Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

MLS · 2021

Portland Timbers

2 – 6

Full Time

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 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

2021-08-16 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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC get this one started.
5' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' George Fochive has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
13' GOAL! Fredy Montero scores on 13.
18' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
23' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
28' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
29' Fredy Montero adds to his 0 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
32' What composure from Sebastian Blanco! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-2.
37' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
42' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Kelyn Rowe is withdrawn and Nicolas Lodeiro gets his opportunity.
51' Yimmi Chara, a Colombia , has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
52' What composure from George Fochive! The United States international strokes it home. 2-2.
54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Larrys Mabiala on 54 minutes.
55' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 55.
55' GOAL! Raul Ruidiaz scores on 55.
56' Raul Ruidiaz does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
61' 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.
62' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Joshua Atencio comes on to replace Fredy Montero.
63' Fredy Montero makes way for Joshua Atencio at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
66' Dario Zuparic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joao Paulo.
70' Controversy at the stadium! Joao Paulo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
72' Raul Ruidiaz makes a hat-trick on 72.
73' The crowd applauds Dairon Asprilla as he leaves the pitch. Marvin Loria steps in for Portland Timbers.
76' Cristhian Paredes was booked on 76.
77' Jimmy Medranda does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
78' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jimmy Medranda makes no mistake. 2-7!
83' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
87' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas Benezet. He replaces Joao Paulo on 87 minute.
90' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Raul Ruidiaz is withdrawn and Danny Leyva gets his opportunity.
It finishes all square. Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC share the spoils 2-6.

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

1.65 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

2.03 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers33% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC42%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

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 Timbers25% Draw39% Seattle Sounders FC36%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–6 not predicted

2 – 6

Actual

1 – 1

9.3%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 3

5.6%

0 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

4.6%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.7%

3 – 1

3.7%

1 – 0

3.6%

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

14% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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