Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders face off in mouth-watering clash

Portland Timbers host Seattle Sounders this Sunday at the for a match of the Grp.East of the MLS. Currently, Phil Neville's team are 12th in the table with 10 points, while Brian Schmetzer's team are 11th with 10 points.

After losing 2-0 in the last match against Charlotte FC (Major League Soccer 2024), Portland Timbers receive Seattle Sounders, who drew 2-2 against Louisville City (US Open Cup 2024). Ahead of the contest, Phil Neville's team is on a sequence of 8 games without a win in the MLS 2024. On the other hand, Brian Schmetzer's team is on a sequence of 4 games without a win in the MLS 2024. Digging back into the archives highlights that Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders have faced each other forty-four times, with Phil Neville's team holding the advantage: 19 victories, against 16 victories of Brian Schmetzer's team.

Considering only the MLS, there have been forty-one games played between the two teams, with 17 wins for Portland Timbers, 9 draws and 15 wins for Seattle Sounders.

Considering the MLS 2024, from Portland Timbers's most influential players, Dairon Asprilla has entered the pitch 11 times, and Santiago Moreno is the one with more minutes played (871). Evander is the current best scorer with 4 goals. As for Seattle Sounders, Raúl Ruidíaz has entered the field 11 times, and Cristian Roldán is the one with more minutes played (976). Raúl Ruidíaz is their current best scorer with 6 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 2-2. It is expected to be an exciting clash, that can go either way.