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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#26 Position #24
32 Points 35
27 Played 26
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 9
48 Scored 33
51 Conceded 34
-3 GD -1
1.19 PPG 1.35
33% Win % 35%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC is underway.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Will Bruin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 28 goals in his last 292 appearances.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Blanco made 295 appearances and scored 50 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 65' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
  • 70' Seattle Sounders FC have won 457 goals from 292 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' Chad Marshall is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brad Smith, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' Raul Ruidiaz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Santiago Moreno 3
Felipe Mora 3
Fredy Montero 3
Kevin Kelsy 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
3 / 4
1.34 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers35% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC36%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
64%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
65%
Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers27% Draw48% Seattle Sounders FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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