Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Seattle Sounders FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sun 3 Sep 2023 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Raul Ruidiaz 9' 1–0

Leo Chu 30' 2–0

2–1 68' Dairon Asprilla

2–2 70' Evander

Leo Chu 31' Y

Leo Chu 53' YR

Y 68' Dairon Asprilla

Joao Paulo 76' Y

Y 82' Sebastian Blanco

Y 90' Dario Zuparic

Overview

Match Preview

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

2023-09-03 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	2–2	D
31 Aug	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
27 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
21 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	0–2	L
16 Jul	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
13 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–2	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–2	D
31 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
27 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–3	L
21 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	0–5	L
16 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W
13 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–0	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' Temperatures are rising at Lumen Field as Seattle Sounders FC face off against Portland Timbers in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Raul Ruidiaz makes it 1-0.
14' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Stefan Frei made 288 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
24' Dario Zuparic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
29' Albert Rusnak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
30' GOAL! Leo Chu scores on 30. Assisted by Raul Ruidiaz
31' Leo Chu was booked on 31.
36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
51' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
53' The referee has no hesitation. Leo Chu is booked for Seattle Sounders FC — card on 53.
58' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 58 minute. Raul Ruidiaz leaves to be changed by Nicolas Lodeiro.
63' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
67' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Yimmi Chara is replaced by Franck Boli.
68' Dairon Asprilla adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
68' Dairon Asprilla is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
70' What composure from Evander! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-2.
75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
76' That looks like a foul for a card for Joao Paulo.
81' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
82' Sebastian Blanco picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
82' The whistle greets Santiago Moreno as he departs to be replaced by Antony.
83' Reed Baker-Whiting gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Joao Paulo and will look to change the dynamic.
88' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
90' Dario Zuparic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

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

2023-09-03 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2023-08-31 Austin FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-08-27 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-08-21 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2023-07-16 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2023-07-13 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L

Portland Timbers Form

2023-09-03 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers L 2023-07-16 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-07-13 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.51 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC36% Draw27% Portland Timbers37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Portland Timbers

64%

Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC27% Draw44% Portland Timbers29%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 1

6.4%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.1%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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