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 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

2021-08-16 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
#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' And we are off! Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC — let the football do the talking.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
13' GOAL! Fredy Montero fires home to make it 0-1!
18' Diego Chara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
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' Against the run of play, Fredy Montero has scored! This game has turned on its head.
32' Brilliant from the ! Sebastian Blanco makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 32.
37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
42' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Nicolas Lodeiro comes on to replace Kelyn Rowe.
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.
52' Against the run of play, George Fochive has scored! This game has turned on its head.
54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Larrys Mabiala on 54.
55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Larrys Mabiala.
55' The Peru Raul Ruidiaz breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 2-3!
56' The deadlock is broken! Raul Ruidiaz gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
62' The supporters are chanting for Joshua Atencio. He replaces Fredy Montero on 62 minute.
63' The whistle greets Fredy Montero as he departs to be replaced by Joshua Atencio.
66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dario Zuparic on 66 minutes.
69' Joao Paulo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 69.
70' Poor challenge from Joao Paulo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
72' Raul Ruidiaz makes no mistake. The score reads 2-5 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
73' Portland Timbers make a change. Dairon Asprilla trudges off to be replaced by Marvin Loria on 73 minutes.
76' Cristhian Paredes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
77' What a moment for Jimmy Medranda! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
78' Jimmy Medranda adds to his 0 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 2-7 — and this changes everything.
83' Portland Timbers have won 480 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
87' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Joao Paulo trudges off to be replaced by Nicolas Benezet on 87 minutes.
90' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Raul Ruidiaz by Danny Leyva on 90 minute.
The points are shared — Portland Timbers 2-6 Seattle Sounders FC. Honours even.

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
Santiago Moreno	3
Felipe Mora	3
Fredy Montero	3
Kevin Kelsy	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

1.63 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

2.1 Seattle Sounders FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers32% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC43%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

57%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

68%

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

9.1%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 3

5.8%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 3

4.7%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 0

3.7%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	15%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	19%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

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.