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Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers, 2018

MLS · 2018
Seattle Sounders FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Fri 9 Nov 2018 · 03:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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
2018-11-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 2018-11-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-08-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 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
09 Nov Portland Timbers H 3–2 W
04 Nov Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
28 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
21 Oct Houston Dynamo A 3–2 W
17 Oct Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
09 Oct Houston Dynamo H 4–1 W
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov Seattle Sounders FC A 2–3 L
04 Nov Seattle Sounders FC H 2–1 W
01 Nov FC Dallas A 2–1 W
28 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
21 Oct Real Salt Lake H 3–0 W
07 Oct Real Salt Lake A 4–1 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers get this one started.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Cuba international Osvaldo Alonso has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jeremy Ebobisse is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
  • 30' Larrys Mabiala, a DR Congo , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 40' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 45' Jorge Villafana is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 50' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at . Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alvas Powell, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' Gustav Svensson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Seattle Sounders FC players.

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
Felipe Mora 3
Fredy Montero 3
Santiago Moreno 3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 2
Yeimar Gomez 2

Head to Head

2018-11-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 2018-11-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-08-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers 2018-05-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-11-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2018-11-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-10-28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-10-21 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-10-17 Orlando City SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo W

Portland Timbers Form

2018-11-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2018-11-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-11-01 FC Dallas 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2018-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2018-10-21 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake W 2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.96 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC52% Draw24% Portland Timbers24%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Portland Timbers
48%
Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC38% Draw42% Portland Timbers20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.5%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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