Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 20 Oct 2024 · 01:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Nouhou Tolo 24' Y

Paul Rothrock 59' Y

Obed Vargas 65' Y

Obed Vargas 70' YR

Albert Rusnak 70' Y

Y 90' Jonathan Rodriguez

Overview

Match Preview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · Avg 2.9 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2024-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-05-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-09-03 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers 2023-06-03 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
06 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–0	W
03 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–0	W
29 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
19 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–2	D
15 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–0	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
06 Oct	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
03 Oct	Austin FC	H	0–1	L
29 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D
22 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	3–3	D
19 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	4–2	W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Portland Timbers
#23	Position	#22
46	Points	46
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	13 / 7 / 14
44	Scored	62
46	Conceded	61
-2	GD	+1
1.35	PPG	1.35
35%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Lumen Field will turn into a battlefield for Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers.
5' Diego Chara, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
24' Nouhou Tolo was booked on 24.
29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
34' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
37' Yeimar Gomez adds to his 0 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
47' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
52' 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.
57' Portland Timbers have won 498 goals from 307 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
59' Controversy at the stadium! Paul Rothrock argues furiously but the card stands.
63' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 63 minute. Cristhian Paredes leaves to be changed by David Ayala.
65' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Obed Vargas gets a card.
68' Antony doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
70' Obed Vargas was booked on 70.
73' Pedro De la Vega makes way for Reed Baker-Whiting at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 305 games and scored 477 goals.
81' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 81 minute. Felipe Mora leaves to be changed by Mason Toye.
85' Portland Timbers make a change. Claudio Bravo trudges off to be replaced by Eric Miller on 85 minutes.
86' Paul Rothrock makes way for Georgi Minoungou at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Jonathan Rodriguez.
90' Raul Ruidiaz gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Nouhou Tolo and will look to change the dynamic.
The points are shared — Seattle Sounders FC 1-1 Portland Timbers. Honours even.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Albert Rusnak
10
Pedro De la Vega ↓ Reed Baker-Whiting 73'
24
Stefan Frei
7
Cristian Roldan
5
Nouhou Tolo ↓ Raul Ruidiaz 90'
16
Alex Roldan
13
Jordan Morris
28
Yeimar Gomez
18
Obed Vargas
25
Jackson Ragen
14
Paul Rothrock ↓ Georgi Minoungou 86'

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Eryk Williamson ↑ 63'
44
Marvin Loria
15
Eric Miller ↑ 85'
23
Mason Toye ↑ 81'
16
Maxime Crepeau
24
David Ayala ↑ 63'
17
Tega Ikoba

Coach Phil Neville

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

2024-10-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2024-10-06 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-09-29 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2024-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2024-09-15 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City W

Portland Timbers Form

2024-10-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2024-10-06 Portland Timbers 0–0 FC Dallas D 2024-10-03 Portland Timbers 0–1 Austin FC L 2024-09-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2024-09-22 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2024-09-19 Portland Timbers 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.49 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 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC43% Draw27% Portland Timbers30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Portland Timbers

57%

Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC30% Draw46% Portland Timbers24%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

8.3%

0 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

7.4%

0 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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