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

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

15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 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

2020-09-24 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
#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' The game is set. Seattle Sounders FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Kelvin Leerdam is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
13' GOAL! Yimmi Chara scores on 13.
18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 307 games and scored 498 goals.
23' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
28' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
33' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' Nouhou Tolo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
41' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' The supporters are chanting for Gustav Svensson. He replaces Nouhou Tolo on 46 minute.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
53' Alex Roldan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joevin Jones on 53 minute.
55' The referee calls foul for Pablo Bonilla. He receives a Yellow card.
56' The referee calls foul for Raul Ruidiaz. He receives a Yellow card.
61' Seattle Sounders FC have won 477 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
71' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda is replaced by Felipe Mora.
75' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Yimmi Chara has done his job and it is now time for Marvin Loria to step up.
76' The supporters are chanting for Will Bruin. He replaces Cristian Roldan on 76 minute.
76' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Eryk Williamson gets a Yellow card.
81' Nouhou Tolo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
84' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Miguel Ibarra comes on to replace Alex Roldan.
86' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Eryk Williamson departs to be replaced by Cristhian Paredes.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alex Roldan on 90.
1-0 the final result. Seattle Sounders FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Fredy Montero	3
Kevin Kelsy	3
Santiago Moreno	3
Felipe Mora	3
Larrys Mabiala	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

1.54 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers48% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC26%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

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% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC23%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

8.1%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

0 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.9%

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	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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