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

Match Preview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

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

Seattle Sounders FC 24 games · Avg 2.8 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
#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' Seattle Sounders FC have kicked off against Portland Timbers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Sebastian Blanco has done his job and it is now time for Marvin Loria to step up.
9' Eryk Williamson adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
14' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
19' 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.
24' Jaroslaw Niezgoda has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
34' Stefan Frei is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
39' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
42' What an equalizer from Kelvin Leerdam!
45' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' Julio Cascante is ready to make an impact after coming on for Larrys Mabiala at the 46 minute mark.
49' Jorge Villafana was booked on 49.
54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
59' The 40-year-old Steve Clark has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
62' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Will Bruin on, Jordy Delem off on 62 minutes.
67' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
70' Yimmi Chara is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marvin Loria at the 70 minute mark.
75' 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.
76' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Will Bruin gets a Yellow card.
79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Chris Duvall on 79.
81' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Jordan Morris exits the field as Miguel Ibarra enters on 81.
83' Portland Timbers is taking the lead after the goal scored by Felipe Mora on 83.
86' The referee has no hesitation. Diego Chara is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 86.
88' Bill Tuiloma has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Valeri on 88 minute.
89' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Shane O'Neill by Handwalla Bwana on 89 minute.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Eryk Williamson on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

1.77 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC47% Draw26% Portland Timbers27%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Portland Timbers

53%

Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC35% Draw44% Portland Timbers21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

7.7%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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