Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Portland Timbers

Sat 3 Jun 2023 · 20:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 7' Diego Chara

Y 70' Claudio Bravo

Y 79' Cristhian Paredes

Jackson Ragen 90' Y

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

2023-06-03 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Portland Timbers 2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2022-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2022-07-09 Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Portland Timbers 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jun	Portland Timbers	H	0–0	D
01 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–1	L
28 May	New York Red Bulls	H	1–0	W
21 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–2	L
18 May	Austin FC	H	1–2	L
14 May	Houston Dynamo	A	1–0	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D
28 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–4	L
21 May	Minnesota United FC	H	0–1	L
18 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–0	D
14 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W
07 May	Austin FC	H	2–2	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers has kicked off!
5' Seattle Sounders FC have won 450 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
7' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Diego Chara.
12' Jaroslaw Niezgoda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
17' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
27' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
32' Portland Timbers 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.
37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Santiago Moreno made 287 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
42' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
47' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diego Chara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
57' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
65' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Marvin Loria on, Santiago Moreno off on 65 minutes.
70' Claudio Bravo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 70.
73' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Franck Boli on, Jaroslaw Niezgoda off on 73 minutes.
78' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
79' Controversy at the stadium! Cristhian Paredes argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
84' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Dairon Asprilla departs to be replaced by Nathan.
87' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolas Lodeiro is replaced by Heber.
90' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Jackson Ragen gets a Yellow card.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

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

2023-06-03 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-06-01 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-05-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2023-05-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-05-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC L 2023-05-14 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

Portland Timbers Form

2023-06-03 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-05-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-05-21 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-05-14 Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-05-07 Portland Timbers 2–2 Austin FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.28 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC40% Draw31% Portland Timbers29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Portland Timbers

60%

Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC29% Draw51% Portland Timbers20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

12.2%

0 – 1

2 – 0

8.2%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.5%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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