Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Fri 23 Oct 2020 · 02:30 UTC CenturyLink Field HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'

Y 90' Eryk Williamson

Overview

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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 Corey Parker
Referee Chris Penso
Referee Cory Richardson
Referee Farhad Dadkho

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

2020-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2020-09-24 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
19 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–0	D
11 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	1–3	L
08 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
04 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W
28 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–1	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
19 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
15 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
12 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–0	W
08 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	6–3	W
28 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers get this one started.
5' The 34-year-old Dario Zuparic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andres Flores makes it 0-1.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
20' Portland Timbers have won 498 goals from 307 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Jordy Delem makes way for Alex Roldan at the 30 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
35' 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.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
50' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
65' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
74' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Andres Flores departs to be replaced by Pablo Bonilla.
79' The whistle greets Kelvin Leerdam as he departs to be replaced by Shandon Hopeau.
83' The whistle greets Felipe Mora as he departs to be replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
85' Miguel Ibarra gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Shane O'Neill and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Eryk Williamson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Seattle Sounders FC 1-1 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

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	15
Sebastian Blanco	6
Dairon Asprilla	4
Fredy Montero	3
Kevin Kelsy	3
Santiago Moreno	3
Felipe Mora	3
Larrys Mabiala	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-10-19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-10-11 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2020-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-09-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC W

Portland Timbers Form

2020-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-10-19 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2020-10-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2020-10-12 Portland Timbers 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-10-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–6 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.63 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC43% Draw26% Portland Timbers31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Portland Timbers

57%

Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC31% Draw44% Portland Timbers25%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.9%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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