Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

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Sun 4 Nov 2018 · 22:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Joe Fletcher
Referee Allen Chapman
Referee Ted Unkel
Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Katie Nesbitt

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

Portland Timbers 26 games · Avg 2.9 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-11-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Nov	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
01 Nov	FC Dallas	A	2–1	W
28 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
21 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	3–0	W
07 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	4–1	W
30 Sep	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Nov	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
28 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
21 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	3–2	W
17 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	2–1	W
09 Oct	Houston Dynamo	H	4–1	W
29 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–0	W

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' Temperatures are rising at as portland timbers face off against seattle sounders fc in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' seattle sounders fc fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' seattle sounders fc come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Diego Chara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' Cristian Roldan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
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' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His portland timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both portland timbers and seattle sounders fc are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zarek Valentin made 307 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both portland timbers and seattle sounders fc are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jeremy Ebobisse, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
80' Switzerland international Stefan Frei has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
85' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
90' Waylon Francis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 305 appearances.
portland timbers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2018-11-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-11-01 FC Dallas 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2018-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2018-10-21 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake W 2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers W 2018-09-30 Portland Timbers 0–0 FC Dallas D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-11-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-10-28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-10-21 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-10-17 Orlando City SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo W 2018-09-29 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.75 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers49% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC26%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

74%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

51%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers35% Draw44% Seattle Sounders FC21%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.8%

2 – 0

7.4%

0 – 0

6.6%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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