Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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

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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Seattle Sounders FC welcome Portland Timbers for this crunch clash at Lumen Field.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Cristhian Paredes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
12' The whistle greets Eryk Williamson as he departs to be replaced by Cristhian Paredes.
17' Seattle Sounders FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
22' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joao Paulo made 341 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
32' Yeimar Gomez, a Colombia , has 46 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
42' Portland Timbers have won 458 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
44' A moment of madness from Jose Van Rankin on 44 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
45' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 45.
50' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
58' GOAL! Sebastian Blanco fires home to make it 0-1!
63' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
65' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Blanco departs to be replaced by Diego Valeri.
70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
73' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Brad Smith by Jimmy Medranda on 73 minute.
74' Shane O'Neill makes way for Fredy Montero at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Diego Valeri.
81' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
86' 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 Claudio Bravo suffering a number of foals already.
87' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Kelyn Rowe by Will Bruin on 87 minute.
Another three points for Portland Timbers.

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

2 / 4

1.52 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC46% Draw27% Portland Timbers27%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Portland Timbers

54%

Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC32% Draw47% Portland Timbers21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

9.8%

0 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

0 – 1

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.5%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	22%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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