Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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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.

Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#22	Position	#23
46	Points	46
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 12
62	Scored	44
61	Conceded	46
+1	GD	-2
1.35	PPG	1.35
38%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC is underway.
5' 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.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
23' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Ayala on 23.
28' Felipe Mora has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Albert Rusnak makes it 0-1.
34' The referee has no hesitation. Kamal Miller is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 34.
36' Assisted by David Pereira da Costa with the perfectly-timed delivery and Santiago Moreno makes no mistake. 1-1!
41' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kevin Kelsy scoring 3 goals.
46' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Cristhian Paredes on, Julio Ortiz off on 46 minutes.
50' Controversy at the stadium! Nouhou Tolo argues furiously but the card stands.
55' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 304 games and scored 475 goals.
65' Maxime Crepeau needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
67' The whistle greets Antony as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Rodriguez.
71' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Ryan Kent exits the field as Paul Rothrock enters on 71.
76' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Claudio Bravo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
78' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Juan Mosquera is replaced by Eric Miller.
81' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Musovski is replaced by Georgi Minoungou.
86' With 4 assists to his name this season, Georgi Minoungou is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
90' Claudio Bravo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jimer Fory at the 90 minute mark.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Cristhian Paredes ↑ 46'
15
Eric Miller ↑ 78'
5
Claudio Bravo ↑ 90'
13
Dario Zuparic ↑ 46'
14
Jonathan Rodriguez ↑ 67'
22
Omir Fernandez ↑ 90'
25
Trey Muse
7
Ariel Lassiter
88
Gage Guerra

Coach Phil Neville

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Albert Rusnak
9
Jesus Ferreira ↓ Pedro De la Vega 71'
24
Stefan Frei
7
Cristian Roldan
5
Nouhou Tolo
16
Alex Roldan
77
Ryan Kent ↓ Paul Rothrock 71'
28
Yeimar Gomez
18
Obed Vargas
19
Danny Musovski ↓ Georgi Minoungou 81'
20
Kee-hee Kim

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

1.63 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers44% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

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	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

71%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

56%

Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers32% Draw45% Seattle Sounders FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

7.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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