Major League Soccer: Top-drawer versus below par, at least according to the table. Seattle Sounders - Portland Timbers. Home win or a surprise?
- Seattle Sounders have the most clean sheets (8) in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals (17) away in Major League Soccer
5-8-12 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Portland Timbers when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 25 matches are 30-47 (scored/conceded).
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Not a lot of time to rest for the home side, as they featured in a Major League Soccer game only three days earlier. This match was also played here at CenturyLink Field. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Portland Timbers have had more rest.
Seattle Sounders form and stats
The story so far in the Major League Soccer for Seattle Sounders at their home stadium (CenturyLink Field) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Sounders's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus SJ Earthquakes (placed 5th). Midfield player Lodeiro got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Lodeiro hit four key passes and had 61 successful passes (of 75 total).
Before that, Seattle Sounders had a home game versus New York RB which ended with a victory 1-0.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Seattle Sounders's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 14 games, won 6 matches, drawn 3 and lost 5.
The Seattle Sounders fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. Sounders have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Portland Timbers form and stats
Portland Timbers have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 1-2-5 (8 played).
Two away games in a row for Portland Timbers, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 versus Sporting KC. Bravo was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.12. The defender Bravo hit one key pass and won 10 of 15 duels.
A loss against Minnesota United was the result prior to that, in a home game.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Portland playing away, we found 7 games. Results were 2 away wins, 1 draw and 4 home wins.
The Portland Timbers manager Savarese has some worries about the defense as 17 goals have been conceded in these travels. Portland Timbers has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Portland Timbers have avoided defeat in the last 5 matches (4-1-0) facing Seattle Sounders.Portland Timbers - Sounders 4-1 was the outcome when these two teams last met, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Morris 9 goals |   E. da Silva Ferreira 4 goals |  F. Boli 3 goals |
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| Seattle Sounders | Portland Timbers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 21 | 13 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 24 |
| 88% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 87% |
| 56% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 44% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 60% |
| 19% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 40% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 38% | 27% |
| 31% | 22% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 50% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 31% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 5.9 | 7.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.4 | 13 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.2 | 11 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 34% | 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | 33% |
| 10.5 | 7.9 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 14.6 | 13.3 |
| 3.5 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 6 | 5.3 |
- Portland Timbers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Portland Timbers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Portland Timbers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals (17) away in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Seattle Sounders have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Seattle Sounders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Seattle Sounders have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Major League Soccer
- Seattle Sounders have the most clean sheets (8) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 2 | Saint Louis City | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 25 |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Dallas | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | SJ Earthquakes | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Minnesota United | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Austin | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 19 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -3 | 18 |
| 10 | Portland Timbers | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Sporting KC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 12 | Real Salt Lake | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 16 |
| 13 | Colorado Rapids | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 12 |
| 14 | LA Galaxy | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
