Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Seattle Sounders FC

Thu 24 Sep 2020 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'

Y 36' Nouhou Tolo

Pablo Bonilla 55' Y

Y 56' Raul Ruidiaz

Eryk Williamson 76' Y

Y 90' Alex Roldan

Steve Clark 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Allen Chapman
Referee Katie Nesbitt
Referee Jeff Hosking
Referee Ramy Touchan
Referee Farhad Dadkho

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

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

Portland Timbers 26 games · Avg 2.9 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-24 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-09-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
20 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	6–1	W
17 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–4	L
07 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–1	W
03 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–3	L

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L
19 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	3–0	W
11 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	7–1	W
07 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–2	L
03 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
31 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	3–1	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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Portland Timbers is hosting Seattle Sounders FC for another epic battle.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
13' Magnificent from Yimmi Chara! That is 25 goals in 475 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
18' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
23' 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.
28' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Raul Ruidiaz, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 10 goals in the last 6 games.
36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nouhou Tolo.
41' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Nouhou Tolo trudges off to be replaced by Gustav Svensson on 46 minutes.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
53' The supporters are chanting for Alex Roldan. He replaces Joevin Jones on 53 minute.
55' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Pablo Bonilla will be fuming at that decision.
56' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
66' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
71' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Felipe Mora comes on to replace Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
75' Marvin Loria gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Yimmi Chara and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Cristian Roldan makes way for Will Bruin at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eryk Williamson on 76.
81' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
84' The supporters are chanting for Miguel Ibarra. He replaces Alex Roldan on 84 minute.
86' Cristhian Paredes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eryk Williamson at the 86 minute mark.
90' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
The points are shared — Portland Timbers 1-0 Seattle Sounders FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Marvin Loria 75'
4
Jorge Villafana
21
Diego Chara
8
Diego Valeri C ↓ Larrys Mabiala 86'
18
Julio Cascante
12
Steve Clark
30
Eryk Williamson ↓ Cristhian Paredes 86'
17
Jeremy Ebobisse ↓ Andy Polo 75'
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↓ Felipe Mora 71'
13
Dario Zuparic
28
Pablo Bonilla

Bench

7
Andy Polo ↑ 75'
33
Larrys Mabiala ↑ 86'
14
Andres Flores
22
Cristhian Paredes ↑ 86'
32
Marco Farfan
40
Renzo Zambrano
44
Marvin Loria ↑ 75'
31
Aljaz Ivacic
9
Felipe Mora ↑ 71'

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
Kevin Kelsy	3
Santiago Moreno	3
Felipe Mora	3
Fredy Montero	3
Jimmy Medranda	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2020-09-24 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-09-14 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Portland Timbers L 2020-09-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-03 Portland Timbers 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-09-24 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles FC W 2020-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 7–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-09-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2020-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-08-31 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.52 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers48% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC26%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

74%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

52%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers31% Draw47% Seattle Sounders FC22%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

0 – 0

8.6%

2 – 0

7.5%

0 – 1

6.9%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+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

31% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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