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Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Portland Timbers
1 – 0
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sun 13 May 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

13
5
8
Portland Timbers 26 games · Avg 2.9 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
06 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–0 W
22 Apr New York City FC H 3–0 W
15 Apr Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
08 Apr Orlando City SC A 2–3 L
31 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
09 May Toronto FC A 2–1 W
05 May Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
30 Apr Los Angeles FC A 0–1 L
22 Apr Minnesota United FC H 3–1 W
15 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Seattle Sounders FC
#22 Position #23
46 Points 46
34 Played 34
13 / 7 / 14 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 12
62 Scored 44
61 Conceded 46
+1 GD -2
1.35 PPG 1.35
38% Win % 35%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
5/5
16-30
5/7
31-45
4/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
4/5
76+
13/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 13 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Kelvin Leerdam needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Portland Timbers winning 100% of all matches.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jeff Attinella made 307 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Magnus Wolff Eikrem has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' A quiet spell here at . Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' Cristian Roldan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 75' Clint Dempsey is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
  • 80' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 85' Colombia international Diego Chara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • The points are shared — Portland Timbers 1-0 Seattle Sounders FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 15
Sebastian Blanco 6
Dairon Asprilla 4
Kevin Kelsy 3
Santiago Moreno 3
Felipe Mora 3
Fredy Montero 3
Cristian Roldan 2

Head to Head

2018-05-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Portland Timbers Form

2018-05-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2018-04-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 New York City FC W 2018-04-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-04-08 Orlando City SC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2018-03-31 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-05-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-05-09 Toronto FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-05-05 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-04-30 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-04-22 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC W 2018-04-15 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.61 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers54% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC20%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
80%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
46%
Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers36% Draw48% Seattle Sounders FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.3%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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