Match Report
The table read 7th (Portland Timbers, 31 pts) against 13th (Seattle Sounders, 27 pts), 4 points apart. Portland Timbers ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Per game in the league, Portland Timbers were scoring 1.91 and conceding 1.87, Seattle Sounders 1.09 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Seattle Sounders. From the last five rounds, Portland Timbers held 7 points of 15 and Seattle Sounders 0.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 4 Portland Timbers wins, 5 for Seattle Sounders, 3 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 42% of those meetings.
The match was played at Providence Park (capacity 25,218). J. Dickerson took charge of the match — our records show 57 games refereed with an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Portland Timbers: Kevin Kelsy (41'), Brandon Bye (82') · Seattle Sounders: Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (27')
Key stats
Possession: Portland Timbers 53% · Seattle Sounders 47% · Total shots: 14-16 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 4-5