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

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

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
#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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Portland Timbers to score. At the same time, Seattle Sounders FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The 23-year-old Danny Leyva has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Larrys Mabiala makes way for Bill Tuiloma at the 15 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
17' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
21' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 21.
26' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
41' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
51' Yeimar Gomez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 25 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
60' Diego Valeri makes way for Dairon Asprilla at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
61' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Felipe Mora on, Jeremy Ebobisse off on 61 minutes.
62' A goal from the Peru international Raul Ruidiaz! He fires home on 62 to make it 0-1!
63' Raul Ruidiaz does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
67' Portland Timbers make a change. Marvin Loria trudges off to be replaced by Andy Polo on 67 minutes.
68' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Jeff Attinella departs to be replaced by Hunter Sulte.
72' Will Bruin makes way for Fredy Montero at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
77' Brad Smith has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 292 appearances.
79' A goal from the Colombia international Fredy Montero! He fires home on 79 to make it 0-3!
81' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Xavier Arreaga is hanging Brad Smith on the field on 81 minute.
82' Xavier Arreaga is replacing Brad Smith for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jordy Delem.
90' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Joao Paulo by Danny Leyva on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Jimmy Medranda	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

1.48 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers36% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC36%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

64%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

64%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers28% Draw45% Seattle Sounders FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

7.3%

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

4.1%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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