Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Seattle Sounders FC

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Portland Timbers

Mon 30 Aug 2021 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 44' Jose Van Rankin

Y 45' Jose Van Rankin

Y 76' Diego Valeri

Overview

Match Preview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

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

2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers 2021-08-16 Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-05-09 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2020-09-24 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	0–2	L
21 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–1	W
19 Aug	FC Dallas	A	1–0	W
16 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	6–2	W
05 Aug	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
31 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–1	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–0	W
22 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–3	L
19 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
16 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–6	L
08 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	W
05 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D

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' Three points are at stake. Seattle Sounders FC host Portland Timbers — let the battle begin!
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
12' The whistle greets Eryk Williamson as he departs to be replaced by Cristhian Paredes.
17' The 32-year-old Brad Smith has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
22' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
27' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joao Paulo suffering a number of foals already.
37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jose Van Rankin.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jose Van Rankin on 45 minutes.
50' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Dario Zuparic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
55' Yimmi Chara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
58' Sebastian Blanco has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
65' Diego Valeri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sebastian Blanco on 65 minute.
70' Santiago Moreno, a Colombia , has 12 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
73' Jimmy Medranda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brad Smith on 73 minute.
74' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Shane O'Neill has done his job and it is now time for Fredy Montero to step up.
76' Diego Valeri catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 76.
81' 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.
86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
87' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Kelyn Rowe exits the field as Will Bruin enters on 87.
Full Time. Portland Timbers beats Seattle Sounders FC

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara
2
Jose Van Rankin ↓ George Fochive 74'
21
Diego Chara ↓ Santiago Moreno 74'
33
Larrys Mabiala
27
Dairon Asprilla
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Diego Valeri 65'
19
Eryk Williamson ↓ Cristhian Paredes 12'
5
Claudio Bravo
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora

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
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-21 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-08-19 FC Dallas 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-08-16 Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2021-07-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Portland Timbers Form

2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-22 Austin FC 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2021-08-16 Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-08-08 Portland Timbers 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.43 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC39% Draw27% Portland Timbers34%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Portland Timbers

61%

Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC27% Draw45% Portland Timbers28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

0 – 0

7.3%

0 – 1

7.2%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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