Major League Soccer

Sep 3, 2023 at 3.30am UK

CenturyLink Field

Seattle
2 - 2
Portland

Ruidiaz (9'), Chu (30')
Chu (30'), Paulo (76')
Chu (53')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Asprilla (67'), Evander (70')
Asprilla (68'), Blanco (81'), Zuparic (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Seattle Sounders

All competitions

Last Game: Austin 1-2 Seattle
Thursday, August 31 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Top scorers

Portland Timbers

All competitions

Last Game: Portland 2-1 Salt Lake
Thursday, August 31 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

We said: Seattle Sounders 1-0 Portland Timbers

Even though the majority of their results against Portland lately have not gone their way, the Sounders appear to be trending upward, while the Timbers' inconsistent defensive efforts have us leaning towards the Rave Green finally getting the better of their Pacific Northwest rivals.

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 62.16%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 16.13%.

The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.57%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.32%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (5.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.

Result
Seattle Sounders	Draw	Portland Timbers
62.16% ( -0.71)	21.71% ( 0.13)	16.13% ( 0.59)

Both teams to score 48.57% (

0.9)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.77% (

0.52)

48.23% (

-0.52)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.62% (

0.48)

70.38% (

-0.48)

Seattle Sounders Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.04% (

-0.05)

14.96% (

0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

56.62% (

-0.1)

43.38% (

0.1)

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

57.12% (

1.1)

42.88% (

-1.1)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.81% (

0.92)

79.19% (

-0.92)

Score Analysis

Seattle Sounders 62.15%

Portland Timbers 16.13%

Draw 21.71%

Seattle Sounders	Draw	Portland Timbers
1-0 @ 12.18% ( -0.29) 2-0 @ 11.57% ( -0.3) 2-1 @ 9.8% ( 0.05) 3-0 @ 7.33% ( -0.2) 3-1 @ 6.21% ( 0.02) 4-0 @ 3.48% ( -0.1) 4-1 @ 2.95% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.63% ( 0.09) 5-0 @ 1.32% ( -0.04) 4-2 @ 1.25% ( 0.04) 5-1 @ 1.12% ( -0) Other @ 2.31% Total : 62.15%	1-1 @ 10.32% ( 0.07) 0-0 @ 6.42% ( -0.14) 2-2 @ 4.15% ( 0.14) Other @ 0.82% Total : 21.71%	0-1 @ 5.43% ( 0.05) 1-2 @ 4.37% ( 0.16) 0-2 @ 2.3% ( 0.09) 1-3 @ 1.23% ( 0.08) 2-3 @ 1.17% ( 0.07) Other @ 1.63% Total : 16.13%