May	Internacional CF Miami	A	0–2	L

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
25 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	0–1	L
23 Jul	Austin FC	A	1–3	L
17 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	1–5	L
25 May	Los Angeles FC	A	0–1	L
17 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Seattle Sounders FC
#25	Position	#23
21	Points	24
17	Played	16
6 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 6
31	Scored	19
32	Conceded	20
-1	GD	-1
1.24	PPG	1.50
35%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Portland Timbers are 25th (21 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC get this one started.
5' Costa Rica international Ariel Lassiter has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
7' The supporters are chanting for Kalani Kossa-Rienzi. He replaces Paul Arriola on 7 minute.
8' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Paul Arriola is withdrawn and Kalani Kossa-Rienzi gets his opportunity.
13' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
18' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Snyder Brunell, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' Seattle Sounders FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 25.
27' A stunning finish from Kalani Kossa-Rienzi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
30' Kamal Miller picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
40' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
41' GOAL! Kevin Kelsy scores on 41. Assisted by Kristoffer Velde
45' A moment of madness from Kevin Kelsy on 45 minutes earns him a card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
46' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Peter Kingston by Sebastian Gomez on 46 minute.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
56' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
61' Hassani Dotson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 285 appearances.
65' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Ariel Lassiter is withdrawn and Antony gets his opportunity.
70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
71' That looks like a foul for a card for Sebastian Gomez.
73' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Osaze De Rosario is replaced by Danny Musovski.
78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
82' Brandon Bye adds to his 1 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
84' Antino Lopez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kalani Kossa-Rienzi on 84 minute.
88' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Kevin Kelsy is withdrawn and Ian Smith gets his opportunity.
89' The whistle greets Kevin Kelsy as he departs to be replaced by Ian Smith.
Full Time. Portland Timbers beats Seattle Sounders FC

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

15
Eric Miller
22
Omir Fernandez
25
Trey Muse
11
Antony ↑ 65'
6
Alex Bonetig
80
Julio Ortiz
16
Sawyer Jura
23
Ian Smith ↑ 88'
30
Jose Caicedo ↑ 88'

Coach Marti Cifuentes

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Albert Rusnak
5
Nouhou Tolo
17
Paul Arriola
31
Hassani Dotson
26
Andrew Thomas
14
Paul Rothrock
39
Stuart Hawkins
35
Antino Lopez
85
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi
37
Snyder Brunell
95
Osaze De Rosario ↓ Danny Musovski 73'

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	15
Sebastian Blanco	6
Dairon Asprilla	4
Santiago Moreno	3
Felipe Mora	3
Fredy Montero	3
Kevin Kelsy	3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2026-08-02 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2026-07-26 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2026-07-23 Portland Timbers 2–2 FC Dallas D 2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers W 2026-05-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-05-17 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Portland Timbers L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2026-08-02 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-07-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-07-23 Austin FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers L 2026-05-25 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.75 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.2 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers54% Draw24% Seattle Sounders FC22%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

78%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

46%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers35% Draw44% Seattle Sounders FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.3%

2 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

5.4%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	22%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.