Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Portland Timbers

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Seattle Sounders FC

Sun 9 May 2021 · 19:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 17' Nouhou Tolo

Marvin Loria 21' Y

Y 90' Jordy Delem

Overview

Match Preview

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

Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-09 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
02 May	FC Dallas	A	1–4	L
25 Apr	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
19 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–1	L
23 Nov	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
08 Nov	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W
03 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
24 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
17 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	4–0	W
13 Dec	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–3	L
08 Dec	Minnesota United FC	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Seattle Sounders FC
#28	Position	#21
14	Points	24
14	Played	13
4 / 2 / 8	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 3
22	Scored	17
28	Conceded	11
-6	GD	+6
1.00	PPG	1.85
29%	Win %	54%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Providence Park as Portland Timbers face off against Seattle Sounders FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 287 games and scored 458 goals.
15' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Larrys Mabiala is withdrawn and Bill Tuiloma gets his opportunity.
17' Controversy at the stadium! Nouhou Tolo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
21' The referee has no hesitation. Marvin Loria is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 21.
26' Brad Smith needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
56' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
60' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri is replaced by Dairon Asprilla.
61' Portland Timbers make a change. Jeremy Ebobisse trudges off to be replaced by Felipe Mora on 61 minutes.
62' Seattle Sounders FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Raul Ruidiaz on 62.
63' Raul Ruidiaz with the second goal in the match!
67' Andy Polo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marvin Loria at the 67 minute mark.
68' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Jeff Attinella by Hunter Sulte on 68 minute.
72' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Will Bruin departs to be replaced by Fredy Montero.
77' Joao Paulo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
79' Fredy Montero is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
81' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Brad Smith departs to be replaced by Xavier Arreaga.
82' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Brad Smith departs to be replaced by Xavier Arreaga.
87' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jordy Delem.
90' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Danny Leyva comes on to replace Joao Paulo.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Andy Polo ↑ 67'
25
Bill Tuiloma ↑ 15'
27
Dairon Asprilla ↑ 60'
9
Felipe Mora ↑ 60'
28
Pablo Bonilla
98
Blake Bodily
85
Zac McGraw
40
Renzo Jose Zambrano
26
Hunter Sulte ↑ 68'

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero ↑ 72'
94
Jimmy Medranda
8
Jordy Delem ↑ 72'
3
Xavier Arreaga ↑ 81'
18
Spencer Richey
75
Danny Leyva ↑ 90'
45
Ethan Dobbelaere

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	15
Sebastian Blanco	6
Dairon Asprilla	4
Fredy Montero	3
Santiago Moreno	3
Felipe Mora	3
Yeimar Gomez	2
Larrys Mabiala	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2021-05-09 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-05-02 FC Dallas 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2021-04-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2020-11-23 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Dallas D 2020-11-08 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-05-09 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-05-03 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-04-24 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-04-17 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Minnesota United FC W 2020-12-13 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-12-08 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.11 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers29% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC42%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

58%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

71%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers21% Draw48% Seattle Sounders FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 1

10.1%

0 – 0

9.7%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

7.9%

1 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

4.9%

2 – 0

4.6%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	16%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	22%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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