Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Portland Timbers
1 – 1
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sun 18 May 2025 · 01:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
David Ayala 23' Y
Kamal Miller 34' Y
Y 50' Nouhou Tolo

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
2025-05-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-10-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D
15 May Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
11 May Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
04 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–4 L
28 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 4–2 W
20 Apr Los Angeles FC H 3–3 D
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Portland Timbers A 1–1 D
15 May Los Angeles FC A 0–4 L
11 May Houston Dynamo A 3–1 W
04 May St. Louis City H 4–1 W
27 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
19 Apr Nashville SC H 3–0 W

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' We are underway at Providence Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Alex Roldan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' David Ayala has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 175 appearances.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 23' The referee calls foul for David Ayala. He receives a card.
  • 28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' The deadlock is broken! Albert Rusnak gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
  • 34' Kamal Miller catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 34.
  • 36' The Colombia Santiago Moreno breaks the deadlock on 36 minutes. 1-1!
  • 41' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Julio Ortiz is replaced by Cristhian Paredes.
  • 50' A moment of madness from Nouhou Tolo on 50 minutes earns him a card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' 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.
  • 67' Jonathan Rodriguez is replacing Antony for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 71' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Kent departs to be replaced by Paul Rothrock.
  • 76' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryan Kent suffering a number of foals already.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Juan Mosquera is replaced by Eric Miller on 78 minute.
  • 81' The whistle greets Danny Musovski as he departs to be replaced by Georgi Minoungou.
  • 86' Kamal Miller needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' Claudio Bravo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jimer Fory at the 90 minute mark.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Portland Timbers 1-1 Seattle Sounders FC.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-05-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-10-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 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

Portland Timbers Form

2025-05-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2025-05-15 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2025-05-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-05-04 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2025-04-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–4 Portland Timbers W 2025-04-20 Portland Timbers 3–3 Los Angeles FC D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2025-05-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2025-05-15 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2025-05-11 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2025-05-04 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 St. Louis City W 2025-04-27 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2025-04-19 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Nashville SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.59 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers43% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
70%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
57%
Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers31% Draw45% Seattle Sounders FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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