Friday , 7 August 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Seattle Sounders FC
1 – 5
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Fri 17 Jul 2026 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 19' Kevin Kelsy
0–2 56' Kamal Miller
0–3 60' Cole Bassett
0–4 63' Kevin Kelsy
Hassani Dotson 87' 1–4
1–5 90+8' Alexander Aravena
Jackson Ragen 41' Y
Paul Rothrock 49' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Luis Mendoza (Bolivia)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 17 39
2 Internacional CF Miami 17 37
3 New England Revolution 16 29
4 Chicago Fire FC 16 26
5 New York City FC 17 25
6 Charlotte FC 17 25
7 FC Cincinnati 17 23
8 D.C. United SC 17 22
9 New York Red Bulls 17 22
10 Orlando City SC 17 20
11 Columbus Crew SC 17 19
12 Toronto FC 17 16
13 Montreal Impact FC 17 15
14 Philadelphia Union 17 13
15 Atlanta United FC 17 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 33
17 Los Angeles FC 18 33
18 San Jose Earthquakes 17 33
19 FC Dallas 17 26
20 Real Salt Lake 16 26
21 Houston Dynamo 16 26
22 St. Louis City 17 25
23 Seattle Sounders FC 16 24
24 Minnesota United FC 17 23
25 Portland Timbers 17 21
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 18 21
27 San Diego FC 17 20
28 Colorado Rapids SC 17 19
29 Austin FC 17 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 17 14

Head-to-Head

8
5
13
Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · Avg 2.9 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers 2025-10-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2025-05-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-10-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2024-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Portland Timbers H 1–5 L
25 May Los Angeles FC A 0–1 L
17 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–2 L
14 May San Jose Earthquakes H 3–2 W
10 May San Diego FC H 1–1 D
02 May Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 5–1 W
24 May San Jose Earthquakes H 1–3 L
17 May Internacional CF Miami A 0–2 L
13 May Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
10 May Sporting Kansas City H 6–0 W
02 May Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC Portland Timbers
#23 Position #25
24 Points 21
16 Played 17
7 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 8
19 Scored 31
20 Conceded 32
-1 GD -1
1.50 PPG 1.24
44% Win % 35%

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 23rd (24 pts). Portland Timbers are 25th (21 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers is underway.
  • 5' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kevin Kelsy makes it 0-1.
  • 24' Portugal international David Pereira da Costa has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 34' Antony has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 41' Seattle Sounders FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Danny Musovski comes on to replace Jordan Morris.
  • 49' That looks like a foul for a card for Paul Rothrock.
  • 54' 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 Ariel Lassiter suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' GOAL! Kamal Miller fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 60' Cole Bassett has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
  • 63' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Antony makes no mistake. 0-4!
  • 64' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Snyder Brunell is replaced by Osaze De Rosario.
  • 69' James Pantemis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 73' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Ariel Lassiter by Alexander Aravena on 73 minute.
  • 78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 83' 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.
  • 84' Stuart Hawkins is replacing Antino Lopez for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
  • 87' Hassani Dotson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-4 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Kevin Kelsy as he leaves the pitch. Felipe Mora steps in for Portland Timbers.
  • 90' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Antony has done his job and it is now time for Ian Smith to step up.
  • The final score is 1-5.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jack Cassidy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 15
Sebastian Blanco 6
Dairon Asprilla 4
Santiago Moreno 3
Felipe Mora 3
Fredy Montero 3
Kevin Kelsy 3
Kelvin Leerdam 2

Head to Head

2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers 2025-10-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 2025-05-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-10-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2024-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers L 2026-05-25 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2026-05-14 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-05-10 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 San Diego FC D 2026-05-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

Portland Timbers Form

2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers W 2026-05-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-05-17 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-05-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-05-10 Portland Timbers 6–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-05-02 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC31% Draw27% Portland Timbers42%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
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 21%
79%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Portland Timbers
69%
Seattle Sounders FC or Portland Timbers
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC23% Draw43% Portland Timbers34%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted
1 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
8.9%
2 – 1
7%
0 – 1
7%
0 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 20% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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