Sunday , 16 August 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Seattle Sounders FC
0 – 2
Full Time
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.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

8
5
13
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#24 Position #23
24 Points 24
17 Played 18
7 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 8
20 Scored 33
22 Conceded 33
-2 GD +0
1.41 PPG 1.33
41% Win % 39%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/–
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 12' Portland Timbers make a change. Eryk Williamson trudges off to be replaced by Cristhian Paredes on 12 minutes.
  • 17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 27' El Salvador international Alex Roldan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 32' The 40-year-old Diego Valeri has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 37' Felipe Mora has been relatively quiet despite scoring 48 goals in his last 11 appearances.
  • 42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Jose Van Rankin is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 44.
  • 45' Jose Van Rankin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' The Argentina Sebastian Blanco breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 0-1!
  • 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Sebastian Blanco is replaced by Diego Valeri on 65 minute.
  • 70' 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.
  • 73' Brad Smith makes way for Jimmy Medranda at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 74' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Shane O'Neill by Fredy Montero on 74 minute.
  • 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' 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 George Fochive suffering a number of foals already.
  • 87' Will Bruin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kelyn Rowe at the 87 minute mark.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
1.38 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC38% Draw27% Portland Timbers35%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Portland Timbers
62%
Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC26% Draw46% Portland Timbers28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 0
7.8%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 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
26% ✗

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