Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Portland Timbers

4 – 1

Full Time

Seattle Sounders FC

Sun 16 Apr 2023 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 44' Joao Paulo

Y 53' Alex Roldan

Diego Chara 58' Y

Overview

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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

2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	4–1	W
09 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–1	L
02 Apr	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
25 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D
18 Mar	Atlanta United FC	A	1–5	L
12 Mar	St. Louis City	H	1–2	L

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Apr	Portland Timbers	A	1–4	L
09 Apr	St. Louis City	H	3–0	W
01 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W
26 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	4–1	W
18 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	0–0	D
12 Mar	FC Cincinnati	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' Portland Timbers have kicked off against Seattle Sounders FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' Jackson Ragen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
35' 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.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
44' Poor challenge from Joao Paulo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
49' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alex Roldan.
58' Poor challenge from Diego Chara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
59' Raul Ruidiaz does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
64' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
65' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Nathan Fogaca on, Evander off on 65 minutes.
69' The whistle greets Leo Chu as he departs to be replaced by Heber.
71' A stunning finish from Dairon Asprilla — that came from absolutely nowhere!
72' Franck Boli makes way for Jaroslaw Niezgoda at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
76' Portland Timbers is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nathan Fogaca on 76.
80' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Kelyn Rowe comes on to replace Nouhou Tolo.
81' What composure from Jaroslaw Niezgoda! The Poland international strokes it home. 3-1.
86' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
87' The crowd applauds Raul Ruidiaz as he leaves the pitch. Danny Leyva steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
89' Juan Mosquera makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Portland Timbers are in front.
90' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Santiago Moreno exits the field as Larrys Mabiala enters on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Portland Timbers take all three points.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero ↑ 80'
22
Kelyn Rowe ↑ 80'
30
Stefan Cleveland
19
Heber ↑ 69'
3
Xavier Arreaga
75
Danny Leyva ↑ 87'
45
Ethan Dobbelaere
77
Sota Kitahara

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
Larrys Mabiala	2
Brian Fernandez	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-02 FC Dallas 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-18 Atlanta United FC 5–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-03-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 St. Louis City L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-04-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 St. Louis City W 2023-04-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-03-18 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-03-12 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.65 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers44% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC31%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

69%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

56%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers30% Draw43% Seattle Sounders FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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