Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Mon 24 Aug 2020 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Providence Park.

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

Match Details

Referee Jair Marrufo
Referee Jeff Hosking
Referee Timothy Ford
Referee Edvin Jurisevic
Referee Mike Rottersman

8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game

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

2020-08-24 Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-08-24 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-07-22 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2018-11-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 2018-11-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–3	L
12 Aug	Orlando City SC	H	2–1	W
06 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	2–1	W
02 Aug	New York City FC	A	3–1	W
29 Jul	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D
24 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	3–0	W
28 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	1–4	L
20 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W
14 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L
11 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–0	D
08 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Portland Timbers launch into their encounter with Seattle Sounders FC.
5' Chris Duvall doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
10' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
15' Shane O'Neill, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Kelvin Leerdam is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Roldan, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 305 games and scored 477 goals.
55' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' Andy Polo is replacing Marvin Loria for the Portland Timbers side.
65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
72' Raul Ruidiaz makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
73' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Jeremy Ebobisse exits the field as Jaroslaw Niezgoda enters on 73.
74' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Nouhou Tolo on, Joao Paulo off on 74 minutes.
79' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
81' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Handwalla Bwana comes on to replace Jordan Morris.
83' Brilliant from the ! Raul Ruidiaz makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 83.
85' A stunning finish from Kelvin Leerdam — that came from absolutely nowhere!
87' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Raul Ruidiaz has done his job and it is now time for Miguel Ibarra to step up.
88' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Cristian Roldan is replaced by Alex Roldan.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jorge Villafana ↓ Tomas Conechny 87'
21
Diego Chara
8
Diego Valeri C
33
Larrys Mabiala
25
Bill Tuiloma
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Cristhian Paredes 87'
30
Eryk Williamson ↓ Felipe Mora 73'
17
Jeremy Ebobisse ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 73'
44
Marvin Loria ↓ Andy Polo 60'
15
Chris Duvall

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

30
Stefan Cleveland
5
Nouhou Tolo ↑ 74'
17
Will Bruin ↑ 81'
16
Alex Roldan ↑ 87'
70
Handwalla Bwana ↑ 81'
11
Miguel Ibarra ↑ 87'
84
Joshua Atencio
99
Justin Dhillon
45
Ethan Dobbelaere

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Portland Timbers Form

2020-08-24 Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-08-12 Portland Timbers 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2020-08-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-08-02 New York City FC 1–3 Portland Timbers W 2020-07-29 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2020-07-24 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-08-24 Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-07-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–4 Los Angeles FC L 2020-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-07-11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2020-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.43 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers34% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC40%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

60%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

66%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers24% Draw43% Seattle Sounders FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 1

6.6%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.9%

1 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.7%

0 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	20%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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