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

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

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

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

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	#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' The game is set. Seattle Sounders FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
7' Poor challenge from Diego Chara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
12' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
17' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
22' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
27' Joao Paulo, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Zac McGraw is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
47' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
52' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
62' 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.
65' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marvin Loria is hanging Santiago Moreno on the field on 65 minute.
70' Claudio Bravo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
73' Franck Boli is replacing Jaroslaw Niezgoda for the Portland Timbers side.
78' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's 4-2-3-1 shape.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Cristhian Paredes is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 79.
84' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Nathan on, Dairon Asprilla off on 84 minutes.
87' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Nicolas Lodeiro by Heber on 87 minute.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jackson Ragen on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers share the spoils 0-0.

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
Felipe Mora	3
Fredy Montero	3
Kevin Kelsy	3
Santiago Moreno	3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	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

1.14 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC32% Draw30% Portland Timbers38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Portland Timbers

68%

Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC23% Draw49% Portland Timbers28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.2%

1 – 0

8.8%

1 – 2

8.1%

0 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

0 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	21%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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