Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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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

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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)

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

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
#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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC has kicked off!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Nouhou Tolo, a Cameroon , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 15 minute. Larrys Mabiala leaves to be changed by Bill Tuiloma.
17' Nouhou Tolo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 17.
21' Marvin Loria picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yimmi Chara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
36' 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.
41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
51' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
56' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Dario Zuparic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Diego Valeri exits the field as Dairon Asprilla enters on 60.
61' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Felipe Mora comes on to replace Jeremy Ebobisse.
62' What a moment for Raul Ruidiaz! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
63' What composure from Raul Ruidiaz! The Peru international strokes it home. 0-2.
67' Andy Polo gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Marvin Loria and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hunter Sulte is hanging Jeff Attinella on the field on 68 minute.
72' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Will Bruin trudges off to be replaced by Fredy Montero on 72 minutes.
77' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
79' Against the run of play, Fredy Montero has scored! This game has turned on its head.
81' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Brad Smith exits the field as Xavier Arreaga enters on 81.
82' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Brad Smith has done his job and it is now time for Xavier Arreaga to step up.
87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brad Smith made 288 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jordy Delem on 90 minutes.
90' Danny Leyva is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joao Paulo at the 90 minute mark.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Seattle Sounders FC players.

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

1.5 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers38% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC34%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

66%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

62%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers29% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

7.8%

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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