Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Seattle Sounders FC

1 – 5

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Portland Timbers

Fri 17 Jul 2026 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 19' Kevin Kelsy

0–2 56' Kamal Miller

0–3 60' Cole Bassett

0–4 63' Kevin Kelsy

Hassani Dotson 87' 1–4

1–5 90+8' Alexander Aravena

Jackson Ragen 41' Y

Paul Rothrock 49' Y

Overview

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Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Lumen Field.

Seattle Sounders FC 29 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 29 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jose Luis Mendoza (Bolivia)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · Avg 2.9 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers 2025-10-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	1–5	L
25 May	Los Angeles FC	A	0–1	L
17 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–2	L
14 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–2	W
10 May	San Diego FC	H	1–1	D
02 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	5–1	W
24 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–3	L
17 May	Internacional CF Miami	A	0–2	L
13 May	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–1	L
10 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	6–0	W
02 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Portland Timbers
#22	Position	#26
41	Points	33
29	Played	29
11 / 8 / 10	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 14
38	Scored	51
36	Conceded	56
+2	GD	-5
1.41	PPG	1.14
38%	Win %	31%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

28% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

3% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 22nd (41 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/6

46-60

6/4

61-75

2/4

76+

13/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

5/9

16-30

7/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

5/4

61-75

8/2

76+

10/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	12 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Seattle Sounders FC get us underway at Lumen Field.
5' Jose Caicedo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 25 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Ariel Lassiter has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
19' Brilliant from the ! Kevin Kelsy makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 19.
24' Kamal Miller has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 32 cards already picked up this season.
29' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
34' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
39' USA international Jordan Morris has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
41' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a card in front of him.
46' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Morris departs to be replaced by Danny Musovski.
49' That looks like a foul for a card for Paul Rothrock.
54' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' Kamal Miller has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cole Bassett makes no mistake. 0-3!
63' A stunning finish from Antony — that came from absolutely nowhere!
64' Osaze De Rosario has so much to prove this time. He replaces Snyder Brunell on 64 minute.
69' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
73' Ariel Lassiter makes way for Alexander Aravena at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
78' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diego Chara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
83' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
84' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Antino Lopez exits the field as Stuart Hawkins enters on 84.
87' The USA Hassani Dotson breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 1-4!
87' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 87 minute. Kevin Kelsy leaves to be changed by Felipe Mora.
90' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ian Smith is hanging Antony on the field on 90 minute.
Seattle Sounders FC will have plenty to reflect on. Portland Timbers were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Albert Rusnak
9
Jesus Ferreira ↓ Paul Arriola 64'
5
Nouhou Tolo
13
Jordan Morris ↓ Danny Musovski 46'
31
Hassani Dotson
26
Andrew Thomas
25
Jackson Ragen
14
Paul Rothrock
35
Antino Lopez ↓ Stuart Hawkins 84'
85
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi ↓ Peter Kingston 64'
37
Snyder Brunell ↓ Osaze De Rosario 64'

Bench

24
Stefan Frei
17
Paul Arriola ↑ 64'
19
Danny Musovski ↑ 46'
39
Stuart Hawkins ↑ 84'
95
Osaze De Rosario ↑ 64'
45
Peter Kingston ↑ 64'
90
Sebastian Gomez
36
Yu Tsukanome

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

5
Brandon Bye
21
Diego Chara ↓ Julio Ortiz 87'
17
Cole Bassett ↓ Jose Caicedo 73'
41
James Pantemis
4
Kamal Miller
7
Ariel Lassiter ↓ Alexander Aravena 73'
10
David Pereira da Costa
11
Antony ↓ Ian Smith 90'
20
Finn Surman
19
Kevin Kelsy ↓ Felipe Mora 87'
27
Jimer Fory

Bench

15
Eric Miller
25
Trey Muse
9
Felipe Mora ↑ 87'
6
Alex Bonetig
80
Julio Ortiz ↑ 87'
16
Sawyer Jura
28
Alexander Aravena ↑ 73'
23
Ian Smith ↑ 90'
30
Jose Caicedo ↑ 73'

Coach Jack Cassidy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers L 2026-05-25 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2026-05-14 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-05-10 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 San Diego FC D 2026-05-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

Portland Timbers Form

2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers W 2026-05-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-05-17 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-05-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-05-10 Portland Timbers 6–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-05-02 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.47 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC33% Draw27% Portland Timbers40%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

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

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Portland Timbers

67%

Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC25% Draw43% Portland Timbers32%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

0 – 0

5.8%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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