Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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

Match Details

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

11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

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

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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC has kicked off!
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
13' The deadlock is broken! Yimmi Chara gets on the scoresheet on 13 minutes.
18' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
23' Jeremy Ebobisse is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
36' Nouhou Tolo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 36.
41' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' Gustav Svensson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nouhou Tolo at the 46 minute mark.
51' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
53' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Joevin Jones is withdrawn and Alex Roldan gets his opportunity.
55' Pablo Bonilla has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 55.
56' The referee shows Seattle Sounders FC player a Yellow card on 56.
61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
71' The crowd applauds Jaroslaw Niezgoda as he leaves the pitch. Felipe Mora steps in for Portland Timbers.
75' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Marvin Loria comes on to replace Yimmi Chara.
76' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Cristian Roldan is replaced by Will Bruin on 76 minute.
76' The referee calls foul for Eryk Williamson. He receives a Yellow card.
81' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
84' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Alex Roldan trudges off to be replaced by Miguel Ibarra on 84 minutes.
86' Cristhian Paredes is replacing Eryk Williamson for the Portland Timbers side.
90' A moment of madness from Alex Roldan on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC (для сухой ничьи).

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

1.5 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 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers47% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC27%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

73%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

53%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers30% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC24%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

8.2%

1 – 2

7.3%

0 – 1

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.5%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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