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Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Portland Timbers
0 – 1
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Mon 27 Aug 2018 · 01:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

13
5
8
Portland Timbers 26 games · Avg 2.9 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers 2018-05-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
19 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 0–3 L
16 Aug D.C. United SC A 1–4 L
12 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
05 Aug Philadelphia Union H 3–0 W
29 Jul Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–0 W
18 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 5–0 W
13 Aug FC Dallas H 2–1 W
05 Aug Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
29 Jul New York City FC H 3–1 W
26 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Seattle Sounders FC
#23 Position #24
24 Points 24
18 Played 17
7 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 7
33 Scored 20
33 Conceded 22
+0 GD -2
1.33 PPG 1.41
39% Win % 41%

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 23rd (24 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (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' Nouhou Tolo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 288 appearances.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Brad Smith is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kevin Kelsy scoring 3 goals.
  • 30' Seattle Sounders FC have won 453 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 60' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 65' Kim Keehee needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Stefan Frei made 288 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 291 games and scored 469 goals.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' A quiet spell here at . Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • Another three points for Seattle Sounders FC.

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
Felipe Mora 3
Fredy Montero 3
Kevin Kelsy 3
Santiago Moreno 3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 2

Head to Head

2018-08-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers 2018-05-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Portland Timbers Form

2018-08-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Portland Timbers L 2018-08-16 D.C. United SC 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2018-08-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-08-05 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union W 2018-07-29 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-08-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-08-13 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2018-08-05 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-07-29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC W 2018-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.36 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers37% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC34%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
65%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
63%
Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers28% Draw48% Seattle Sounders FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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