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

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 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 26 games · Avg 2.9 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
#22	Position	#23
46	Points	46
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 12
62	Scored	44
61	Conceded	46
+1	GD	-2
1.35	PPG	1.35
38%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Portland Timbers launch into their encounter with Seattle Sounders FC.
5' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
13' The Colombia Fredy Montero breaks the deadlock on 13 minutes. 0-1!
18' Danny Leyva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
23' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
28' 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.
29' A goal from the Colombia international Fredy Montero! He fires home on 29 to make it 0-2!
32' Goal! Sebastian Blanco scores his 50 goal in 307 matches.
37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
42' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Nicolas Lodeiro comes on to replace Kelyn Rowe.
51' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
52' Goal! George Fochive scores his 2 goal in 307 matches.
54' Poor challenge from Larrys Mabiala. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
55' Poor challenge from Larrys Mabiala. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
55' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Raul Ruidiaz makes no mistake. 2-3!
56' Raul Ruidiaz doubles the advantage! 2-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
62' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Joshua Atencio on, Fredy Montero off on 62 minutes.
63' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Fredy Montero trudges off to be replaced by Joshua Atencio on 63 minutes.
66' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Dario Zuparic will be fuming at that decision.
69' That is a Yellow card for Seattle Sounders FC. Joao Paulo will be fuming at that decision.
70' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joao Paulo on 70 minutes.
72' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Raul Ruidiaz makes no mistake. 2-5!
73' Dairon Asprilla makes way for Marvin Loria at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Cristhian Paredes on 76 minutes.
77' Jimmy Medranda makes no mistake. The score reads 2-6 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
78' Jimmy Medranda adds to his 0 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 2-7 — and this changes everything.
83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
87' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Joao Paulo departs to be replaced by Nicolas Benezet.
90' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Raul Ruidiaz is replaced 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
Kevin Kelsy	3
Santiago Moreno	3
Felipe Mora	3
Fredy Montero	3
Cristian Roldan	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

3 / 4

1.68 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

2.07 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers33% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC42%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

58%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

67%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers26% Draw39% Seattle Sounders FC35%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–6 not predicted

2 – 6

Actual

1 – 1

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 3

5.6%

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 3

4.7%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.8%

3 – 1

3.7%

0 – 0

3.6%

0 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	15%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	19%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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