Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Portland Timbers

2 – 6

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Seattle Sounders FC

Mon 16 Aug 2021 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Larrys Mabiala 54' Y

Larrys Mabiala 55' Y

Dario Zuparic 66' Y

Y 69' Joao Paulo

Y 70' Joao Paulo

Cristhian Paredes 76' Y

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

2021-08-16 Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–6	L
08 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	W
05 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D
31 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–4	L
25 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
22 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	6–2	W
05 Aug	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
31 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–1	L
26 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–3	L
23 Jul	Austin FC	A	1–0	W
18 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L

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' 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' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
13' A stunning finish from Fredy Montero — that came from absolutely nowhere!
18' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
23' Kelyn Rowe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
28' 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.
29' A stunning finish from Fredy Montero — that came from absolutely nowhere!
32' GOAL! Sebastian Blanco fires home to make it 1-2!
37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
42' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' Nicolas Lodeiro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kelyn Rowe at the 46 minute mark.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
52' Goal! George Fochive scores his 2 goal in 287 matches.
54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Larrys Mabiala on 54 minutes.
55' Larrys Mabiala was booked on 55.
55' Raul Ruidiaz makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
56' A stunning finish from Raul Ruidiaz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brad Smith suffering a number of foals already.
62' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 62 minute. Fredy Montero leaves to be changed by Joshua Atencio.
63' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Joshua Atencio comes on to replace Fredy Montero.
66' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
69' A moment of madness from Joao Paulo on 69 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
70' The referee calls foul for Joao Paulo. He receives a Yellow card.
72' Raul Ruidiaz makes no mistake. The score reads 2-5 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
73' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Marvin Loria comes on to replace Dairon Asprilla.
76' Cristhian Paredes was booked on 76.
77' A stunning finish from Jimmy Medranda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
78' Jimmy Medranda does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Felipe Mora, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 31 goals in the last 28 games.
87' Nicolas Benezet gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Joao Paulo and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 90 minute. Raul Ruidiaz leaves to be changed by Danny Leyva.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Portland Timbers 2-6 Seattle Sounders FC.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 87'
2
Jose Van Rankin ↓ Bill Tuiloma 87'
21
Diego Chara
33
Larrys Mabiala
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Marvin Loria 73'
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Cristhian Paredes 63'
5
Claudio Bravo
31
Aljaz Ivacic
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora
20
George Fochive ↓ Diego Valeri 73'

Bench

8
Diego Valeri ↑ 73'
25
Bill Tuiloma ↑ 87'
22
Cristhian Paredes ↑ 63'
12
Steve Clark
44
Marvin Loria ↑ 73'
28
Pablo Bonilla
85
Zac McGraw
40
Renzo Jose Zambrano
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↑ 87'

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
Santiago Moreno	3
Felipe Mora	3
Larrys Mabiala	2
Brian Fernandez	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2021-08-16 Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-08-08 Portland Timbers 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-08-16 Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2021-07-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-07-23 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-07-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.27 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

2.14 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers26% Draw24% Seattle Sounders FC50%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

51%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

74%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers19% Draw40% Seattle Sounders FC41%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–6 not predicted

2 – 6

Actual

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

7.6%

1 – 3

6.6%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 1

5.5%

0 – 3

5.3%

0 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 4

3.6%

1 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	12%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	21%	35%
+1.5	65%	—	35%
+2	65%	17%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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