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Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers, 2018

MLS · 2018
Seattle Sounders FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sat 30 Jun 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
5
11
Seattle Sounders FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers 2018-05-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Portland Timbers H 2–3 L
24 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 1–1 D
14 Jun New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L
10 Jun D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
03 Jun Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L
26 May Real Salt Lake H 0–1 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 3–2 W
24 Jun Atlanta United FC A 1–1 D
10 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D
02 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D
27 May Colorado Rapids SC A 3–2 W
19 May Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC Portland Timbers
#21 Position #28
24 Points 14
13 Played 14
7 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8
17 Scored 22
11 Conceded 28
+6 GD -6
1.85 PPG 1.00
54% Win % 29%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' El Salvador international Andres Flores has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 30' Clint Dempsey has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Osvaldo Alonso is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 65' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 75' Julio Cascante is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 85' Harry Shipp is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 90' Jordan McCrary needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • Another three points for Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 15
Sebastian Blanco 6
Dairon Asprilla 4
Santiago Moreno 3
Felipe Mora 3
Fredy Montero 3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 2
Yeimar Gomez 2

Head to Head

2018-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers 2018-05-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers L 2018-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-06-14 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-06-10 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2018-06-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-05-26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L

Portland Timbers Form

2018-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers W 2018-06-24 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2018-06-10 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-06-02 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-05-27 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Portland Timbers W 2018-05-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC37% Draw27% Portland Timbers36%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Portland Timbers
63%
Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC30% Draw44% Portland Timbers26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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