Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers Prediction: The Timbers are ghosts away from home

Seattle Sounders caught a lucky break in their last game against Austin FC after winning the game 2-1 at full time. That was their first in their last 3 games since the Leagues Cup ended and now they look ahead to the visit of The Timbers in a bid to grab another win at home.

Portland Timbers also got back to winning ways against Real Salt Lake after back-to-back defeats in the previous 2 games since the Leagues Cup ended. They will be playing on the road and hoping they can snatch another 3 points.

Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders have not been in great form lately and their statistics shows they have won only once in their last 7 games in all competitions. They defeated Austin FC at home by 2 goals to 1 last week and are looking for another win in this game. Against Austin FC, the game started off slow and neither side could break the deadlock in the first half. But in the 48th minute, Jordan Morris put Seattle Sounders ahead and in the 72nd minute Sebastian Driussi equalized to bring both sides level. Finally, Albert Rusnak scored Seattle Sounders’ second goal in the 90th minute to seal the 2-1 win at full time.

In the MLS, Seattle Sounders have won only 1 of their last 5 league games, with the others ending in 2 draws and 2 defeats. They suffered defeats against San Jose Earthquakes and Atlanta United, and held FC Dallas and Minnesota United both to a draw before their win over Austin FC.

At home they have won 1, drew 3 and lost 1 of their last 5 matches in a row and they are without a win in their last 2 home games, with the latest being a 2-0 defeat to Atlanta United.

Seattle Sounders are 3rd in the western conference and 9th in the MLS, with 40 points from 27 games played this season.

Streaks: without a clean sheet (8), less than 4.5 cards (4/5).

Portland Timbers

The Timbers will be hoping that they are capable of grabbing another win here after ending their 4 straight defeats with a win against Real Salt Lake last week. That was their first win since the league resumed and they are eager to continue in that form here.

Against Real Salt Lake, they took the lead through Santiago Moreno’s opening goal in the 13th minute and in the 64th minute Felipe Mora scored their second goal before Cristian Arango pulled one goal for Real Salt Lake. Portland held onto the narrow lead until the final whistle and picked up all 3 points. According to statistics, they had 47% possession, 2 shots on target and 3 corner kicks.

Portland Timbers have won only 2 of their last 5 matches in the MLS, while they lost 2 and drew 1 match. They won games against Columbus Crew and Real Salt Lake, then they lost against Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps, and played a draw against Colorado Rapids.

Away from home, they are without a win in their last 7 matches in a row and their most recent away game ended in a 5-0 defeat to Houston Dynamo.

They are currently ranked 12th in the western conference and 24th in the MLS, having 29 points from 26 matches.

Streaks: without a clean sheet (5), more than 2.5 goals (4/5), more than 4.5 cards (4/5), less than 10.5 corners (5/6).

Head to Head

Portland Timbers are the superior team according to the head-to-head statistics. In the 20 matches they played against each other, Portland Timbers won 12 matches, while Seattle Sounders won 5 and 3 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

• Portland Timbers have not lost in the last 6 matches.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 7/9 matches.

Expert Betting Tips

According to Analysis, Seattle Sounders have scored 32 goals and conceded 27 goals in the MLS. They average 1.2 goals per game and their conversion rate is 10%, while conceding an average of 1.0 goals per game and they have 11 clean sheets. They also average 5.9 corners per game.

While Portland Timbers have scored 30 goals and conceded 42 goals in the MLS. They average 1.2 goals per game and their conversion rate is 10%, while conceding an average of 1.6 goals per game and they have 7 clean sheets. They also average 3.8 corners per game.

• Both Teams to Score at 1.72 Odds
• Half Time 1-2 Multi Goals at 1.61 Odds
• Home Win FT at 1.66 Odds