Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC Prediction: Easy day for the visitors

Portland Timbers have been very poor since the beginning of the campaign up till this point. They won the opening day match and since then, they have failed to win in the 6 matches played. Seattle Sounders are at the top of the western conference and are doing very good at the moment. They are on a 3-match winning streak leading to this game, with a very big chance of making it 4 wins in a row against a struggling Portland Timbers side. 

Portland Timbers (LDDLL)

Portland Timbers are a disaster in the league and they don’t look like improving their situation any time soon. They are on a 6 match winless streak leading to this game. In those 6 matches, they recorded 2 draws and 4 losses. Their most recent match ended in a 1-0 defeat against Vancouver Whitecaps away from home. The two teams played a draw in the first half, but the home team was dominant. And in the 74th minute Brian White gave Vancouver Whitecaps the only goal of the game. Portland Timbers ended the match with 43% possession, 0 shots on target and 1 corner kick.

Portland Timbers are ranked 12th on the western conference table, with 5 points from 7 matches. They won 1, drew 2 and lost 4 and their goal ratio is 6:12.

Team streak: no win (5/6), more than 4.5 cards (5/6), more than 10.5 corners (5/7)

Seattle Sounders (WWWDL)

Seattle Sounders are in better form than the hosts and are currently on top of the western conference table. They have 16 points overall in 7 matches from 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss and their goal ratio is 15:3.

In their last 5 matches Seattle Sounders had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Their most recent game ended in a 3-0 victory over Saint Louis City SC at home. Josh Atencio and Raul Ruidiaz scored two goals for Seattle Sounders, and Jakob Nerwinski scored an own goal in the 89th minute. Seattle Sounders were dominant in that game as they had 61% possession, 6 shots on target and 8 corner kicks at the end of 90 minutes.

Team streak: wins (3), no losses (4).

Head to Head

These two know each other very well as they have faced each other 20 times before now. Portland Timbers won 12 times, while Seattle Sounders won 6 times and 2 matches ended in a draw.

• Portland Timbers have not lost in the last 4 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/7 meetings.
• There were more than 10.5 corners in 7/9 meetings.

Expected Lineups

• Portland Timbers (4-3-3): Aljaz Ivacic, Justin Rasmussen, Zac McGraw, Dario Zuparic, Eric Miller, Santiago Moreno, Diego Chara, Diego Gutierrez, Dairon Asprilla, Tega Ikoba, Juan Mosquera
• Seattle Sounders (4-2-3-1): Stefan Frei, Alex Roldan, Yeimar Gomez Andrade, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou Tolo, Albert Rusnak, Josh Atencio, Cristian Roldan, Nicolas Lodeiro, Leo Chu, Jordan Morris.

Expert Betting Tips

Seattle Sounders are surely the favourites in this match and there is no reason to doubt that. They are in better form and in high spirits at the moment, while the home side are struggling to survive. This should be an easy win for the visitors.

• Bet on Away Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.66 Odds
• Bet on More than 2 Goals at 1.69 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 0-2 at 8.9 Odds