Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Portland Timbers
2 – 1
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sat 27 Aug 2022 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Sebastian Blanco 10' Y
Sebastian Blanco 11' Y
Y 20' Nicolas Lodeiro
Y 23' Danny Leyva
Eryk Williamson 45' Y
Zac McGraw 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Providence Park.

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

13
5
8
Portland Timbers 26 games · Avg 2.9 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2022-07-09 Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Portland Timbers 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers 2021-08-16 Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-05-09 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 2–1 W
21 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 1–4 L
13 Aug Toronto FC A 1–3 L
07 Aug FC Dallas H 1–1 D
04 Aug Nashville SC H 1–1 D
30 Jul Minnesota United FC A 4–4 D
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
20 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–3 D
15 Aug Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L
06 Aug Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
03 Aug FC Dallas H 1–0 W
30 Jul Los Angeles FC A 1–2 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Providence Park!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 8' Yeimar Gomez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 10' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 10.
  • 11' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas Lodeiro on 20.
  • 23' That is a Yellow card for Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva will be fuming at that decision.
  • 28' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
  • 33' Seattle Sounders FC have won 457 goals from 292 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' Leo Chu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' Dairon Asprilla adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 45' Eryk Williamson is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 51' Sebastian Blanco doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 58' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Xavier Arreaga exits the field as Leo Chu enters on 58.
  • 63' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 68' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 69' The whistle greets Kelyn Rowe as he departs to be replaced by Joshua Atencio.
  • 74' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kevin Kelsy scoring 3 goals.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Sebastian Blanco is replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Zac McGraw on 78 minutes.
  • 82' Leo Chu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Albert Rusnak at the 82 minute mark.
  • 86' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Yimmi Chara by Cristhian Paredes on 86 minute.
  • 90' The whistle greets Santiago Moreno as he departs to be replaced by Marvin Loria.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2022-07-09 Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Portland Timbers 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers 2021-08-16 Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-05-09 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC

Portland Timbers Form

2022-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-08-21 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2022-08-13 Toronto FC 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2022-08-07 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Dallas D 2022-08-04 Portland Timbers 1–1 Nashville SC D 2022-07-30 Minnesota United FC 4–4 Portland Timbers D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-08-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Seattle Sounders FC D 2022-08-15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2022-08-06 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-08-03 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2022-07-30 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.83 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers48% Draw24% Seattle Sounders FC28%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
72%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
52%
Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers34% Draw42% Seattle Sounders FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
6%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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