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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
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
5
13
Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · Avg 2.9 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
#24 Position #26
35 Points 32
26 Played 27
9 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
33 Scored 48
34 Conceded 51
-1 GD -3
1.35 PPG 1.19
35% Win % 33%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Seattle Sounders FC to score. At the same time, Portland Timbers does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 295 games and scored 475 goals.
  • 35' USA international Will Bruin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Nicolas Lodeiro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 44 goals in his last 21 appearances.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alvas Powell, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' Waylon Francis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 75' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' Jordan McCrary, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Seattle Sounders FC 2-3 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
Kevin Kelsy 3
Santiago Moreno 3
Felipe Mora 3
Fredy Montero 3
Cristian Roldan 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
4 / 4
1.54 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC32% Draw26% Portland Timbers42%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Portland Timbers
68%
Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC26% Draw42% Portland Timbers32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
5.7%
0 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 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
22% ✓

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