Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Mon 7 Sep 2020 · 02:00 UTC CenturyLink Field HT 45+5' · FT 45+5'

Cristian Roldan 45' Y

Y 49' Jorge Villafana

Will Bruin 76' Y

Y 79' Chris Duvall

Y 86' Diego Chara

Y 90' Eryk Williamson

Overview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee C. Blanchard
Referee Alex Chilowicz
Referee Jon Freemon
Referee Mike Rottersman

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

Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · Avg 2.9 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2020-08-24 Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-08-24 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-07-22 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2018-11-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–2	L
03 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
31 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	3–1	W
24 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	3–0	W
28 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	1–4	L
20 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–1	W
03 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–3	L
30 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	4–4	D
24 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–3	L
12 Aug	Orlando City SC	H	2–1	W
06 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	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' Seattle Sounders FC have kicked off against Portland Timbers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marvin Loria is hanging Sebastian Blanco on the field on 5 minute.
9' The USA Eryk Williamson breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 0-1!
14' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
19' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
24' 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.
29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shane O'Neill, as he is very good at scoring at CenturyLink Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
39' A quiet spell here at CenturyLink Field. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
42' The Suriname Kelvin Leerdam breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 1-1!
45' A moment of madness from Cristian Roldan on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
46' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Larrys Mabiala by Julio Cascante on 46 minute.
49' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jorge Villafana.
54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
59' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
62' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Jordy Delem trudges off to be replaced by Will Bruin on 62 minutes.
67' Felipe Mora is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
70' The supporters are chanting for Yimmi Chara. He replaces Marvin Loria on 70 minute.
75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
76' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Will Bruin gets a Yellow card.
79' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Chris Duvall will be fuming at that decision.
81' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Jordan Morris has done his job and it is now time for Miguel Ibarra to step up.
83' Goal! Felipe Mora scores his 48 goal in 11 matches.
86' Poor challenge from Diego Chara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
88' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Diego Valeri has done his job and it is now time for Bill Tuiloma to step up.
89' The supporters are chanting for Handwalla Bwana. He replaces Shane O'Neill on 89 minute.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Eryk Williamson.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Portland Timbers 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

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

2020-09-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2020-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-08-31 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC W 2020-08-24 Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-07-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–4 Los Angeles FC L 2020-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Portland Timbers Form

2020-09-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-03 Portland Timbers 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-08-30 Portland Timbers 4–4 Real Salt Lake D 2020-08-24 Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-08-12 Portland Timbers 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2020-08-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.72 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC42% Draw25% Portland Timbers33%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Portland Timbers

58%

Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC31% Draw42% Portland Timbers27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.7%

2 – 0

5.5%

0 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.8%

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%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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