Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 1 Sep 2024 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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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)

Match Details

Referee Lukasz Szpala (USA)

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

2024-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-05-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-09-03 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers 2023-06-03 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Portland Timbers 2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
25 Aug	St. Louis City	H	4–4	D
21 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–3	L
14 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	3–0	W
08 Jul	Nashville SC	H	4–1	W
05 Jul	FC Dallas	A	2–3	L

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L
24 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	3–2	W
21 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	0–3	L
18 Jul	St. Louis City	H	2–0	W
14 Jul	Austin FC	A	1–0	W
07 Jul	New England Revolution	H	2–0	W

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Portland Timbers launch into their encounter with Seattle Sounders FC.
5' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
8' The crowd applauds Stefan Frei as he leaves the pitch. Andrew Thomas steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
13' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
18' Mason Toye is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
23' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
38' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
43' Dario Zuparic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 40 Yellow cards this season.
48' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
53' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' A goal from the Colombia international Juan Mosquera! He fires home on 55 to make it 1-0!
56' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Pedro De la Vega is replaced by Raul Ruidiaz on 56 minute.
61' The 24-year-old David Ayala has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
71' Reed Baker-Whiting has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
75' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Reed Baker-Whiting on, Nouhou Tolo off on 75 minutes.
79' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio is replaced by Obed Vargas.
84' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
85' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Mason Toye by Eryk Williamson on 85 minute.
89' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Antony is withdrawn and Eric Miller gets his opportunity.
90' Evander makes way for Cristhian Paredes at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
The points are shared — Portland Timbers 1-0 Seattle Sounders FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Joao Paulo
9
Raul Ruidiaz ↑ 56'
75
Danny Leyva ↑ 79'
15
Jon Bell
21
Reed Baker-Whiting ↑ 75'
26
Andrew Thomas ↑ 8'
18
Obed Vargas ↑ 79'
17
Danny Musovski
93
Georgi Minoungou ↑ 56'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	15
Sebastian Blanco	6
Dairon Asprilla	4
Fredy Montero	3
Kevin Kelsy	3
Santiago Moreno	3
Felipe Mora	3
Larrys Mabiala	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2024-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-08-25 Portland Timbers 4–4 St. Louis City D 2024-07-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-07-14 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake W 2024-07-08 Portland Timbers 4–1 Nashville SC W 2024-07-05 FC Dallas 3–2 Portland Timbers L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2024-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-08-24 Minnesota United FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Los Angeles FC L 2024-07-18 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 St. Louis City W 2024-07-14 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-07-07 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 New England Revolution W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.8 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers49% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC26%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

74%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

51%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers36% Draw43% Seattle Sounders FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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