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 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · Avg 2.9 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
#24	Position	#26
35	Points	32
26	Played	27
9 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
33	Scored	48
34	Conceded	51
-1	GD	-3
1.35	PPG	1.19
35%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/5

46-60

5/4

61-75

1/3

76+

11/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

4/9

16-30

7/9

31-45

5/8

46-60

5/4

61-75

7/–

76+

10/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	11 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 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' Reed Baker-Whiting is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
7' Poor challenge from Diego Chara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
17' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
22' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
32' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
42' Cristhian Paredes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
47' Nouhou Tolo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
52' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact 4-2-3-1.
57' 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.
62' 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 Eric Miller suffering a number of foals already.
65' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 65 minute. Santiago Moreno leaves to be changed by Marvin Loria.
70' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Claudio Bravo will be fuming at that decision.
73' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Jaroslaw Niezgoda exits the field as Franck Boli enters on 73.
78' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kevin Kelsy scoring 3 goals.
79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cristhian Paredes.
84' Nathan gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Dairon Asprilla and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Nicolas Lodeiro makes way for Heber at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
90' Poor challenge from Jackson Ragen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
The points are shared — Seattle Sounders FC 0-0 Portland Timbers. Honours even.

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
Fredy Montero	3
Kevin Kelsy	3
Santiago Moreno	3
Felipe Mora	3
Larrys Mabiala	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

2 / 4

1.22 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC34% Draw30% Portland Timbers36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.51

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Portland Timbers

66%

Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC25% Draw49% Portland Timbers26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

8.8%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

3.1%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	20%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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