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 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 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	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

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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Portland Timbers launch into their encounter with Seattle Sounders FC.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for David Guzman suffering a number of foals already.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Kim Keehee has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' A quiet spell here at . Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Stefan Frei has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
50' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' Waylon Francis, a Costa Rica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
70' 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.
75' 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.
80' Portland Timbers have won 480 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
85' Raul Ruidiaz is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
90' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
Another three points for Portland Timbers.

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
Yeimar Gomez	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

1.7 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers48% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC27%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

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

73%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

52%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers34% Draw44% Seattle Sounders FC22%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.7%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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