Major League Soccer: Two teams in pretty good shape get together for this game. Seattle Sounders might have a small advantage with their 2nd place in the table?
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals (29) in Major League Soccer
- Seattle Sounders have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Major League Soccer
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Seattle Sounders's home stadium. The visitors last eight games on artifical turf have ended in 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
These teams have little in common geographically as Seattle Sounders have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Portland Timbers form and stats
19 points is a decent return from 9 Major League Soccer games here at Providence Park for Portland Timbers. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
A nice win for Portland last time playing, versus Real Salt Lake. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Dairon Asprilla, Yimmi Chará and Felipe Mora scoring for the victors. Goalkeeper Aljaž Ivačič got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.8 out of ten. Ivačič stopped the opponent with seven saves. Portland goalkeeper Aljaž Ivačič did an outstanding job against Real Salt Lake with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus SJ Earthquakes that ended 1-1.The manager G. Savarese will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sporting KC in only three days.
Portland have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Providence Park with 15 goals in 9 league matches. Portland have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Seattle Sounders form and stats
Seattle Sounders's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Seattle Sounders collect 14 points from their 7 away matches in the Major League Soccer. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Sounders delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Dallas (placed 9th) in their previous match; a Major League Soccer game. Midfield player João Paulo was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.05/10. Paulo hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 57 successful passes (of 66 total).
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against SJ Earthquakes.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Major League Soccer trip to Dallas.
Sounders have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 8 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Seattle Sounders as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Portland - Seattle Sounders 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Portland Timbers five wins, one draw and Seattle Sounders four victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Ruidíaz Misitich 11 goals |   F. Mora Aliaga 6 goals | D. Asprilla Rivas 4 goals |
Portland Timbers missing players
Seattle Sounders missing players
| Portland Timbers | Seattle Sounders | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 26 |
| 29 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 82% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 72% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 39% |
| 29% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 65% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 50% |
| 18% | 22% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 39% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 14% | 17% |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| 7.5 | 7.3 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.6 | 14.7 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.6 | 12.8 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 35% | 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 35% | 33% |
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals (29) in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Seattle Sounders have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Seattle Sounders have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Major League Soccer
- Seattle Sounders have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Major League Soccer
- Seattle Sounders have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Major League Soccer
- Seattle Sounders have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Seattle Sounders haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting KC | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 31 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Minnesota United | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -6 | 23 |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| 9 | Dallas | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 18 |
| 11 | SJ Earthquakes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Austin | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 15 |