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 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 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	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#23	Position	#22
46	Points	46
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	13 / 7 / 14
44	Scored	62
46	Conceded	61
-2	GD	+1
1.35	PPG	1.35
35%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Seattle Sounders FC launch into their encounter with Portland Timbers.
5' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Sebastian Blanco by Marvin Loria on 5 minute.
9' Eryk Williamson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
14' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
19' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Portland Timbers winning 100% of all matches.
42' Brilliant from the ! Kelvin Leerdam makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 42.
45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cristian Roldan.
46' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Larrys Mabiala is withdrawn and Julio Cascante gets his opportunity.
49' Jorge Villafana picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
59' USA international Jeremy Ebobisse has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
62' The whistle greets Jordy Delem as he departs to be replaced by Will Bruin.
67' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
70' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yimmi Chara is hanging Marvin Loria on the field on 70 minute.
75' 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.
76' Poor challenge from Will Bruin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Chris Duvall on 79 minutes.
81' The whistle greets Jordan Morris as he departs to be replaced by Miguel Ibarra.
83' Felipe Mora puts Portland Timbers on the lead.
86' Diego Chara has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
88' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Diego Valeri has done his job and it is now time for Bill Tuiloma to step up.
89' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 89 minute. Shane O'Neill leaves to be changed by Handwalla Bwana.
90' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Eryk Williamson will be fuming at that decision.
1-2 the final result. Seattle Sounders FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Kevin Kelsy	3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	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

1.68 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Portland Timbers xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC41% Draw25% Portland Timbers34%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.29

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

66%

Draw or Portland Timbers

59%

Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC30% Draw42% Portland Timbers28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.5%

0 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

5.2%

2 – 0

5.2%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	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.