Match summary
Before kickoff, Portland Timbers were 12th in the table but 5th on points from the last five league games. Seattle Sounders had lost 5 matches in a row before this one.
Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Portland Timbers won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 27th minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
- Portland Timbers moved from 12th to 8th in the Major League Soccer (United States) table with this result.4 places up. Table rebuilt from 267 results before kickoff and 268 after it; 15 teams in this group; 24 points after 18 matches.
- Brandon Bye's 82nd-minute goal decided the match.Portland Timbers's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions
Portland Timbers2W 1D 2L
Portland TimbersSeattle Sounders
7Pointsof 150
10Goals scored2
9Goals conceded12
0Clean sheets0
4Scored in a row0
3Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win5
6Conceded in a row12
Head to head12 meetings · Aug 2013 – Jul 2026
- Portland Timbers wins
- 4
- Draws
- 3
- Seattle Sounders wins
- 5
2.33goals per meeting
58%both teams scored
42%3+ goals
42%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsPortland Timbers 2W 2D 1L · 2.4 goals per game
Meetings
- Major League SoccerSeattle Sounders1-5Portland Timbers
- Major League SoccerSeattle Sounders1-0Portland Timbers
- Major League SoccerPortland Timbers1-1Seattle Sounders
- Major League SoccerSeattle Sounders1-1Portland Timbers
- Major League SoccerPortland Timbers1-0Seattle Sounders
Show all 12 meetings
- Major League SoccerPortland Timbers1-2Seattle Sounders
- Visit Tucson Sun CupPortland Timbers0-0Seattle Sounders
- US Open CupSeattle Sounders1-2Portland Timbers
- Visit Tucson Sun CupPortland Timbers2-1Seattle Sounders
- Major League SoccerSeattle Sounders3-2Portland Timbers
- Major League SoccerPortland Timbers0-1Seattle Sounders
- Major League SoccerSeattle Sounders1-0Portland Timbers
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 267 earlier results
Portland TimbersSeattle Sounders
#12Position#8
21Points17 v 16 games24
-1Goal difference-1
1.82Scored per gameleague avg 1.551.19
1.88Conceded per game1.25
#5Form table position#15
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Portland TimbersSeattle Sounders
- Substitution · Portland Timbers · Omir Fernandez · InOut: Kristoffer Velde90+4'
- Substitution · Portland Timbers · José Luis Caicedo Barrera · InOut: Cole Bassett88'
- Substitution · Portland Timbers · Ian Smith · InOut: Kevin Kelsy88'
- 84'Substitution · Seattle Sounders · Antino Lopez · InOut: Kalani Kossa-Rienzi
- Goal · Portland Timbers · Brandon Bye2-182'
- 73'Substitution · Seattle Sounders · Danny Musovski · InOut: Osaze De Rosario
- 73'Substitution · Seattle Sounders · Álex Roldán · InOut: Kee-hee Kim
- 71'Yellow Card · Seattle Sounders · Sebastian Gomez
- Substitution · Portland Timbers · Antony · InOut: Ariel Lassiter65'
- 46'Substitution · Seattle Sounders · Sebastian Gomez · InOut: Peter Kingston
- Yellow Card · Portland Timbers · Kevin Kelsy45+5'
- Goal · Portland Timbers · Kevin Kelsy 1-141'
- Yellow Card · Portland Timbers · Kamal Miller30'
- 27'Goal · Seattle Sounders · Kalani Kossa-Rienzi0-1
- 25'Yellow Card · Seattle Sounders · Peter Kingston
- 7'Substitution · Seattle Sounders · Kalani Kossa-Rienzi · InOut: Paul Arriola
Match Statistics
Match stats
Portland TimbersSeattle Sounders
53%Ball Possession47%
14Shots Total16
5Shots On Target3
4Corners5
7Fouls12
2Yellow Cards2
0Offsides2
2Saves3
489Passes434
6Shots Off Target7
100Attacks89
81Dangerous Attacks48
8Shots Inside Box10
6Shots Outside Box6
2Goals1
12Free Kicks7
6Shots Blocked3
4Substitutions5
9Tackles18
2Assists0
426Accurate Passes354
1Injuries1
25Total Crosses18
7Accurate Crosses5
11Interceptions9
46Duels Won37
2Big Chances Created3
1Big Chances Missed3
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-1-4-1 · 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Substitutes
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SJ
Sawyer JuraManager: Brian Schmetzer
Starting XI
Substitutes
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AL
Antino Lopez6.5
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MO
Mark O'Neill-
SG
Sebastian Gomez6.3
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 52(85%) | 1 | 6/8 | |
| 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 2/3 | 44(83%) | - | 6/12 | |
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 55(93%) | 2 | 3/4 | |
| 7.5 | 88' | 1 | 0 | 1/5 | 15(87%) | - | 4/9 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 54(91%) | 1 | 3/7 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 69(87%) | 2 | 4/8 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 48(84%) | 1 | 8/9 | |
| 7.0 | 88' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 45(85%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 50(88%) | - | 2/6 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(78%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.6 | 65' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 21(86%) | - | 4/7 | |
Antony FW | 6.4 | 25' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(85%) | - | 1/4 |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(67%) | - | - |