About Match
The table reads 12th (Portland Timbers, 17 pts) against 6th (Seattle Sounders, 24 pts), 7 points apart. Seattle Sounders rank just 24th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Three points here take Seattle Sounders to 27 and up to 5th, assuming other results stand.
four consecutive defeats weigh on Seattle Sounders.
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.